Drinks Trade eye
Fine Wine 2010 hits Spain
Drinks eye Spain is gearing up for Fine Wine
2010, a three day conference held
from 28 April to 30 Aprils for those
What caught our eye this issue interested in hearing about the current
challenges facing the global wine
market. The event will see guest
World-renowned wine competition, sitting awaiting sale or disposal and UK supermarket Tesco recently speakers from both within and outside
The International Wine Challenge have it diverted into cask format to became stockists of the world’s the industry present their vision for the
(IWC), has launched an application deliver better value, better quality lightest wine bottle. The 300g future of fine wine across the globe
for iPhone users that allows and a more convenient experience. screwcap bottle has been produced by as major economies emerge from the
consumers access to a database The wine is preserved inside an Manchester-based independent wine GFC. Some of the industry’s finest
of some of the world’s best wines. outer shell of a wine barrel, meaning supplier Kingsland Wines and Spirits will present, including our own Bruce
Users can search for IWC award- the wine can be preserved inside for its own-label Australian non-vintage Tyrrell, the USA’s Michael Mondavi,
winning wines by country, grape its ‘cask’ while being delivered in a red. The bottle uses nearly 30 per cent UK’s Tim Atkin MW and Canada’s John
variety and labels, with information unique barrel format. With a capacity less glass than the average wine bottle Szabo MW. For more information,
on judges, prices, stockists and for 10L (or 13.3 regular wine bottles), and creates less carbon emissions. head to www.finewine2010.com .
alcohol levels also available. the DBW range consists of six whites Supply chain director Michael Ford Canada’s John Szabo
Consumers can download a free and six reds currently being supplied said he hoped the trend would take MW is part of the
international guest
trial version of the App focusing from all states. For more information, off around the world. “We believe speaker line up at
Fine Wine 2010.
on the 2009 winning wines from or to order wine, port barrels and this bottle will become the future not
Australia, with the full App price dispensing systems check out just for UK filled wine, but also as a
landing at around AU$8.50. www.doublebarrel.com.au . guide for global production,” he said.
European independent Californian-based wine company A wine made by monks in the
supermarket brand, Spar, is Académie Culinary Wines has UK has been accused of being the
proving its weight in Australia with produced a selection of wines cause of around 5000 incidences
the fifth store in Sydney opening in to primarily be used in cooking. of crime around Scotland in recent
Alexandria last month. The stores, Sourced directly from California’s years. BBC police reported the
known for their American-style one- premier wine regions, the company wine, named Buckfast, has been
stop-shop experience, are locally has developed a line that includes mentioned in thousands of police money was raised through sales of
owned and operated, providing the four blends designed to make dishes crime reports in the last three years, Hollick Wines to the local community,
owner with total autonomy in terms the best they can possibly be. Blend including 114 cases of the bottle and through the cellar door. Sales
of stock, operation and support of one is designed for use in red sauces being used as a weapon. Sitting at and marketing manager Mel Hollick
local communities. Spar Alexandria and meat dishes, while blend two 15 per cent proof, the wine contains was proud to be part of such a
owner, Nathan LoRusso, said he targets seafood, poultry and pork. more caffeine than eight cans of worthwhile cause. “It was exciting to
planned to stock items that were Blend three complements beef and Coca-Cola, with figures showing see the number of work colleagues,
particularly relevant to the local poultry marinades, and blend four Scottish drinkers purchase more than friends and acquaintances of Ros
market. “In a phased launch, the is made for game bird, fish and AU$88,000 a day of the liquid. Also being so supportive,” she said.“We
supermarket will be open from lamb. All wines are packaged in a known as Wreck the Hoose Juice, really do live in a fabulous place.”
day one then, a month later, a Thai waste-proof 375ml size and retail Commotion Lotion, Bottle of beat
restaurant will open in the store. A only in the US for US$7.99 each. the wife and Brewed by Monks for A new study in the US has discovered
month later again and our fine wine Head to www.academiewines. Drunks, more than half of reported the colour of alcoholic beverage
bottle shop will also open,” he said com for more information. rubbish in Scottish housing estates you consume could determine
are broken bottles of the wine. The whether or not you end up with a
The Concours Mondial de Panellists in a blind whisky tasting Buckfast Abbey has been producing bad hangover. The Alcohol: Clinical
Bruxelles wine and spirits were stunned to discover just how the drink since it was introduced and Experimental Research Journal
competition is returning in 2010, with good Asian whiskies can be in a by French monks in the 1890s. The revealed dark coloured alcoholic
more than 6000 entries expected recent session held in Scotland. monk’s have denied responsibility drinks can possibly lead to more
from more than 50 countries. Held Inspired by the launch of English for any anti-social behavior. unpleasant hangovers. Ninety five
from 23-25 April, the Belgian-based whisky St George’s, panellists were adults, aged between 21 and 33 were
international competition aims to asked to pick their top whiskies A fundraiser hosted by South given enough alcohol to get them
expand the reach of local wines from a line-up of Scottish and Asian Australian brand Hollick Wines drunk, across a two-night period. The
to a broader European market. whiskies, with the hope to catch was held late last year to raise dark-versus-white test showed that
Head to www. concoursmondial. experts out. To everyone’s surprise, funds for local Coonawarra girl, while both drinks caused some level
com for more information. it was the Taiwanese whisky Kavalan Ros Pollard. Ros, who suffers from of hangover, sleep deficiency and low
that came up trumps, with the words Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ), rapid-eye movement, it was the darker
An innovative new wine product has “Oh. My. God” leaving one surprised a rare and debilitating lung disease, coloured drinks that aggravated these
been released in an effort to change taster’s lips. The top whisky, given a was presented with a $10,000 symptoms. Researchers attributed the
the way people think about cask score of 27.5 points out of a possible check made out to LAM Australasia cause of these findings to the fact that
wine. Double Barrel Wine (DBW) 40 maximum, was described with Research Alliance in order to assist drinks with a dark colour contain up to
sources premium wines that are having “Tropical fruit jam” notes. with her medical expenses. The 37-times more chemicals and toxins.
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