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安蒂诺里 (Antinori) 新加坡之旅. 编写: Daniel Lim 尼林, 摄影记者: Eric Lim 埃里克 新加坡讯 – 福同美 (Hock Tong Bee) 最近有联合了安蒂诺里代言人 雅各布-潘道菲尼 在 Cornerstone 合作举办了一场品酒会, 揭露了安蒂尼奥力系列中, 那些美味又可口的中等和高等阶级的酒款. 安蒂诺里 (Antinori) 国际 营业经理: 雅各布-潘道菲尼先生 (Jacopo Pandolfini) 酒 Jiuwine.com 有辛拜见了 雅各布-潘道菲尼 先生, 同时咨询安蒂尼奥力如今是如何看待亚洲市场. 值得一提的是, 近来安蒂尼奥力的代表于去年十一月被派遣到上海. 经过一番葡萄酒市场调查, 他如此形容亚洲市场: “中国的葡萄酒市场还有待发展. 我们利用了高级招牌酒如 铁挪尼洛 (Tignanello) 与 苏拉亚 (Solaia) 来吸引资产阶级, 同时也发现随着顾客葡萄酒知识的增长, 他们的选择也逐渐偏向于日常酒”. 他也强调身为奇阳地地区中最大的酒商的骄傲: “安蒂诺里就是 奇阳地 (Chianti), 这一切都在于我们葡萄酒本身的水准. 我们同时利用了本土与国际的葡萄种类, 其中包括了 山几优 Sangiovese, [...]
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, [...]
All About Antinori By Daniel Lim. Singapore – Organized by Hock Tong Bee with Antinori’s principal, Jacopo Pandolfini, a tasting was held recently at Cornerstone showcasing Antinori’s medium range of delicious and delectable premium wines. 酒 Jiuwine.com met Jacopo (as seen above) and asks him on Antinori interest in Asia (Except India and Japan). Interestingly, Antinori’s Asia representative [...]
Valdicava Tuscany, in Italy Above: The vineyard of Valdicava. Credits: Yahoo Photos. The history of the Valdicava estate goes back 1953 when Vincenzo’s grandfather, Bramante Abruzzese, acquired 10 hectares of gently sloping land in the middle of the valley for which the estate was named, Valdicava. It is situated on a high plain lying to the north in [...]
Amarone Wine Style: Amarone is a very special, powerful northern Italian red wine made from shriveled grapes that have dried for several months. In short this is a full-bodied wine weighing in at about 15% or 16% alcohol, and when in best condition, tastes of chocolate, mocha, and dried figs. Suggested food pairings include Steak au Poivre [...]
Brunello di Montalcino Wine Style: This is a full-bodied classic, aged Red with a good perfumed nose of intensity and fragrance. Flavors: Origin: Montalcino in Tuscany, Italy Found: Italy only Until the mid-1800s, the red wines of Montalcino were produced primarily from the traditional Tuscan Sangiovese variety. In 1842, the name “Brunello” was first mentioned by the priest Vincenzo Chiarini, supposedly [...]
Chianti & Chianti Classico Wine Style: Medium in body, the grape typically carries strong tannin, high acidity and flavors of herbs and cherries. Chiantis are usually fruitier, light ruby to garnet colored. Flavors: Origin: Tuscany in Italy Found: Italy only Chianti: A blend of Italian red and white grapes, produced in Tuscany in northeastern Italy. The major component is [...]