Nothing much happened to the government owned V&S.

The snow is pure white but underneath it is very dirty!

Thank you for your comment. We felt that despite the quality of the written English it is a serious study and one therefore that required to be brought to people’s attention. We are not aware of any original French version and we would imagine that most readers of this site would nonetheless prefer to read it in English, however poor the standard of the writing. If an original French version is notified to us we would be happy to provide a link.

Editor

Dear Editors of Wine Industry Report:

Just a remark about the article “The influence of a label on wine consumption” (April 28th), to which you have provided a link on your site: the “English” in this article is often so bad that it renders the meaning unclear, at certain points even completely undecipherable, which is a shame. Maybe you could ask the authors to make the original French version available as well? (I sent an email to them myself, a week or so back, asking for a copy of the original, but so far no response.)

They’re not doing themselves or their (potentially) very interesting and useful article any favours by trying to write in a language they haven’t fully gotten the hang of (although, to be fair, their English isn’t much worse than a lot of the Internet English produced by native speakers!). It also occurs to me that linking directly to such a poorly-written/translated article doesn’t reflect all that positively on “Wine Industry Report”, either.

I wonder whether you’ve had any similar feedback about this article from other visitors to the site?

Cordially, DGS, Berlin

Thank you for publicising the story of the theft of our wine collection on
your website. We would like to spread the news as widely as possible to make
sure any potential buyers are aware of the theft.
Once again – thank you!

Ulriksdals Wärdshus
170 79 Solna
Tel. 08-85 08 15
Fax 08-85 08 58
http://www.ulriksdalswardshus.se

Mr Tolley said Len Evans was an irreplaceable and legendary figure in the history of the Australian wine sector.

“Len Evans was a person who lit the fire of enthusiasm for table wine in Australia in the 1960s at a time when it was far from the minds of most Australians,” Mr Tolley said.

“His fervent passion for the industry infected many through his relentless campaigning for the industry to address a range of issues and his belief and excitement in education of both wine enthusiasts and
the general public.”

“Len’s passing robs Australia of one of its greatest characters whose enormous influence as a wine writer, show judge, maker and advocate leaves an extraordinary legacy.”

“Len will be well recognised in history for his significant contribution over many decades. He will be
sadly missed.”

As someone commented to us “The number of 4900 is funny for the French market. FNCI represents 419 independant point of sales and Nicolas = 500 + Repaire de Bacchus = 100. There must be around 1000-1500 max retailers in France (excl supermarkets).”

See FNCI http://www.caviste-independant.com