Fifteen wine companies across the five continents with one goal: to find the best products worldwide and bring them to the finest places in export markets!
Two wines from Bodega Catena Zapata received the prestigious accolade of 100 pts by the Wine Advocate.
This is the first time in the wine history for Argentina.
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#Figuresoftheday
The three biggest wine importers in dollar value to the #USA in 2017 are:
-#Italy with US$1.9 billion
-#France with US$1.8 billion
-#New Zealand with US$422 million
Harvest 2018 in South Africa:
Qualitative wines despite one of the smallest crops due to a challenging season with severe drought, and water restrictions.
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The smallest vineyard is 1.16 m² and 3 vines in Saillon, in Le Valais region (Switzerland).
The owner? The Dalaï-Lama.
Until 1999, it was the one of Abbé Pierre, who decided to give it to the Dalaï-Lama as a gift.
The UNESCO World Heritage of Douro.
This region is well knowed for its Port but its red and white wines are also delicious!
These hillsides and terraced vines are one of the characteristics of this amazing wine region of Portugal.
#Women of Wine: Episode 3
Today let's go to California in 1881 to meet with Josephine Tychson. She was the 1st female vintner in Napa Valley. She implemented a hudge project for the assemblage of a new wine cellar with a capacity of 20,000-30,000 gallons impressive for its time.
#Women of wine: Episode 2
At 27 yo, Barbe Nicole Clicquot lost her husband François Cliquot, and decided to take the family business in hand.
Veuve (widow) Cliquot was born.
She invented the first ridding table in 1816 and innovated the very first blend of rosé champagne.
#Women of Wine: our new serie.
In 1788, Françoise Joséphine de Lur-Saluces, young widow, took over the estate of Château d'Yquem.
Even if she was imprisoned twice during the French Revolution, she managed to hold on to the family property and make Yquem prosper.