What the #VIA Program is bringing to the World of Wine and what it should mean to the Native Italian Wine Market in Copenhagen Few years ago Stevie Kim & Ian D’Agata decided to join forces and launch a new educational initiative: The Vinitaly International Academy Program. First edition took place in 2015. The main…
Category: Wine & food
‘Premiumising’ Made in Italy
Can you ‘premiumise’ by lowering the prices instead of rising & gain brand recognition? Premiumization was originally about managing to up scale a product or a service convincing customers to buy at higher prices by positioning a given brand, targeting the audience, telling a fascinating story, aspire, excelling at justifying the higher prices, keeping whatever promised…
50 Wine Professionals from around the Globe
If I pass I’ll become nothing less than one of the next Certified Italian Wine Experts & Ambassadors. Of the World!
Wine Fraud or not – et spørgsmål om tillid, kundskab og bæredygtighed
Den verden hvor vinflasker sælges til flere hundrede tusinder af kroner og dollars, er en verden fjern for mange, hvor langt størstedelen af os – det druenydende folk – har svært ved at forstå at (eller om) det vitterlig kan være rigtigt. Ikke desto mindre er det ganske vidst; sørme ja, der er adskillige ‘almindelige’ flasker…
Vin og promille – hvordan ser regnestykket ud? I fredags gik Aida Hadzialic af grundet 0,2 promille
Aida Hadzialic gik af i fredags grundet 0,2 promille kørsel i forbindelse med indtagelse af to glas vin fire timer inden hun blev stoppet – er det egentlig fair, det vil sige, var så hård en sanktion nødvendig? Og kan historien virkelig passe, var der vitterlig blot tale om to glas vin? Og hvordan regner du egentlig…
Barolo -Conterno 1998- what a gem
A wine like this is hard to find, afford, and might be hard to understand. You should want to taste thousands of wines before you get here.
Aim vs Warmth in Tuscany, Fanti shines
Know your 2011 vintage Brunello di Montalcino from Fanti
Chile – The Bordeaux of South America
Here is some you might want to know if you’re looking to become better at buying Chilean wines
Italy’s Native Grapes – by far the largest number in the World
The Summa of 30 years spent in the world of wine and 13 years of research. By Ian D’Agata
Macedonian wines – inspiring story and great potential
The wines of Macedonia come with an inspiring story and great potential. The excessive use of wood is however disturbing for the fantastic flavours and aromas given specially by reds from Vranec grapes.
Wines from Cortona – Leuta & Dionisio are grasping D’Alessandro & Calabresi at their heels
Only few years ago I did not know a lot of people who believed in Cortona as a wine zone that would enter the league of nearby neighbours like Montepulciano and Montalcino. Of course, Montalcino is with no doubt still king but Cortona has developed impressively and seems to continue to enjoy more and more prestige for every year…
The World’s Top 10 most Influential Enologists
Here’s a little info for the ones of you who would love to know a little more about the front figures when it comes to wine making – the wine producers? Of course. But many of those with a little more money in the pocket buy consultancy services from various enologists based on what kind of wine they wish to…
