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Decanter recruits world’s top wine names for Shanghai Encounter

February 24, 2014

Decanter.com.- Decanter has recruited some of the world’s finest wine estates, including all Bordeaux first growth chateaux, for its inaugural consumer tasting event in mainland China later this year. The first Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter will take place at the Ritz-Carlton in the Pudong district on 29 November 2014. The Decanter Fine Wine Encounter is already one of Europe’s premier consumer wine events. Now, China’s growing ranks of wine lovers will have the opportunity to experience all the excitement…

Obituary: Wine trade mourns death of Michael Cox

February 21, 2014

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Decanter.com.- There has been an outpouring of tributes across the wine trade for Michael Cox, the Europe director of Wines of Chile, who has died. Michael Cox lost his battle against a rare form of cancer late yesterday afternoon (20 February), surrounded by close family at his home. His death was announced by his identical twin brother, David, and his wife, Lynne. Chile’s president, Sebastian Piñera, bestows the country’s highest honour, the Comendador de la Orden al Merito de…

Los vinos orgánicos chilenos que están revolucionando el mercado en ese país

February 21, 2014

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Pulso.com.- Productores independientes le han dado la espalda a la producción industrial e incluso a veces se basan en teorías astrales. Bruchfeld es parte de una nueva ola de viñateros independientes que están saliéndose del molde y haciendo vinos que van en contra de la corriente en Chile, un país acostumbrado a producir mares de vinos buenos aunque previsibles. Sus vinos anticonvencionales están despertando el interés de conocedores dentro y fuera del país. “Necesitamos vinos que sean polémicos, que no…

Spanish resurgence fuels record Rioja sales in 2013

February 20, 2014

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Decanter.com.- Global consumption of Rioja wines hit an all-time record in 2013 as Spain’s domestic drinkers rediscovered one of the country’s best-known wine regions. Spanish consumers appear to be reappraising Rioja, trade body Wines from Rioja said today (19 February). It announced a 4% increase in global Rioja wine sales for 2013 versus 2012, to a record 277m litres – equivalent to 369m bottles. It is the first time Rioja wines consumption has risen in Spain since 2008. Total wine…