Brazilian wine and sparkling wine exports increased 32% in value in the first half of 2018
Brazilian still and sparkling wine exports increased by 39.3% in volume and 32.8% in value in the first half of 2018, in comparison with the same period in the previous year. The wine products were traded to 29 countries, adding up to 1,593,137 liters and USD 3.6 million in sales. In the ranking of the five main destinations are Paraguay, the United States, Singapore, Colombia, and the United Kingdom. The 42 participating companies of the Wines of Brasil sector project, held in partnership ...
High quality marks the 2018 harvest in Rio Grande do Sul
Celebrated by winemakers as one of the best grape crops of the decade in terms of quality, the 2018 harvest accounted for the yield of 663.2 million kilograms of fruit in gaucho wineries. The volume, considered to be within the historic norm, is 12% smaller than the previous vintage. Of the total, 597,699,541 were American and hybrid grapes, and 65,640,421 were Vitis viniferas. In this crop, 113 grape varieties were harvested in 129 municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, with processing in 64 ...
The 2018 vintage: abundant ripeness and an early harvest for the Austrian wines
«For the most part, Austria’s grapevines were able to withstand the enormous heat and lack of moisture that characterised the 2018 vegetation cycle. So we have a very early and very ripe vintage on our hands, one in which persistently high temperatures have led to consistently higher levels of alcohol and lower levels of acidity. Volume will in any event be just above average: we are looking forward to a harvest in the magnitude of some 2.6 million hectolitres» declared Viticultural ...
Margareth Henriquez doubles: after Champagne Krug is the new president of The Moët Hennessy Wine Division
Margareth Henriquez, current President of the prestigious Maison de Champagne Krug since 2009 and creator of the successes of recent years, has also been nominated President of The Moët Hennessy Wine Division, replacing Jean-Guillaume Prats, who has decided to devote herself to new interests outside the Moët Hennessy world.
Margareth Henriquez will play the new role alongside her current position as President of Krug. Margareth Henriquez joined Moët Hennessy in 2001 as CEO of Bodegas ...
“Wines of Great Britain-WineGB” is the new industry body name for all English and Welsh wine producers
The national body for the English and Welsh wine industry has announced that with immediate effect its official name is WINES OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED. It will use the shortened name ‘WINEGB’ in all its outward-facing communications, including the website, which will be launched in January 2018 as wineGB.co.uk.
Wines of Great Britain follows the formal merger on 1st September of the two industry bodies: United Kingdom Vineyards Association (UKVA) and English Wine Producers (EWP).
The ...
Masi Campofiorin: more than 300 million people in the world have enjoyed this wine over its 5 decades of existence
As iconic as a fashion item, red like Italy’s leading brands, from clothes to cars, and an ambassador of Italian style in the world. This is Masi’s Campofiorin, (#Campofiorin50), which with the 2014 vintage now out on the market, celebrates its fiftieth year with a special label on the 75cl bottle format and a serigraphed presentation on the 1.5 litre size in a limited edition of 1964 bottles (as the year of its birth), plus a new advertising campaign designed by the international McCann ...
El Cava supera los 245 millones de botellas en 2016
El Cava supera los 245 millones de botellas en 2016 . En la última década de 2007-2016 el cava ha crecido 20 millones de botellas y consolida su presencia en más de 130 países. Un año más, cabe destacar la continuada mejora en la exportación gracias a la buena evolución de los países terceros que, con un crecimiento de 4 millones de botellas, absorbe la caída de mercado europeo (2 millones) y del mercado interior (700.000 botellas). En la última década, el conjunto de los ...
Brazilian wineries project US$ 950,000 in business in fair in Germany
The participation of 10 Brazilian wineries in ProWein in Duseldorf, Germany, should result in US$ 950,000 in business. This is the projection of the companies that will be at stand 128, in hall 9, between the 19th and the 21st, at what is considered the world’s largest wine fair. The activity is from the sector project Wines of Brasil, developed by the Brazilian Wine Institute (Ibravin), through the Vitiviniculture Development Fund of RS (Fundovitis) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade ...
Optimism marks the official grape harvest opening in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Grape Harvest 2016/2017’s official opening in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) on the morning of this Saturday (4) was marked by optimism due to the great volume and quality of the raw material that can now be verified. Monte Belo do Sul received the event in which Governor of RS, José Ivo Sartori; Agriculture, Husbandry, and Irrigation Secretary, Ernani Polo; and Mayor Adenir José Dalle, as well as the parliamentarians and mayors from municipalities of the Serra Gaúcha region were ...
