TASTING THE WORLD IN MORE THAN 700 WINES (6)
Three days long, the small city of Waddinxveen was the Dutch wine capital. More than 1100 visitors during the WORLD WINE DAYS… More than 100 wine producers from all over the world with more than 700 wines for tasting. Even 3 whole days wouldn’t be enough to taste all the wines presented.
A FEW COMMENTS (6)… [...]
LOLOL: HACIENDA ARAUCANO
It was the second visit within 6 months to a winery belonging to the FRANÇOIS LURTON group. Read HERE about my visit to Bodega Lurton in Mendoza, where I met winemaker Luca Hodgkinson personally. Please read also the impressive story of the Lurton wine family at their website.
FRANÇOIS LURTON runs a big amount of wineries, [...]
FANTASTIC SCORE CHILI IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SAUVIGNON
The very first CONCOURS MONDIAL DU SAUVIGNON was held in Bordeaux (France), one of the historical hearts of the sauvignon blanc grape. Anno 2010, the sauvignon blanc has been traveling all over the world and settled down in many, many countries. The competition was organized by the BORDEAUX and BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR AOP boards and the [...]
PRESS TRIP TO CHILE APRIL 2010: CASA SILVA
Casa Silva is one of my favorite wineries in Chile. To be honest, not because all the wines are great (some are!), but because of the cozy family ambiance at the Fundo Angostura, the hospitality at the hotel, the people, the great landscapes in the vineyards of Los Lingues, and not to be forgotten the [...]
HACIENDA ARAUCANO SYRAH
HACIENDA ARAUCANO (Chile) is part of the French group FRANÇOIS LURTON, with possessions in France, Spain, Portugal, Chile and Argentina. Luca Hodgkinson, technical director and oenologist of the Chilean (Hacienda Araucano) and Argentinean (Bodegas Lurton) wineries, introduced a new style of fresher and more mineral wines in both countries. Continuing this idea, he is now [...]
