Whilst USA set to become top country for wine consumption by 2008
Friday 28 October, Beverly Hills: Italian wine meets the US cinema star system. The Vinitaly International Award 2005 to Alexander Payne, director of Sideways
Chicago-Los Angeles, 27 October 2005. By 2008, the USA will be the top world market for wine consumption. This was claimed in research by analysis company DataBank carried out during the Vinitaly US Tour, organised by VeronaFiere in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles 24-28 October - involving the main Italian wine-making regions from north to south of the country - and especially Sicily, Sardinia, Puglia, Campania, Molise, Basilicata and Calabria.
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Gala Rouge Brings Vintage Poster Art to Wine
October 17, 2005, Louisville, KY – Brown-Forman will introduce its new French wine, Gala Rouge, at the International Vintage Poster Fair in New York City on October 21, 2005. In an effort to simplify the American approach to French wines, Gala Rouge captures the essence of vintage poster art by using a familiar image that evokes a sense of style.
“To many Americans, the selection of a French wine is a puzzling and unsettling experience,” explains Laura Simmons, Gala Rouge brand director. “For one thing, the labels are confusing because most Americans aren’t familiar with the various wine producing regions of France.”
To this end, Gala Rouge has a much more simplified approach. Unlike most intimidating and confusing French wine labels, Gala Rouge capitalizes on the familiarity of vintage poster art and breaks away from traditional French wine packaging offering a wine that’s approachable and recognizable.
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Verona: 18 October 2005 - 2005 harvest down compared with last year. Grape production is down by 11%, with output at around 47.5 million hectolitres compared with 53.3 millions in recent years. This downturn was announced in the official data of Assoenologi (Italian Oenologists Association) presented this morning in Verona during the XVI Renato Ratti Seminar, the traditional appointment dedicated to the Italian and international wine sector organised in collaboration with ICE (National Institute for International Trade) and VeronaFiere-Vinitaly.
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The 2005 survey report has been divided into sections to make downloading easier, and to allow you to choose individual regions that you are interested in. Includes forecast demands to 2008.
Go HERE for all the reports [off site]
Gudrun Clark Communications - 2005-10-04
Fleur du Cap wines continued their winning streak at this year’s prestigious Veritas Awards - South Africa’s largest wine competition – with the premier Unfiltered as well as the regular range clinching 15 medals in total - one double gold, one gold, six silver and seven bronze medals.
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