Wine world

24 Jun

What is the origin of the word sommelier?

Published under Wine world

sommelierWhen using the word sommelier, one immediately relates it to the world of wine.

In restaurants is the person responsible for guiding customers on what wines are better complement for your meal. They are also responsible for uncorking, the wine tasting and serving, as well as monitor and control their maintenance, the placement, and training personnel, among other responsibilities.

Still others are devoted to write reviews on the subject. In short, you could say it’s a fairly broad job where exhaustive knowledge of the vine and the vineyard is key. (more…)

11 Jun

Connect with the world of Concha y Toro

Published under Frontera report, Wine blog, Wine world

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Connecting Wine Fans is the new website that Concha y Toro has launched, where we communicate trough 2.0 tools for users to leave their comments, opinions and share information with all wine lovers.

We invite you to connect and discover the world of Concha y Toro in www.conchaytorofans.com, where you can find columns written by wine experts, photo and video galleries and find out what is Twitted about Concha and Toro wines.

12 Nov

Wine Reality Show

Published under Wine blog, Wine world

Wine industry surprises once again with The Wine Makers, the new reality in which twelve enologists compete with each other to elaborate a wine. The program is on air since September 2009 in the United States and is calling for a casting to add new participants for its second season.

Know about this original reality show that has caused a great enthusiasm in USA:

29 Aug

Solidarity Wine

Published under Wine blog, Wine world

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This initiative joins wine and a social cause, The Fledling Initiative together with Twitter and Crushpad, donate five dollars for each bottle sold to Room to Read, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to give education to helpless children.

http://www.fledglingwine.com/index.html