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WINE INDUSTRY (Last modification: 09/06/09)
Will the wine world weather the storm?
Few, if any, industries appear likely to escape the full brunt of the global economic slowdown. Yet, wine producers throughout the world hope robust demand in emerging markets will help them outlive the crisis.
Libya - Morocco - Muammar Gaddafi - Ramadan - Tunisia - United Nations - wine
Gaddafi's show at the UN Assembly
in this edition: Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi's rambling performance at the UN assembly; the end of Ramadan gets pricey in the economic crisis; Moroccan wine is starting to rival European bottles.
literature - US cinema - wine
"Strange Fruit", biography of a song
Augustin Trapenard examines the destiny of the song "Strange Fruit" by jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1939 and 'Harry Potter and the half blood prince', the latest instalment of the film series is out on France's screens this week.
censorship - ILAN HALIMI - tourism - tourists - wine
Vintage wine bottles up for grabs
In this edition: 'Barbarians' gang members face retrial for gruesome murder of young Jew; organised crime targets upmarket wines; and are French tourists really the world's rudest?
EUROPEAN UNION
Winemakers hail decision to uphold ban on rosé blending
The European Commission has dropped its plans to allow rosé wine to be made by blending red and white wines. The decision follows intense lobbying efforts by European wine producers, who felt that mixing the wines would undermine the value of rosé.
WINE
Paris public 'pawn shop' auctions off fine wines
France's Credit Municipal undertook its first-ever sale of fine wine, auctioning off bottles that owners had exchanged for cash, but not repaid their debts.
EUROPE ON THE MOVE
EU rosé rules leave French winemakers flushed
Brussels is due to approve new regulations on April 27 allowing EU winemakers to produce increasingly popular rosé by mixing whites and reds. While the practice is common among producers of New World wines, French winegrowers are incensed.
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WINE
Digging deep for the best vintages
On the southern fringe of Paris lies a huge wine cellar, 40 metres below ground, where both professionals and amateur lovers of wine come to hand over their most precious collections. The assortment of great vintages form part of France's patrimony.
France - wine
French author Denis Tillinac
Gourmet cuisine, wines and spirits as an expression of French culture and heritage: Author and Journalist Denis Tillinac’s investigates in his new book “Rue Corneille”.
WINE INDUSTRY
Italy takes a hint from Down Under
Obscure labels and wild variations in quality have long hampered efforts to export Italy’s countless wines. Taking a cue from their New World rivals, producers in the country’s south have opted for a clean break – with resounding success.
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