Soft slide in global consumption, sharper drop in China GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The world is drinking less wine, but making more of it, the latest figures from the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) show. Worldwide, wine consumption in 2013 was 238.7 mhl, down 2.5 mhl compared with 2012. The OIV’s new figures published […]
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Former Vinum editor to Parker
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – It took years for the gurus at Robert Parker to discover Swiss wines, but when they did, in the form of David Schildknecht, the result was gratifying, with several wines noted very highly. Schildknecht’s departure, announced today, could worry those who fear that the higher Swiss profile in the Parker universe will […]
RTS banned from reporting on winery scandal
Re-posted from Ellen’s Wine World Astonishing gag order “extremely rare” but will be respected: RTS GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss public television RTS was on the verge of running two news reports Monday evening on unfolding Giroud Vins legal problems when, in a move that RTS describes as “extremely rare”, a Sion court in canton Valais […]
Sending wine back in a restaurant
David Lynch, sommelier and Bon Appetit writer, suggests that you should send back a wine if you don’t like what you ordered in a restaurant where a sommelier helped you decide, even if there is nothing wrong with it. For me, this sounds very American, in the spirit of buying and returning clothes just because […]
Maigret and the bottle
Cheers, if you’re having just one bottle, a dip from Georges Simenon’s doctor’s recommendations of two bottles of red a day. Let’s see, 50cl for breakfast, 50cl for lunch and of course a full bottle with dinner. Meanwhile, Maigret carries on with his duties – details at the Times Literary Supplement.