More on that departures board. Also here!
And…
Occasionally, say with a white burgundy, this is attractive – “sexy sulphides” a friend calls it.
Screwcaps, Victoria Moore. The Guardian
Note, that I cannot condone the use of the non-UIPAC spelling – it should be sulfides – even if I prefer the former… 😉
Am I the only person in the world that’s totally bemused by this… er… er… tawdry ‘news item’… ‘thing’…(?)
[Tell me if you can help with a more appropriate adjective…]
“All of us at Matchbet are absolutely delighted to be working with Liv-ex, whose indices are the authoritative source of information about the state of the fine wine market. We believe that Liv-ex’s users will benefit from an ability to both hedge, and speculate, on Liv-ex’s price indices. The market has just been launched, but already there are significant betting opportunities. I believe that the market will quickly develop into a major companion site to Liv-ex for all those seriously interested in the wine industry.”
Anne-Claude Leflaive with Bert
Remember this? That was June 2008. Well now we have the following:
Wine buff sues after being accused of a vintage rip-off
Among wine connoisseurs, Michael Broadbent reigns supreme. The 6ft tall, pinstriped oenophile, who launched the peerless Christie’s wine department in 1966, has spent a lifetime travelling the world tasting fine vintages, keeping notes of every one he has sipped, and writing the definitive wine handbook.
But at the age of 82, his famously sensitive nose is wrinkling not at an unwelcome bouquet – but at assertions in a new book that accuse him of being involved in a notorious wine fraud.
Well the pinstriped 82 year-old has taken more than a year to decide this course of action – I’d say that’s unacceptable…
[EDIT]:Well, with a 12-month (public) wall of silence, it appears to everyone that the pinstriped 82 year-old has taken more than a year to decide this course of action – I’d say that’s unacceptable…
From Bartholomew Broadbent’s comment to this diary entry, that clearly was not the case, but I remain critical; I’m not saying I would have recommended Max Clifford, but it’s a PR gaffe for sure. 12 months of silence indicates to all and sundry (i.e. not just me) acceptance if not agreement with what is written.
[EDIT 21-Aug-2009] Mike Steinberger also points to the lost cause…
I agree with Scott – such a brilliant idea!
With apologies to Lancastrians, Decanter reveals that the producers are revolting…
Currently it’s a storm in a teacup; if there are eventually to be vast lakes of Beaujolais sourced Bourgogne Blanc, it will still have to fight with vast lakes of the ‘Real McCoy’ at the supermarket price-points – though perhaps the Beajolais have more experience in the sub €2 per litre positions…
The average producer who tries to make a good product should have no fear – it’s not possible to make a good product at the wholesale prices for bulk business – their clientelle are a different clientelle and are unlikely to be diverted. Only bulk farmers might be outraged – but then no-one reading this page will anyway feel much connection to them.
I have to be honest, this really made me laugh over my morning coffee – childish I know!
Anna Sério, whose Italissima event is being held throughout the week in the grounds of a hotel by the lake close to the fair told decanter.com that she was injured in a confrontation with Vinexpo marketing director Jean-Francois Ley.
Any publicity is good publicity right? 😉
Lighting?
Are you building or specifying a super-cool new cellar project? Do you want to stand out from the croud with their passé LED lighting?
If so, I have the lighting for you: Designer, Guillaume Delvigne’s (with a name like that, what did you expect?) blown glass and Corian ‘Campagne‘ light.
Now, wouldn’t that look great in all the nooks and crannies of your hand-made hardwood slots?
(Just for the record, my cellar is concrete and full of boxes…)
Tong: Sounds like my kind of wine magazine – not full of adverts for cigars and wine ‘investment’ funds. I must get hold of a copy sometime. Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal, but it will revert to ‘subscription’ in a few days, so read it now!
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