Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Banfi Masterclass: Brunello Poggio alle Mura vertical tasting
Shanghai, November 13th 2018 – Vito Donatiello was invited to a Castello di Banfi very exclusive Masterclass, a vertical tasting of their “premium” Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Is Organic Wine trend slowing down?
In 2017 the growth of the organic vineyards is slowing down in many wine regions.
In fact, 2017 records the weakest growth since 2011, + 2%, for a total of 103,000 hectares (16% of the total Italian organic vineyard). In 2016 the annual progression was +23%.
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Friday, October 12, 2018
French wine classification is quite complex
One single word missing (“Classé”) carries a lot of meaning in terms of brand perception and recognition, classification and market price.
But if you are not French it is difficult to keep in mind the difference between Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé and Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (quoted from Wikipedia: “Wines in this category are not seen as being of comparable quality to the Grand Cru Classés”).
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
Blue wine tasted in Singapore
I have read some time ago that in Spain someone was producing a wine blue in color. I thought it is some enologist laboratory experiment and I didn’t expect to find it on the shelves of a Singapore wine shop. Obviously could not resist and I’ve got one bottle (price point helped, only 19 SGD equal to 12 Euro).
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Paladin trade tasting
Singapore, October 10, 2018 - Paladin family started writing their wine story as far back as 1962. Vineyards and cellars are located between Veneto and Friuli, where the two regional cultures melted together.
Vito Donatiello participated in this Trade Tasting and introduced Prosecco Millesimanto (”vintage”) DOC and Ripasso Superiore DOC.
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Monday, July 16, 2018
Barbera d’Asti DOCG 2010: 8 years and still well alive
Pleased to be invited by Max and Jessica, we had a nice late dinner on their terrace enjoy a lovely Shanghai alfresco summer night.
After the fist bottle of wine, we open the second one, it supposes to be a technical tasting to evaluate how a simple wine (in this case simple means no wood ageing contribution) could decrease after 8 years.
Very surprised to find out that Barbera is not dead, has not passed its peak, instead it is still well alive, fresh and flavorful.
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Monday, June 4, 2018
2018 1Q: imported wine in China grows +32%
2018 1st Quarter recorded China import of over 190 million of bottles of still wine (only bottled wine < 2 litre, excluding sparkling and bulk categories) with an increase of +32.4%
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Friday, May 25, 2018
Undiscover NZ Masterclass by Stephen Wong MW
Shanghai (China), May 25, 2018 – The Pure Discovery events promote New Zealand culture, tourism, food and wine. Okura Garden Hotel in downtown Shanghai hosted the event including masterclasses and wine tastings.
Vito Donatiello participated in the exclusive “Undiscover NZ – A Taste Of The Unexpected” Masterclass led by Stephen Wong MW. Based on New Zealand, in 2016 Stephen Wong became the 12th “kiwi” Master of Wine.
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