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THE WINE IPOD IN ANDESWINES.COM
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Hello to all readers of Andes Wines. Jimena and Sebastián started to prepare a new series of videos about the wine industry in Oceania.The Wine trip started last year when we visited New Zealand, where we met three local producers, and we conducted them interviews and videos, which are already available on youtube. The three videos that we already made will be available on an Ipod touch. That way, any interested can view, listen and enjoy our product directly. Furthermore, we can show clearly and in a much more complete way in a video than in photographs. Finally, we believe that our last interview, we will raise the door open for new projects and ideas about wine. Our first visit will be this July 4th in the Good Food and Wine Show in Sydney, where they will present, in addition to prominent Australian chef, the renowned English chef, Gordon Ramsay. Then we will be in the 2009 version of the Fair Restaurant on 10th and August 11th. More information at andes@andeswines.com |
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BITÁCORA DEL VINO 4: JUDGE VALLEY & KEVIN GERAGHTY: UNA PAREJA ÚNICA
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Andes Wines continúa con "The Wine Trip in New Zealand". En esta ocasión, Jimena Cordovez y Sebastián Pérez-Canto Orellana visitaron la Viña Judge Valley......Aun no terminábamos de sorprendernos con la primera entrevista y ya estábamos arriba de nuestra camioneta, camino a la segunda. Y aunque la ansiedad nos mantenía despiertos, los nervios daban paso a la confianza… después de todo hablaríamos de algo que conocemos: El vino. Tema que aunque se hable en distinto idiomas, todos somos capaces de entender o al menos, disfrutar. |
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ON-LINE VIDEO OF THE WINE TRIP IN NEW ZEALAND BY ANDES WINES
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CHECK THE VIDEO OF SCHUBERT IN THE WINE TRIP IN NEW ZEALAND http://au.youtube.com. The Journalist Jimena Cordovez and the Publicist Sebastián Pérez-Canto Orellana have started their adventure called “Wine Trip in New Zealand”, few weeks ago. In their first official visit, they met Kai Schubert, Schubert Wines’ Director and Winemaker. “We have to be honest… we are both wine lovers. Here, the real expert is Sebastián. He knows all about techniques and processes, I just know the basic part… we could say I know about the romantic side of the wine. A mixture that we did not know it would work out… Until recent October 6th. By Jimena and Sebastián from New Zealand. |
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ANDES WINES PROMOTES NEW ZEALAND WINES: WINE TRIP IN NEW ZEALAND
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Under the name of “Wine Trip in New Zealand” two Chilean people- the publicist Sebastián Pérez-Canto Orellana and the journalist Jimena Cordovez- began a trip around New Zealand in order to film the first wine tourism video which will be spread via internet. The main purpose is to create a Travel & Wines special across the Sauvignon Blanc land beginning one month ago in Australia, visiting many gastronomy and wine fairs in Sydney, and to continue this week touring all over wine areas of the island that nowadays has been also enhanced for having red wines. Interviews, reports and circuits around vineyards will be carried out. |
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A SIGN OF AUSTRALIA'S DRY TIMES
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It’s a sign of the times that the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation’s information arm, until recently more used to trumpeting export successes, announces a new information service today: a monthly report known as the Winegrape Water Monitor. Today's release is the first in what will be a monthly review of water and weather influences on the forthcoming winegrape crop. Authorized to publish by Jancis Robinson |
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NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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AndesWines.com has created a special weekly section for wines from Australia and New Zealand with the clear objective of being a leader with interesting contents about foreign viticultural areas. It will provide the most important news and recent events in Oceania. In its first edition, the main topics will be the increase in the amount of hectares of vineyard in the South Island of New Zealand and the growing Australian interest in producing sparking wines. |
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TEMPERATURAS EXTREMAS ARRUINAN A LOS VIÑATEROS AUSTRALIANOS
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Los viñateros de algunos sectores de Australia Meridional, Victoria y Nueva Gales del Sur están enfrentando serios problemas financieros. Mientras que algunos viñateros han sido prácticamente arruinados por la lluvia, las cosechas de otros no han recibido la cantidad suficiente de agua y sus cultivos podrían desaparecer debido a las altas temperaturas que se suman a sus actuales problemas. La cosecha de este año es una historia que tiene dos caras. Bruce Tyrrell, productor de vino de Hunter Valley, señala que la región vitivinícola más antigua del país ha visto compensados los cinco años de sequía. |
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PAUL HOBBS: WINEMAKER/CONSULTANT IN CALIFORNIA, ARGENTINA, HUNGARY AND CHILE
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AndesWines.com contacted Paul Hobbs, prestigious winemaker/consultant that started working in Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley (1978). Later on, he started consulting wineries in several countries like Chile and Argentina where created his own winery Viña Cobos en Mendoza. One of his goals in South America was to be in charge of Argentina's first world-class Chardonnay for Nicolás Catena at Bodega Catena Zapata. |
