Magics wine review in the local press.
Essential Local is a community magazine that comes out quarterly around the Wandsworth area of London. With a print run of 15000, it is delivered free to housholds in Battersea, … Continue reading
West London Wine School 2011 Wine Awards
So the wines have been tasted, the scorecards tallied up, the judges have muttered, spluttered and spat out their findings to give us the winners of The West London Wine … Continue reading
Napa harvest: Widespread rot fails to dampen spirits
Wine producers in Napa are counting the cost of the bizarre weather patterns this year. Auction Napa Valley, June: wet Many crops have been hit by the double whammy … Continue reading
Te Whare Ra New Release Wine Tasting. London.
The jolly folks at Hallowed Ground, hosted by company director Elodie Cameron, put on a small tasting today at the Bistro du Vin in Soho, London. For our tasting pleasure … Continue reading
Russian wine producers to stop using term ‘Champagne’
Russian wine producers have agreed to stop calling their sparkling wines Champagne, and are working towards creating geographical indications or appellations. At a sparkling wine fair over the weekend in … Continue reading
Stalemate in Margaret River battle against miners
The continuing battle to prevent mining exploration in the Margaret River region has reached an uncertain stalemate, with little sign that a quick resolution will be forthcoming. The Margaret River … Continue reading
Penedes to divide into ‘six sub-regions’
The Penedes region of Spain is preparing for a major overhaul of its appellation system. Image: discover-eu.com Josep Albet, owner of the Albet I Noya winery and recently elected president of the Regulatory … Continue reading
Quarts de Chaume to become Loire Valley’s first Grand Cru
Quarts de Chaume in Anjou is awaiting ministerial approval to become the Loire’s first Grand Cru. Image: Jim’s Loire On 28 September the national committee of appellations body the INAO approved … Continue reading
Lighter style wine up 61% in off-trade
Lighter styles of wine are streaking ahead of more traditional bottles in the off-trade – up 61% according to the latest Nielsen data. FirstCape’s 5.5% abv Café Collection is growing … Continue reading
Gruner Veltliner could be next NZ Sauvignon, say winemakers
Grüner Veltliner could be the new Sauvignon Blanc of the future, a New Zealand winemaker has claimed. The white varietal in its Austrian version has a dedicated following among wine … Continue reading
Rain in Napa as harvest kicks off
Napa winemakers are hoping for a ‘Bordeaux-like’ vintage, as the harvest gets into its stride with rain and its hazards a constant presence. Rain clouds over Napa (image: veezzle.com) Some 3.8cm … Continue reading
Bordeaux 2011: Sauternes surprised by ‘earliest ever’ harvest
Vintners in the celebrated sweet wine growing regions of Sauternes and Barsac are amazed at how early the 2011 harvest has been. Climens: ‘earlier than 2003’ ‘It is the earliest … Continue reading
Rioja yield down 20%
Rioja’s harvest is coming in at around 20% smaller than usual, as exceptionally hot, dry weather has made for early ripening and record picking times. Diego Pinilla, head winemaker at … Continue reading
Magics Blog Update. Classified Ad’s.
It’s about time I started to make this blog pay for itself. So what I plan on doing is setting up a classifieds section. For a small fee I will … Continue reading →