Archive for Octubre, 2009

Mafia-free wine, White House, Justice Roberts, wine service – sipped and spit

SPIT: Bada-bing!
Sustainable wine? Organic wine? Been there, drank that. Now: Mafia-free wine! The Sicilian label, Libra Terra, will guarantee that pasta, olive oil and wine will have the “taste of freedom.” [Global Post]
SIPPED: American wine
The White House continues pouring only American wines, so far from four states at official events. The first state dinner [...]

Mafia-free wine, White House, Justice Roberts, wine service – sipped and spit

SPIT: Bada-bing!
Sustainable wine? Organic wine? Been there, drank that. Now: Mafia-free wine! The Sicilian label, Libra Terra, will guarantee that pasta, olive oil and wine will have the “taste of freedom.” [Global Post]
SIPPED: American wine
The White House continues pouring only American wines, so far from four states at official events. The first state dinner [...]

Liquid Memory by Jonathan Nossiter – reviews

Jonathan Nossiter’s new book, Liquid Memory: Why Wine Matters, has gotten two major reviews in the first two weeks since publication. One was lukewarm. The other was a kick in the solar plexus.
Even though its themes were widely discussed in the wine world, audiences did not flock to see Nossiter’s 2004 documentary, [...]

Liquid Memory by Jonathan Nossiter – reviews

Jonathan Nossiter’s new book, Liquid Memory: Why Wine Matters, has gotten two major reviews in the first two weeks since publication. One was lukewarm. The other was a kick in the solar plexus.
Even though its themes were widely discussed in the wine world, audiences did not flock to see Nossiter’s 2004 documentary, [...]

LO COSTER BLANC 2007 ( Sangenís i Vaqué – DOQ. Priorat)

LO COSTER BLANC 2007 Catado en octubre de 2009@@@@

A principios de verano estuvimos en Porrera visitando diversas bodegas de este ilustre municipio del Priorat. Conocimos los proyectos que queriamos conocer pero también paralelamente supimos de otros vinos y proyectos, este es el caso de Lo Coster Blanc 2007.
Lo Coster Blanc 2007 es el proyecto de [...]

LO COSTER BLANC 2007 ( Sangenís i Vaqué – DOQ. Priorat)

LO COSTER BLANC 2007 Catado en octubre de 2009@@@@

A principios de verano estuvimos en Porrera visitando diversas bodegas de este ilustre municipio del Priorat. Conocimos los proyectos que queriamos conocer pero también paralelamente supimos de otros vinos y proyectos, este es el caso de Lo Coster Blanc 2007.
Lo Coster Blanc 2007 es el proyecto de [...]

Jornada sobre “el consumidor español de vino”

El martes 24 de noviembre en la sede del MARM (Salón de actos), se presentarán los resultados de los proyectos de investigación del OEMV sobre diferentes aspectos relacionados con la “identificación de los distintos consumidores españoles de vino y sus hábitos de consumo”:

- “Caracterización del consumidor español de vino”, (“genoma español”),
realizado por Ac Nielsen.
- “El [...]

Jornada sobre “el consumidor español de vino”

El martes 24 de noviembre en la sede del MARM (Salón de actos), se presentarán los resultados de los proyectos de investigación del OEMV sobre diferentes aspectos relacionados con la “identificación de los distintos consumidores españoles de vino y sus hábitos de consumo”:

- “Caracterización del consumidor español de vino”, (“genoma español”),
realizado por Ac Nielsen.
- “El [...]

Halloween candy: impossible food-wine pairing?!?

Halloween is a mere two days away and excitement is building around the Dr. Vino World Headquarters: for the kids, they’re after the candy; for me, I can’t wait to take down all the skeletons, ghosts and goblin decorations.
As candy washes over the country these days in a giant, wrapper-encrusted wave, it seems only [...]

Halloween candy: impossible food-wine pairing?!?

Halloween is a mere two days away and excitement is building around the Dr. Vino World Headquarters: for the kids, they’re after the candy; for me, I can’t wait to take down all the skeletons, ghosts and goblin decorations.
As candy washes over the country these days in a giant, wrapper-encrusted wave, it seems only [...]