“Judging Australian wine shows is the closest I’ve ever come to hand-to-hand combat.” So says wine writer Tim Atkin the Uk’s The Observer: “No one actually exchanges punches, but the verbal fisticuffs can be brutal. If you’re brought up to be polite and to consider someone else’s point of view ... wine wine shows judging , wine , wine shows...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Andrew Melville Post Time: 04-06-2007 at 03:12 AM

Over the course of several weeks (basically as time permits), I’ll be putting up past shows on the site. For those shows, I plan to post them as new podcast entries, even though they are weeks (if not months) old. To distinguish these shows-from-the-archives, I’ll be posting them with “Wine Biz Redux” instead of “Wine Biz Radio”. There, that was easy. Share...

Neil Pendock reports from the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Maastricht and highlights some attractions this show holds for producers and judges.

When I asked what was the longest you'd ever gone without buying some wine, I got some really hilarious answers. My colleague James Suckling mentioned he used to have his wine delivered when his wife was out, so he could sneak it into the house.

Common mistakes and misapprehensions explained.

I’ve been at the NZ wine trade show in Greenlane , Auckland over the last couple of days. It’s been very interesing and I had the oppertunity to try a few wines from new producers. One particular wine that I thought was quite interesting was a Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir from a producer called Lime Rocks. Best show booth had to be Owhanake from Waiheke Island who had spread sand from the local beach...

At the end of most trade shows - be they - hardware - jewelry - food - there is a mad scramble to trade - buy - or - receive out of the goodness of someone's heart - the contents of various trade show booths - i.e. - if they're displaying bread - they're not going to take it from the exhibition hall back to the bakery - Sometimes you win - sometimes there nothing but crumbs to be had - So...

The French wine trade fair Vinexpo is apparently upset, as its Asian version is to face unexpected competition...

... winejobsonline have produced an online trade event dairy for the New Zealand wine industry to help with planning and avoid clashes. It worth a look. Bookmark It Hide Sites...