In 2019, this photographic homage was created in French. I present it here again as a digital flipbook. Here is the English translation of the foreword: For Jean-Guillaume Prats, the combination of classicism and innovation,…
Read More »On 14 May 1924, 33 local producers founded the Consorzio Chianti Classico, Italy’s first winegrowers’ association, in Radda. In the sign of…
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It was his first visit to Berlin. Frédéric Panaïotis, chef de cave of the Ruinart champagne house founded in 1727, was a…
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It was time to take stock. Almost all the top cuvées from 2008 have now been introduced. The post-release scores have been…
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Subscription, or the forward purchase of goods, has been around in the wine industry for a long time, but only recently has…
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“No Pinot Grigio, no Prosecco.” Matteo Inama sets the tone right from the start when presenting his wines, both sympathetically and confidently.…
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History The global success of its finest product often makes people forget that the history of Champagne has its darker side. Champagne…
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It is not only the competition with Wine Paris and home-made deficits that are currently undermining the image of what is still…
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In February 2024, Eduardo Chadwick, President of Viñedos Familia Chadwick, came to Berlin to celebrate one of the most important moments in…
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This year, there were few new editions of prestige cuvées from the major brands. In the absence of market leader Moët-Hennessy, houses…
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