September 21, 2023 — The 2023 International Eastern Wine Competition and West Coast Wine Competition match-up has announced Eberle Winery’s 2021 Cotes-du-Robles Rouge, a Rhone-style blend, as the Best of the Best…of the Best. A blend of 54% Grenache; 38% Mourvedre and 8% Syrah, Eberle’s red blend wowed judges, who described the wine as “Very well balanced,” “Black currant,” “Shows Grenache really nicely,” with a “really nice mouthfeel.” Located in California’s Paso Robles AVA, Eberle Winery (www.eberlewinery.com) was established in 1979 and now produces up to 15 wines annually. In addition to this year’s top winner, five other Eberle entries earned gold awards or better. This two-pronged East vs. West contest first chooses winners in the separate International Eastern Wine Competition and West Coast Wine Competition (see parameters below), before the top wines from each are pitted against each other in

Amcor Capsules has worked with Maison Saint Aix on tin closures, creating a solution for its six litre large-format bottles.  The move has seen Amcor work with the winemaker following previous collaboration from 2015, when the firms first teamed up on development and when it began supplying the winery with Stelvin Lux screw caps for their 75cl bottles. Located in the hillsides of the Coteaux d’Aix-en Provence appellation, Maison Saint Aix only produces one product, Aix rosé, which is available in a large range of bottle sizes, from the classic 75cl to the massive 15l format, making it a great choice for many different occasions, it said. In order to elegantly package the larger six litre bottles for pouring at weddings or grand ceremonies “can be a real challenge”, it said, so the firm worked with Amcor on a solution. While several solutions for capping such bottles are available in the spirits industry, they are “less prevalent in the wine sect

228L Burgundy Export Barrel represents an hommage to 100% French oak sourced only from the Côte D'Or département located within the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The BILLON Cooperage located in Beaune France produces this barrel with 3-Y Air Dry French Oak sourced from the forests of Chatillon and Cîteaux. BILLON's *Subtil steam bending process is used to finish the barrel that is then available in different toast profiles. By sourcing oak only from Burgundy’s Côte D'Or department, transport costs are reduced from the forests to the cooperage's "parque à bois" to create a style of barrique with a true Burgundian identity and spirit for your chardonnays and pinot noirs. And YES, just like for BILLON's Richelieu, Acacia, and *Subtil barrels, it comes with painted (this time GOLDEN) rivets to help make it easier to identify in your cellar.

France’s Rhône Valley Vineyards Shine in Sustainability Efforts Leading Up to the 2022 Harvest

Innovative initiatives are addressing climate change and working to advance  sustainability in the region New York, NY, July 28, 2022 – Inter Rhône, the organization that represents the Rhône Valley […]

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