http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info The Latest French Wine News Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:10:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Death by Gouging: Paul Oberjuerge points us toward a stunning profit report that was leaked last week, showing outrageous profits somewhere that regularly fall between 30 and 40 percent -- much like local news broadcasts -- but well above just about ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/12/03/were-in-the-money-media-matters/ FRANCE: Government meets wine industryjust-drinks.com (subscription), UK - 8 hours agoFrench agriculture minister Michel Barnier has called on French winemakers to move more quickly to implement an industry-wide modernisation plan. ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/12/02/france-government-meets-wine-industry-just-drinkscom-subscription/ FRANCE: Vinitech exhibitor numbers upjust-drinks.com (subscription), UK - 13 minutes agoOther indications that all is not doom and gloom in the French wine sector included the unveiling of a luxury, leather bound barrel with a Swarovski crystal ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/12/02/france-vinitech-exhibitor-numbers-up-just-drinkscom-subscription/ Moneycontrol.comEco slowdown hits UB wines' capex plansMoneycontrol.com, India - 1 hour agoUB had acquired Bouvet- Ladubay a French wine company. CNBC-TV18 learns that slowdown has forced the company to pull out four of the ten brands that it ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/12/02/eco-slowdown-hits-ub-wines-capex-plans-moneycontrolcom/ Preserving an unfinished wineManila Standard Today, Philippines - 38 minutes ago... Napa homegrown wines, bested the most prestigious Bordeaux and Burgundy wines in blind tastings scored by French wine judges, was only the eye-opener. ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/12/01/preserving-an-unfinished-wine-manila-standard-today/ Metro MagazineAvoid Holiday Stress With A Simple Christmas DinnerMetro Magazine, NC - 31 minutes ago... cheese and charcuteries plates and French wine. Foodies are enjoying Chef Robert Bland’s steak frites, moules frites, steak tartare, crispy frog legs, ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/12/01/avoid-holiday-stress-with-a-simple-christmas-dinner-metro-magazine/ Hank Hobbs leads parenting classes in a compact, user-friendly way. Free. Sundays (through Dec. 21), 9:30-10:15 a.m. Napa Valley Baptist Church, 2303 Trower Ave., Napa. Info, Hank Hobbs at 252-2100. Prohibition presentation On Jan. 16, 1920 ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/11/30/community-bulletin-board-napa-valley-register/ Ten top wine choices for Christmas giftsTimes Online, UK - 6 minutes ago... of fine white burgundy, especially Puligny-Montrachet, or fans of new-world chardonnay who want to see why there’s such a fuss about French wine. ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/11/29/ten-top-wine-choices-for-christmas-gifts-times-online/ Niagara-French team nets world-class resultLondon Free Press, Canada - 1 hour agoThey hail from Niagara but the winery is a joint venture between Vincor Canada and the French wine house of Boisset. And the winemaker is French Canadian. ...Read more here... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/11/29/niagara-french-team-nets-world-class-result-london-free-press/ Each fall when the leaves change color and the chill returns to the air, we know one of our favorite wine days of the year is coming. The third Thursday of November is Nouveau Day – that fabulous day when the first French wine of the vintage is ...Read more ... http://frenchwine.winereviewersite.info/2008/11/29/pricey-beaujolais-batch-below-par-in-flavor-fun-fort-wayne-journal-gazette/