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CROSSING WINE BORDERS IN NEW ZEALAND
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Our friends Geraldine and Nicolas recently arrived from Tasmania, rented a camper van to travel the wine routes of New Zealand from Christchurch to Auckland. The first step took them to the province of Canterbury. Traditionally renowned for its sheep breeding and husbandry, this region has changed considerably in the last thirty years with vineyard plantations taking root in its magnificent hills. In the north is the sub-region of Waipara. |
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CHINESE CHATEAU JUNDING TESTS CARMÉNÈRE, SYRAH AND MERLOT VINES IN SHANDONG
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For specialists and journalists, it is not new to speak about Chilean Carménère; however, considering overproduction of wine around the world, and its low prices, speaking about Chinese Carménère could scare anybody. In a direct or an indirect way, Chile supports every-day progress made by this Asiatic giant. Chile encouraged and leaded the successful return of this emblematic vine. In order to know the Asiatic achievements, AndesWines.com talked to people in charge of the project. Chile has more than 6.000 hectares planted with Carménère, having a great variety of wines from this vine. |
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DEMAND FOR HIGH-END WINE IS INCREASING - CALIFORNIAN WINE ITEM WAS LAUNCHED IN CHINA
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The average consumption volume of wine in China is 0.38 liter, less than that of world consumption. Wine giants such as Changyu, Dynasty, and Great Wall took 50 percent of the market shares. The profits of wine giants accounted for 67 percent of the whole volume. News from tjkx.com. |
05 May 2007 por maxmorales
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF 8º WINE SALON IN CHILE
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Enjoy the photos of 8th Wine Salon in Concepción that joined Louise Brison Champagne, Domaine Bouchard Père et Fils lead by consultant- winemaker Francois Massoc in a wine tasting for press. The event was organized by Andes Wines and is the first event in Chile open to public with such a varietyof international wineries presenting their Wines. Elsa Brulez, daughter of Francis Brulez, Director of Champagne Louise Brison introduced to the press and opened the bottle. The Tokaji Aszú and the Egri Bikavér were introduced by Ambassador, Dr. József Kosárka and Member of the Hungarian Academy of the Wine. Other wines participating were Kendall-Jackson Winery, Noemia de Patagonia from Argentina; Veranda, Argiano and Col d'Orcia from Italy, Miguel Torres from Spain, Casa Filgueira from Uruguay, plus 15 Chilean Wineries. |
03 May 2007 por maxmorales
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CHINA WINE 10 FIGURES OF THE YEAR 2006
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New food, the magazine center of www.tjkx.com prepared an exclusive ranking of the ten china wine figures of the year 2006 for AndesWines.com. In this group we can name: COFCO, Guangxia (Yinchuan) Helanshan Winery Co., Changyu ice wines, Changyu Group, Wuliangye Wine Company, Castel and Sino-French Joint-Venture Dynasty Winery Ltd. And Ningxia Yuma Winery Co. |
16 Apr 2007 por maxmorales
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NEWS FROM CHINA - 21FOOD.COM THE BEER MARKET: POINTS OF VIEW
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Since now, 21food.com, China Food & Beverages Online will provide a weekly news from their editorial team in a strategic alliance with AndesWines.com. Now, we will start with an Analysis of the Beer Market: Points of View, to understand better the quality factors and specific characteristics that a beer must have to seduce new markets. |
04 Apr 2007 por maxmorales
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THAILAND: WINES AT NEW LATITUDES
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It is already known that India and China are among Asia's greatest wine-producing countries, but until now little attention has been given to Thailand. When most people think about Thailand, they usually think of its beautiful beaches, its historic temples , spicy cuisine and friendly, smiling people... But for more than 10 years now, investors and passionate professionals have been producing the first Thai wine! |
29 Mar 2007 por maxmorales
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WINE HEAD HUNTER LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
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China, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, France, Italy, Chile, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia and United States are the countries that were incorporated in the first international database of wine jobs of Andes Wines Communications. After five years of compiling professionals' resumes of the agriculture/winemaking professionals of these countries launched this week the system. Winemakers, agronomists, commercial and civil engineers since February 2007 began to receive offers of work directly to their e-mail account and also, we can provide the service to look for a wine internship in wineries of 12 countries. |
03 Mar 2007 por maxmorales
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UPDATING REFERENCE BOOK FROM JANCIS ROBINSON – MW
