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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…

Los productores argentinos reclamaron para que se establezca un precio de $2.50 por kilo de uva común y $4, como base para el kilo de uva fina. Además, solicitaron que el INV fije el 1º de agosto como fecha de liberación de los vinos nuevos en lugar del 1º de junio. La marcha, decidida en asambleas convocadas por la Federación de Viñateros de San Juan y por la Asociación de Viñateros Independientes, reunió a una multitud de familias de productores…

The Gilmer Mirror .- “The wine world is a big, fabulously diverse place, and arguably the greatest pleasure that oenophilia offers is the pleasure of discovery — of finding new grapes, regions, and wines.” These words appear in The Wine Savant, a new book from Michael Steinberger, the former wine writer for Slate and a current columnist for Men’s Journal.  He’s right. The pleasure of discovery is what drives wine enthusiasts. Those of us who obsess over wine aren’t just…

By Jessica Yadegaran.- Last year, native New Yorker Amanda Schuster traded in a career as a high-profile wine and spirits buyer to become the editor-in-chief at The Alcohol Professor, a one-stop hot spot for wine, beer and spirits lovers. The website — equal parts field trips, essays and recipes (Amaro-braised figs, anyone?) — is the latest boozy brainchild of Adam Levy, founder of the New York International Beverage Competitions, which includes the New York International Wine Competition. Schuster and Levy…