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BAROSSA GI ZONE AND OLD VINE CHARTER
San Francisco, September 2016 At a tasting recently organized by the Barossa Grape & Wine Association we had the opportunity to learn more about this high-powered Australia appellation and it’s wines, especially those savory signature Shiraz reds. According to the group: “Geographical Indication (GI) is an official description of an Australian wine zone, region or sub-region. The […]
Grenache
Grenache is the fourth most planted variety in the world, and the first most planted in Spain, where it is known as Garnacha. Early-budding and late-ripening, Grenache is notorious for producing round, high alcohol wines if not planted in the right areas or cropped back. It loves the Mediterranean climate. In sandy, devigorated soil or where […]
Syrah
Syrah may be the world’s oldest grape variety. Today it is famous for the great Hermitage and Cote Rotie wines of the Rhone Valley in France as well as the great reds of Australia. The Middle Eastern City of Shiraz was thought to be its origin. By one account, the Knight of Stérimberg brought the […]
GLOBAL COALITION TO PROTECT WINE GROWING PLACE NAMES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2017 CONTACT: Elizabeth McBain, 202-777-3511, emcbain@clsstrategies.com Global Coalition to Protect Wine Growing Place Names Gathers at Chianti Classico Collection Representatives from Champagne, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Willamette Valley join Chianti Classico at annual tasting to raise awareness FLORENCE, Italy — Representatives of the Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place & […]
SPECIAL REPORT Argentina
The Sommelier Journal April 2009 Catherine Fallis, MS Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world—and the largest of all Spanish-speaking countries—in terms of land mass. Thanks to the majestic Andes Mountains, brilliant year-round sunshine, and plentiful pure, clean water, Argentina is also home to some of the finest and most pristine grape-growing […]
INTERVIEW Heidi Peterson Barrett, La Sirena, Napa Valley, California
The Sommelier Journal June 2008 Catherine Fallis, MS For a woman who changed the face of California wine, Heidi Peterson Barrett is decidedly unassuming. As we sat chatting on the deck of a coffee house in St. Helena, Calif., the light in her dazzling green-blue eyes danced with excitement. She was coughing from a second […]
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