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I write in the middle of my book updating cycle, a period of about four years of intensive revision of The Oxford Companion to Wine and then The World Atlas of Wine that comes round every six or seven years, leaving me barely a third of my life when I don’t have a black cloud of conscience hanging over me urging me back to the keyboard. (This is not counting all that I write for this site, my weekly FT column, my bi monthly syndicated columns and a host of other commitments. |
21 Dec 2006 por maxmorales
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VINEYARD VERNACULAR: AUSTRALIA
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Enough is enough - Australia's winemakers must let wine speak for itself. They must learn plain English and stop mangling the language on their labels. The mandatory label information includes vintage, alcohol percentage, volume and grape variety - we do not need the weasel words, jargon and misinformation that nowadays seem to dominate. |
20 Dec 2006 por maxmorales
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JAMIE GOODE: WINE ANORAK FROM ENGLAND
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We talked to Jamie Goode, from The wine anorak. He writes for several print publications, including The Sunday Express, Decanter, The World of Fine Wine, Wine International, Harpers Wine and Spirit Weekly, Wines and Vines and the Western Mail. He's also a member of the Circle of Wine Writers. Jamie lives in west London and when he's not drinking wine he can be found playing guitar, tending the vines on his allotment, hitting golf balls erratically, watching bad football (he's a Manchester City fan) or relaxing with his family. |
18 Dec 2006 por maxmorales
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CONTROVERSY IN NEW ZEALAND: WINEMAKER RESIGNS AS TOP JUDGE AND RETURNS MEDALS
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A big controversy on the NZ wine industry is happening these days after Wither Hills winemaker Brett Marris has stepped down as chief judge of the prestigious Air New Zealand Wine Awards over the Sauvignon Blanc fiasco according to New Zealand Herald. Original Story By Patrick Gower, Helen Twose and NZPA. |
08 Dec 2006 por maxmorales
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RED WINE´S POLYPHENOLS: NEW DISCOVERIES
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Scientists in the UK have identified "oligomeric procyanidins" as the likely ingredient in red wine's polyphenols that contributes to heart health and longevity. And some red wines contain more procyanidins than others. In the journal Nature, Dr. Roger Corder, from Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry in London, and his associates note that not everyone agrees that red wine actually possess heart-healthy properties, which they say may be due to the complexity and variability in the constituents in different wines. |
30 Nov 2006 por maxmorales
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GRAPE GROWERS URGED TO LOCK IN CONTRACTS
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The Sidney Morning Herald published: "Grape growers have been urged to lock in supply contracts with wine companies but not accept low prices as frosts and the drought combine to produce a smaller harvest.Wine Grape Growers Australia (WGGA) said weather conditions this season and the prospect of another drought-affected crop in 2008 would lead to a more rapid than expected reduction in wine stock levels." |
29 Nov 2006 por maxmorales
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PRINCE ZU SALM TO STEP DOWN AS VDP PRESIDENT
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Michael Prince Salm, proprietor-vintner of Schloss Wallhausen in the Nahe and president of the VDP for nearly 17 years announced on Tuesday that he would be stepping down from the latter post early next summer. By Jancis Robinson |
30 Sep 2006 por maxmorales
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LARRY LOCKSHIN: ¿CRISIS IN AUSTRALIAN WINE INDUSTRY?
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Let´s meet the Director of the Wine Marketing Group of the University of South Australia, Larry Lockshin, who leads the research into how people purchase wine, strategic decision-making for wine companies, distribution. He also supervises research in Marketing related to consumer choice, distribution and relationship marketing. In this interview, he explains his point of view of the “Austalian Wine Crisis” |
28 Aug 2006 por maxmorales
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TYRRELL’S VINEYARDS – AUSTRALIAN WINE HERITAGE
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Myriam Aluanlli, a collaborator of Andes Wines, is traveling around Australia to create and start the first international wine section in our site by visiting Tyrrell´s Winery at Hunter Valley, which is a family owned company for over 144 years. In Tyrrell’s, the history & pioneering achievements is an everyday adventure and Myriam could experienced it thanks to our host; Grant Bellve. Let´s enjoy this fantastic adventure in one of the oldest wineries of Australia... |
14 Jun 2006 por maxmorales
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NEW ZEALAND: PINOT NOIR PURSUES INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
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Even though this is not a simple variety- because it is one of the most difficult wines to ferment and it often loses the promising aromas and flavours- New Zealand has become a great producer. The New Zealand Wine Company, Voss Estate Vineyard, Sacred Hill Wines and Isabel Estate Winery are getting worldwide known because of their Pinot Noir. Being one of the oldest grape varieties to be cultivated, New Zealand´s Pinot Noir is often described as a complicated fruit, in terms of growth and how to deal with it in the winery. |
18 May 2006 por maxmorales
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