World of Wine

After breaking new international sales records, positions in the Cava industry are divided between hope and uncertainty. This is a time of change for the Cava industry still being very much driven by international sales. Consumption in the domestic market, on the other hand,...
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There are some ideas that, no matter how entrenched they are, do not stand up to reality. One of these is the conviction that old vineyards and traditional old wineries are the exclusive preserve of European countries. Many people in Europe associate the New World with...
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Mas Martinet is one of the bodegas which fought to defend the Priorat DO in its infancy and which helped it obtain the prestige it enjoys today. It was Josep Lluís Pérez who started the venture and in 1996 he passed the baton to his daughter Sara Pérez, who made ecology the...
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There’s a saying in Spain: "New year, new life."  We are not going to take this literally, but we thought it appropriate, given the New Year and the prevalence of globalization in all sectors, that we do something along these lines.  The world of wine spans the planet and we wish to share our experiences and emotions each time we taste a fine...
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He is CEO of Vega Sicilia and the other excellent wineries in the Group, as well as being a member of the owning family.  With the market release of Macan 09 (the chosen one - born to reign!), he admits to having a penchant for some 60’s style Riojas.  Macan is the new Rioja...
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The consumption of Champagne in Spain has fluctuated somewhat over the last five years due to various factors, the most important of which, according to the Champagne Bureau in Spain, has been the international and Spanish economic crisis "which has affected Spanish consumption habits".  Spain has gone from 4.5 million bottles consumed in 2007, to...
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When this latest copy of Selectus Wines reaches you, the wine harvest will be over in some regions, in others it will still be in full swing and in a few it will not even have begun. This is one of the fabulous characteristics of the very special world that is wine. And we haven’t even mentioned the southern hemisphere of course, where the first...
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Born in France but a lover of England, Gerard Basset was crowned best sommelier in the world in 2010. Natural and affable might well describe this renowned sommelier, whose opinions are always highly regarded. Settled in the New Forest, he runs a hotel where food and wine play a...
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