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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, [...]
美妙的布克林 编译：Daniel Lim 丹林 与 Lawrence Tham 谭宇翔 以上: 德国法尔兹地区 (Pfalz) 的葡萄园. 图像和照片经由德国 Lina Rukma女士许可. 德国的布克林-沃尔夫 (Bürklin Wolf) 雷司令 (Riesling) 白葡萄. 德国的葡萄酒, 尤其是雷司令 (Riesling) 白葡萄酒近来越来越受到亚洲葡萄酒爱好者与收藏家的欢迎. 随着2005年与2007年的天公作美, 德国葡萄酒产商们得以生产出大量品质极佳的葡萄酒. 这些葡萄酒酒精度低, 非常适合搭配包括中餐等各种各类的食物. 德国葡萄酒在价格方面有高有低. 但总的来说, 绝大多数的德国葡萄酒都是物超所值的. 最近很荣幸与德国法尔兹地区的葡萄酒酒商 布克林-沃尔夫 (Bürklin Wolf) 会面. 法尔兹地区 (Pfalz) 这名字取自拉丁文的 Palatium. 本为宫殿的意思. 法尔兹地区是德国第二大的葡萄酒产区, 仅次于 莱因黑森地区 (Rheinhessen). 法尔兹地区栽种了许多葡萄酒种类, 其中包括了45种白葡萄与22种红葡萄: 雷司令 (Riesling) 与 米勒-吐尔高 (Müller-Thurgau ) 是白葡萄中产量最多的而, 多菲德 (Dornfelder), 葡萄牙人 (Portugieser), 和 斯贝博贡德 (Spätburgunder) 则是红葡萄的主要品种. [...]
Beautifully Burklins By Daniel Lim The vineyards of Pflaz as seen above. Usage of images is courtesy of Ms. Lina Rukma (Germany). A line up of Riesling wines from Bürklin Wolf. The wines of Germany, particularly its white wines – Rieslings is fast becoming a hot favorite amongst Chinese wine lovers and connoisseurs in Asia. From 2005 and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sangiovese Wine Style: The wine is usually lighter-colored accompanied with some say, taste of earth with red to dark fruits. Flavors: Origin: Central Italy Found: Italy, and some new world countries like Australia Sangiovese is a black grape widely grown in Central Italy and the main component of Chianti and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano as well as being [...]