The tradition of drinking new wine is as old as the wine itself. Due to problems with conservation, most wines simply were undrinkable a few months after fermentation. That's where the desperate attempts to prolong its' shelf life came from, along with masking the taste of oxidation wine. People tried to pour olive oil on top of the wine in amphoras, add honey, resin, or only drink wine diluted with water. Which is also the reason for the fame of those rare wines such as Falernum or Cecube able to age for a long time.

Not a serious wine...
Wine Tasting

Rosé? You're kidding? It's not a serious wine, let me know when you organise a red wine tasting... I heard from a friend.

At first I was surprised, but then I realised that actually many people still think this way. They underestimate rosé wines based on tasting reports or their own memories dating from a quarter of a century ago, when the quality of most rosés truly wasn't great.

Wine in PET bottles
Wine Technology

The Australians are plotting another revolution. This time Wolf Blass wines are being bottled in plastic.

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What do women like?
Women and Wines of the World

The third edition of the Femmes et Vins du Monde Concours International -Women and Wines of the World International Competition just finished in Monte Carlo, Monaco. This year's event was full of surprises.

UV instead of SO2
Wine Technology

South African university Stellenbosch has created new technology based on UV radiation, supposed to allow the use of smaller doses of sulphur dioxide in the wine making process

Xinomavro – treasure of northern Greece
grape stories

Greece, one of the most important wine making countries in the world's history is known only as a producer of feta cheese, ouzo and the olive oil. Even if someone heard about greek wine, the most often it was something rather negative about those flavoured with a pine resin. How is it possible that greek wine are practically unknown? Is that because their variety names are so difficult to pronounce and to remember? If that's so, it's worth trying to remember at least a few.

End of AOC?
news

France decided to simplify their system of wine classification . It's about the time.

What kind of wine do women like?
Women and Wines of the World

In Monaco on April 19-20^th 2007 the premiere edition of Femmes et Vins du Monde Concours International - Women and Wines of the World International Competition took place. The exclusively female jury from eleven countries represented all professional groups involved in the wine industry. What kind of wine do women like? Let's have a look at the results.

Wine in ancient Egypt
Wine History

Herodotus was wrong! Mistakes happen even to the greatest historians. Ancient Egyptians not only did grow the grapevines but it used to be one of their main crops! In fact their viticulture and wine making knowledge was very high.

Chardonnay
grape stories

What's the most popular grape variety in the world? Probably Chardonnay. Wherever people grow grapevines, you can be almost sure to find it there.

Carmenère
grape stories

It became a symbol of chilean wine industry. The French want it back, Italians claim rights to it. What this is all about?