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2009 VinItaly 2009年 意大利葡萄酒及烈酒展览会 图像: Terry (Venice, Italy) 图像: Renzo Giusti (Milan, Italy) 图像: Leda (Milan, Italy) 图像: Fabio Ingrosso (Milan, Italy) 在展览会第三天即将结束前, 2009年度 VinItaly 的主办单位宣布这次共有九万名参加者出席的大会非常成功. 在所有参加者当中, 约有35%是来自于意大利国外的外国人. 主办单位发表声明这次的大会带来许多商机，很满意这次大会的展示者们对于他们的葡萄酒出口至世界各地的可能性相当乐观. 这展览会的主要活动包括了一场庆祝 嘉雅 (Gaja) 150 周年的评酒会. 英国品酒家与葡萄酒专家 珍茜-罗宾逊 (Jancis Robinson) 也参与了这座满的品酒会, 品尝的葡萄酒包括了Gaia & Rey 1994, Darmagi 1997, Conteisa 1996, Sperss 1989, Sorì San Lorenzo 1988 与 Barbaresco 1964. 这场品酒会所得, 将会全数捐出作为慈善用途. 尝试 意大利! (Taste Italy) 也是大会的另一个焦点, [...]
Cercle Rive Droite de Grands Vins de Bordeaux 2008 Bordeaux Tasting Wednesday 25th March 2009 Cafe Deco @ The Peak, Hong Kong 波尔多右岸的酒庄协会 2008年法国波尔多品酒会 星期三 2009年3月25日 峰景餐厅 @ 山顶, 香港 以上: 使用的图像和照片经由 Eddie Tsang 许可.
Organized by the Embassy of France in Singapore and UBI France, The asian tour previewed in Singapore’s Hilton recently after a tour of Taipei and Ho Chih Min city. My rough estimate would put at around 50 or more trade buyers and wine enthusiasts were present at this 9 wine exhibitors strong road show. We had [...]
Aligoté Wine Style: Medium-bodied, crisp, dry wines with spicy character. Flavors: Origin: Burgundy only Found: Burgundy in France only Bourgogne Aligoté is a light white wine blessed by high levels of acidity. People in Burgundy drink it young as Aligoté, which is sold cheaply in France is not a wine that can age such as others. Aligoté stands for a white grape [...]
Bordeaux Wine Style: Red: Full-bodied wine of complexity, fruit flavors and good length. Suggested food pairings and there are dozens include Lamb, and Game whether roasted or prepared as a Steak. White: Light to medium-bodied wine of good minerals and lime flavors. Suggested food pairings include Poached Salmon, and in the case of dessert wines, Cheese [...]
Cabernet Franc Wine Style: A sibling red wine grape used in Bordeaux for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon. It is an earlier-maturing red wine, due to its lower level of tannins. Light- to medium-bodied wine with more immediate fruitand may carry herbaceous odors evident in unripe Cabernets. Flavors: Origin: Bordeaux [...]
Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Style: A host of aromas and flavors: Currant, Plum, Black Cherry & Spice, with notes of Olive, Vanilla Mint, Tobacco, Toasty Cedar, Anise, Pepper & Herbs. They are often full-bodied wines with depth; especially with bottle aging. Cabernet spends from 12 to 30 months aging in American & French [...]