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Climate Change and English Red Wine

August 29, 2010
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As scientists and world leaders argue over the impact of climate change and how we can best address the issue, the wine industry is already feeling the effects of changes to the planet’s temperature. Cooler regions producing ‘hot climate’ wines; increased alcohol levels due to very ripe grapes; and dramatic changes in acidity levels are [...]

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Red Wine From Chile

February 21, 2010
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With its varied terrain and climate, Chile is one of the major stars of the New World red wine scene. But although viticulture has been established here for centuries, it was only relatively recently that rest of the world began to sit up and take notice of Chilean wines. Today the country is famous above [...]

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Burgundy Red Wine

December 27, 2009
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To many red wine lovers, the Burgundy region of France is one of the finest wine-growing regions on the planet. It is certainly one of the most established, having been producing fine red wines for centuries and there is no questioning the fact that the vineyards of Burgundy continue to produce some classic wines. Located [...]

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Bordeaux

October 28, 2009
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Located in the South Western region of France, Bordeaux is a picturesque port city on the Garonne River. With a rural rustic surrounding landscape, fantastic climate and breathtaking French architecture it is no wonder that hundreds of people from across the globe come to visit the city every year. However, many of them do not [...]

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Chinese Red Wine

October 8, 2009
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Think red wine-producing countries and chances are that China won’t be the first place that springs to mind. The country has not historically enjoyed a reputation for producing fine wines, but all that could be set to change. Red wine is increasingly seen as a ‘status symbol’ drink among Chinese high society and both consumption [...]

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Rioja

September 27, 2009
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Of all Spain’s red wine growing regions, La Rioja is the most celebrated. This legendary region produces some of the world’s best-loved red wine and has been a key player on Spain’s wine-making scene since Roman times. The La Rioja wine region extends for some 120 kilometres along both sides of northern Spain’s Ebro River. [...]

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A brief history of South African wine

September 10, 2009
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South Africa is considered part of the New World when it comes to wine production, not least because it emerged from isolation after the Apartheid era in fairly recent times. In fact, the history of wine production in South Africa stretches back as far as the 1600′s when it was first settled by the Dutch. [...]

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American Red Wine

March 9, 2009
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The vast American landscape ensures that there are plenty of diverse viticultural areas, and whilst America has been a wine producing country for over three hundred years, it is perhaps only within the last two decades that Northern America has become a real contender in producing world class wines and is now the world’s fourth [...]

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Old World Red Wines

March 2, 2009
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Old world wines originate from the historic wine making regions of Europe, such as France, Italy, Spain and Germany, where the beginnings of wine production can be traced back to the Roman Empire. For two centuries vine growers have been able to distinguish the best grapes and the optimum land for yielding the finest quality. [...]

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Alternative New World Red Wines

February 18, 2009
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The colour of red wines varies tremendously, yet it is not their flavour that separates them but the presence of tannins, which intensify the “mouthfeel”. The most popular red wine grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Grenache, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tempranillo and Zinfandel. Syrah is the grape responsible for the fine wines of the [...]

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New Zealand Red Wine

January 31, 2009
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For many it years it seemed as though New Zealand had always sneaked under the radar in terms of momentous contributions to the rest of the World but perhaps its biggest secret, as the likes of film director Peter Jackson went on to prove, was that this magnificent country has an immense landscape with a [...]

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