Top 100 Wines 2011 Arriving December 7th Our highly anticipated list of the years most desirable wines, representing extraordinary quality at prices that offer affordable luxury.
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2011 Top 100 Wine Enthusiast coming December 7th
1 DecTop 12 Rosé Champagnes
16 NovTom Stevensons top 12 rosé Champagnes 
Its estimated that 150 million bottles of Champagne are produced every year with the majority being consumed throughout the festive season. With the rise in popularity of rose Champagne we ask Champagne expert Tom Stevenson to give Decanter his picks for this years best bottles plus three great British alternatives.
Identifying and Mapping CA’s Greatest Vineyards
3 NovMajor California vineyards now mapped.
via Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: Identifying and Mapping CA’s Greatest Vineyards. (more…)
What should sommeliers do?
1 Nov
Wine service is one of those eternally giving topics to write about, like Astroturf. But I was a bit surprised to find an entire column by my counterpart at the New York Times, Eric Asimov, on one very specific question:
Should a sommelier taste a wine before serving it?
A totally fair question, and Eric did a terrific job in parsing the issues, which are mostly that sommeliers think (more…)
2011 Wine Star Award Winners
1 Nov
Wine Star Awards Dinner, The New York Public Library, The Celeste Bartos Forum
Monday, January 30th 2012
Fifth Avenue at 41st Street, New York City Master of Ceremonies: Adam Strum
Black Tie Reception: 6:00 – 7:30 pm Dinner & Awards: 7:30 – 11:00 pm
$1,000 per person • Table of 10 – $9,000 Table of 12 available. Please inquire.
Wine Enthusiast Companies donates the net proceeds from this event to benefit research in the wine and spirits industry with The Wine Market Council, a non-profit organization.
Space is very limited
For information on how to attend the Wine Star Awards dinner contact Joyce White at jwhite@wineenthusiast.net or by phone at 914.345.9463 x5126.
For press inquiries please contact Jacqueline Strum at jstrum@wineenthusiast.net or by phone at 914.593.4406.
via 2011 Wine Star Award Winners – Wine Enthusiast Magazine – Web 2011.
France Europe’s top wine producer
31 Oct
FRANCE is set to be Europe’s top producer of wine again after being overtaken by Italy last year.
French wine production is set to reach 50 million hectolitres this year, up 11% compared to 2010. (more…)
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