Grande Passione

Il y a toujours mille et une questions à se poser au sujet du vin. Ce qui est, bien sûr, une autre des raisons de la fascination qu'il exerce.

The flexible packaging segment is proving its staying power as sales are up and more and more food and beverage products roll out onto store shelves in this format.

Temperature: A Hot Issue For Wine,Shipping wine in extreme temperatures may present a bigger problem than corked or counterfeit wine.

The Other COS: A Sicilian Success Story,A young trio that started making wine during a long summer break, spurred a viticultural renaissance in southeastern Sicily. Kerin O'Keefe reports.

Shock! Horror! According to the California Wine Institute, Moscato now outsells Sauvignon Blanc in US retail chains and is only two percentage points behind Pinot Grigio. Moscato sales apparently rose by a third last year - not quite as quickly as sweet red blends which saw their sales grow by 43%.

As much as it’s reviled, Brettanomyces still has its supporters in those who think a little bit of barnyard or wet dog imparts a distinct identity to their wines. 

10 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know About... Biondi Santi,Popularized by the Queen, hidden from view in WWII: a guide to one of Italy's top estates.

The Chinese in Bordeaux,New Bordeaux investors are making the most of rapid growth in China’s wine market.

Wine-Fraud Court Case Starts in New York,Maureen Downey explains the significance of a civil action brought by billionaire Bill Koch against internet entrepreneur Eric Greenberg.

Does the seemingly perpetual decline in consumption of France's national drink symbolise a corresponding decline in French civilisation?

Who has those kind of skills in the wine business? The answer is very few people, and its this one situation that is most holding back the wine business from truly evolving in the direct business.

The Italian economy has been shrinking for the last six quarters, but the story of Brunello di Montalcino shows how a fine wine can defy recession.

Vitisphere Portail internet d'information - Vins sans sulfites : une nouvelle dimension avec un composé et sa méthode alternative

Wine Auctions: Timing and Venue Are Vital,Wine authentication expert Maureen Downey explains how to get the best results from selling your collection.

Reductive or Reduced?,Jane Anson clears up the confusion caused by two similar-sounding wine terms.

Winemaking With Clean Power,Sophie Kevany reports on innovative attempts to save energy.

Koch Awarded $12 Million Over Fake Wine,

S'il existe un consensus sur le développement des ventes de vins par internet, il existait peu de données permettant de quantifier le poids de ce réseau de distribution sur un marché de consommation. L'Observatoire Argentin du Vin vient d'y remédier, via son dernier rapport qui se penche spécifiquement sur les principaux pays consommateurs de vins argentins.

Hugh Johnson's Wine Recommendations For 2013,In this excerpt from the latest "Pocket Wine Book," Hugh Johnson calls on wine lovers to develop a spirit of adventure.

Peut-être avez-vous constaté, le magazine Cellier est désormais distribué dans un tout nouveau format.

Climate Change: A Burning Issue,Climatologists tell Suzanne Mustacich why the wines of Alsace and Beaujolais may never be the same again.

A Walk on the Thai Side,Two crops a year, cobras in the vineyards. Who'd be a winemaker in Thailand?

L'an passé, le différentiel entre production et consommation mondiales de vins était réduit à 5,7 millions d'hectolitres, le niveau le plus proche de l'équilibre entre offre et demande de ces cinq dernières années.

Antinori's Diagnosis: Chianti Classico is in Recovery,Super-Tuscan producer Piero Antinori reflects on the progress made by Chianti Classico wines.