Posts Tagged Vinexpo
Armagnac and how it differs from Cognac
June 25th, 2009 by New Wine Consumer in Video
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It was a pleasure to meet Gilles de Boisséson at Vinexpo and chat with him about his Armagnac. The poster in the beginning was designed by his son Jean. You may recognize the background as that of the Train Bleu restaurant in Paris.
Ginger Vodka!
June 22nd, 2009 by New Wine Consumer in Video
Distillerie G. Miclo
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I am a sucker for originality in products, and I immediately had to talk to Marie-Andrée Lutt-Miclo about this bottle, visible from afar.
The site will be up soon here: http://www.distillerie-miclo.com
Vinexpo 2009: Spain, Emilio Miró Salvat (Reus)
June 22nd, 2009 by New Wine Consumer in Video
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Economic Crisis? I Got Yer Crisis Right Here
June 22nd, 2009 by New Wine Consumer in The Rest
After four days of interviewing mostly foreign wine producers, I happened upon a stand that was selling Absinthe produced in Provence. I don’t wear my badge because it has a tendancy to fall off and I’d have lost it the first day if I hadn’t just stuck it in my pocket. When I asked about the Absinthe, the guy looked annoyed, he was discussing the crisis with colleagues and they all agreed, if I didn’t have a badge, I could go bother someone else.
Walking away, I happened upon this scene:
Let me see, which is the better commercial approach? D’UH!
Vinexpo 2009: Lebanon Cave Kouroum
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Vinexpo 2009: Uruguay Dante Irurtia
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