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  • Wine Drinkers Choose Their Best Wine in the World

    According to the popular wine app, Vivino which has 35 million subscribers worldwide, the best wine in the world is the Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 from Napa Valley in California.

    The revelation was based on the apps data mining of 40 million reviews and 120 million ratings posted by users last year.

    Although you and I have probably never heard of Scarecrow cabernet before, the web engine Wine-Searcher, with 8.6 million listings from nearly 91,000 outlets globally, finds the 2015 Scarecrow cabernet available in sets of three from $1295 (from the Californian auctioneer K&L Wine Merchants) up to $3230 (from Fortuna Wines International in Hong Kong).   Find out more at: https://www.afr.com/lifestyle/food-and-wine/wine-and-spirits/is-this-the-world-s-best-wine-40-million-reviews-say-yes-20190407-p51bro

  • Winemakers Swap Grapes for Cherries

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    NSW Winemakers are cashing in on the region’s abundant cherry harvests by creating a wine that’s made not with grapes but cherries.

    Winemaker Terrry Mulligan got the idea to make cherry wine at his Young based winery after the annual cherry festival years ago. The festive takes place in the town each year.

    He explained that the process is completely different to making wine with grapes because you don’t get as much juice from cherries as you do from wine.That makes the process harder because separating the cherry pulp and skins isn’t easy.

    But is it really wine?

    Some people have questioned whether cherry wine is a wine or a liqueur, given its 10 per cent proof but Mr Mulligan believes it’s a wine because it’s fermented in the same way, similarly to a dry Rose style. He advises the wine be served chilled.

    Although he admits it doesn’t have the same complexity as a good grape wine, if you love cherries you should definitely try to get your hands on a bottle.

    Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-14/cherry-wine-takes-off-in-the-little-italy-of-new-south-wales/10599208

  • Global Wine Production Hits 15 Year High

    Wine remains our favourite tipple (in terms of consumption volumes) and the good news is that there is no shortage in sight, in fact wine output globally saw a year-on-year surge of 17 per cent in 2018, reaching the highest level in 15 years.
    A report by the International Organization for Vine and Wine (OIV), a Paris based agency, 39 billion bottles of wine were produced in 2018. This is due to higher than expected outputs in Spain, France and Italy.
    Italy is the world’s largest winemaker with 2018’s production surging 29 per cent as compared to 2017.
    In terms of demand, the USA is the biggest consumer, consuming a record volume of wine totalling 33 million hectolitres followed by France, consuming 26.8 million hectolitres.

    Source: https://www.rt.com/business/456473-world-wine-output-rebound-record/

  • Sydney’s Sparkling Wine Festival Scheduled for May

    May is a going to be a good month for alcohol lovers with Melbourne hosting the Good Beer Week and Sydney hosting The Sparkling Wine Festival.

    Wine is the most popular alcoholic beverage in Australia so this event celebrating the best sparkling wine offerings is sure to be a hit.

    The Sydney Sparkling Wine Festival will commence at Pirrama Park, Pyrmont on Sunday 19 May, 2019 and is the first time the event is taking place.

    Organisers say the food and wine event will “celebrate flavour, sustainability and ethical produce”, Some of the sparkling wines to be featured include Sparkling Cuvee, Malbec, Shiraz, Pinot Chardonnay, Moscato, Zibibbo to Prosecco, Cava and many more. More than 60 sparkling wines from local and internatioal wineries will be featured at the event. Find out more at: https://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/sydney-gets-a-sparkling-wine-festival/

     

  • Sparkling Wine Doesn’t Require Own Glasses

    An article on Lifehacker.com.au informed us that when building up our home bar, we don’t need to have fancy sparkling wine glasses because sparkling wine can be drank out of regular wine glasses.

    Although champagne flutes do keep the bubbles in your champagne for longer, they don’t do anything for the taste.

    Also its difficult to swirl the wine in a champagne glass, which most people like to do because it activates the esters in the wine, allowing you to smell what you’re drinking.

     

     

    Source: http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/07/you-dont-need-special-glasses-for-sparkling-wine/