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When times are tough people can take desperate measures. I’m not sure weather this marketing campaign by vignerons in Languedoc is ingenius or plain stupid. Essentially they have labelled their wine “Vin De Merde” or “Crap Wine”.
After years of bad reputation and criticism as to the quality of some of the wines, a local vigneron […]

The following video provides a brief insight into Spains wine regions as produced by the Travel Channel.  Spain is touted as the next big thing in the global wine industry. Check out why.
 
 

The Vinaria Milestii Mici Winery & Cellar in Moldova stretches for 250 kilometres (160 mi), of which only 120 kilometres (75 mi) are currently in use. The Mileştii Mici cellar complex is the largest in the world.
Overall, the complex holds nearly 2 million bottles. More than 70% of the stored wines are red, 20% are white and about 10% […]

Brunello di Montalcino is a red Italian wine produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montalcino located about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Florence in the Tuscany wine region. Brunello, roughly translated as “nice dark one” in the local dialect, is the unofficial name of the clone of Sangiovese grown in the Montalcino region. In […]

Recently we have seen a number of high profile wine movies such as Sideways and Mondovino. The most recent of these is Bottle Shock.
Bottle Shock is based on the true story and the makers of the film provide this synopsis:
There are certain unforgettable moments in history when America has triumphed against long odds and proved […]

A Wine Bloke and the guys at Smithbrook take a look at some interesting Sauvignon Blanc from the Smithbrook Vineyard, just prior to harvesting.

A look inside one of the most important pieces of equipment during vintage. The Grape Press.

There are many machines and equipment that is used in the winery and most are full of gleaming stainless steel. One of the machines that captures peoples attention (people always stop and stare), is the Rotary Drum Vacuum Filter, or RDV. Please excuse the winemaker enthusiasm, as it seems only we get excited about […]

By Jon F.
One of the most important operations completed during vintage is of course, picking. For hundreds if not thousands of years, grape growers have picked the grapes by hand, carefully selecting the best bunches. 21st Centruy technology has revolutionised this operation with the introduction of mechanical grape harvesters. Over the years they have been […]

A brief introduction to the Smithbrook winery processing facility, looking at the setup and some of the equipment and infrastructure.