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Karl Lagerfeld Designed Chanel Wine Label
When we talk about renowned fashion houses then Chanel is a name which can’t be exempted. But the fact that you might not have heard about is that they are also in the business of winery. It was founded in 1661 by Pierre de Rauzan, Château Rauzan-Ségla and is located in the heart of the Margaux appellation of France’s Bordeaux region, was acquired by Chanel in 1994.
The brand has a unique position in the luxury goods universe, and its independence as a privately held company, Chanel “endeavors to exalt the unique and precious qualities of this great vineyard with the utmost care and respect to its vines.” At the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the winery, Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has created a special label.
The Lagerfeld label adorns the new 2009 vintage, renowned for the “incomparably rich bouquet, silky intense tannins and elegant taste” that characterizes all of Château Rauzan-Ségla’s Grand Cru Classé wine. Since the acquisition, Chanel has been credited with a constant improvement of the precious, storied elixir.
The bottle has been carefully packaged with a drawing of the Château Rauzan-Ségla itself in his inimitable style, which of course bears his signature. The Grand Cru Classé will be offered at fine wine purveyors nationwide in March priced at $129, and are now available for pre-order.
Award-Winning Wines of Alexander Valley
White Oak Vineyards & Winery’s story started in the 1970s, when founder Bill Myers purchased a vineyard in the Alexander Valley and began to make small lots of handmade artisan-quality wines. He quickly became known for his outstanding Chardonnay, Zinfandel, and Sauvignon Blanc.
In 1991, Bill took home his first Sonoma County Harvest Fair Sweepstakes Award for his 1990 Sonoma County Chardonnay, and, more recently, the 2004 Sauvignon Blanc won the sweepstakes award again in 2005.
The award-winning wines come from the winery’s 750 acres of estate vineyards. White Oak’s Russian River Valley vineyards produce Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, while its Napa Valley vineyards produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah. And from the vineyards around the Alexander Valley tasting room come the precious grapes used to produce a small bottling of the winery’s legendary Old Vine Zinfandel and its Reserve Bordeaux Blend, both sold only in the tasting room.
With three different wine clubs and many special events held throughout the year, White Oak Vineyards & Winery offers many opportunities to taste its exemplary wines.
A new wine for the New York Jets fans
The football season hasnt come as yet but the celebratory wines are already out. There are still more months to come, but the new York Jets fans can start stocking up on some 2008 cabernet sauvignon called Jets Uncorked. Have to say that I like the name. One can start ordering right ahead. They win or lose, you dont really need a reason to have some good wine right?
This wine was actually created to commemorate the new Meadowlands Stadium. Made at the Girard Winery in Yountville, California, this wine is the creation of the winemaker Marco DiGiulio. It has top flavours of red cherries, currants, and berries combined with supple tannins. The flavouring also has a bit of oak and followed with a long spicy finish. These wines will be available in some of the local restaurants from September.
Climate Controlled Regency Wine Cellar
Wine lovers have got another reason to rejoice as the Sand & Birch Design Studio is been unveiled. Sand & Birch has teamed up with Andrea Fino and Samanta Snidaro to design the Regency wine cellar with Cantine Ellemme.
The simple looking cellar is climatically controlled and has a capacity of 80 bottles. It’s available in two versions of either single or double temperature controls.
A couple of features include LED internal lighting, efficient energy consumption, and is made using high quality materials like maple, oak and stainless steel.
Veuve Clicquot brings the limited edition yellow shopping bag for Brut Yellow Label
Keeping the yellow tradition going Veuve Clicquot for its Brut Yellow Label has introduced one of their finest wines Pinot Black and other reserve wines in a bright yellow shopping bag. Sewed with a saddle stitch finish this bag will keep your chilled champagne ready to drink for as many as two hours at an ideal temperature.
Best Bordeaux Wine at Skinner’s gets a hold of $320,000
The wide popularity and demand of Wine has turned it into a luxurious commodity. The processing and ageing of the wine has taken it to another level of refinement where it has become an investment because the valuations are bound to increase.
It was the Bordeaux wine super lot that fetched much more than the pre sale estimates. The lot comprised of a total of 50 cases of wine. The lot included 10 cases of Chateau Haut Brion 1995-2004; 10 cases Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1995-2004; 10 cases of Chateau Latour 1995-2004; 10 cases of Chateau Margaux 1995-2004 and 10 cases of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1995-2004.
The first growth Bordeaux are like the blue chip of the wine world. You can depend on them and the return on investment is always above average. The pre sale estimate for the lot was $200,000 to $300,000. The winning bid for the lot was $320,000.
Taylor’s rare 150 year old pre-phylloxera tawny port is one of the finest blends
The pre-phylloxera wines have always been a fetish for all wine lovers as they are superior in taste and quality as compared to the post-phylloxera wines. People love to own these wines also for the fact that they found rarely. Well one such fine blend has been released by Taylor’s and is dubbed as Taylor’s Scion. The tawny port comes with more than 150 years of cask age. This wine has been maturing in the Douro since 1855, was bought in cask by the company earlier this year. It comes with a price tag of $3,935 a bottle.
International Wine & Spirits Competition
Australia has taken huge strides in the field of winemaking in recent years. This fact was established beyond doubt when the International Wine & Spirits Competition announced their awards for the Southern Hemisphere. Australia’s mastery of winemaking was recognized worldwide when it cornered a staggering 568 medals in all. They received 27 Gold which were the Best in the class awards. In addition they received six other gold level awards. .
It was Shiraz and Semillon who did Australia proud and cornered most of the awards received by the country. New Zealand also received 160 medals to boost the claim of the Asia/Pacific region as premier winemakers. South Africa was a worthy runner up to Australia with a total of 367 medals including five gold level awards. Australia tripped only in the Chardonnay category. Only one of the Australian Chardonnays could get a medal.
The International Wine and Spirit Competition is the most prestigious and credible competition of its kind. They have been holding this competition since 1969 where they blind taste the wines, spirits and liqueurs and select them for awards on a points system. The categories are subdivided on the basis of variety, region and vintage.
The Million Dollar Antique Wine Cabinet collection
The Antique Wine Company has announced the release of the next four in its series of nine architectural cabinets featuring the most celebrated Chteaux in Bordeaux.
The new range includes replicas for Chteau d’Yquem, Chteau Haut-Brion, Chteau La Mission Haut-Brion and Chteau Petrus. These follow the Chteau Margaux architectural cabinet, the first of which was bought by the chteau itself.
The cabinets hold 18 wine bottles produced during the 20th and 21st centuries. The Yquem model comes with 141 consecutive vintages starting from 1868. This collection also includes letters and memorabilia from the Lur Saluces era, which will be sold during September 2010 and is expected to fetch the owners over $1 million. The other chteaux are priced at $222,465 each.
The remaining models to be released are based on Chteau Mouton Rothschild, Chteau Lafite Rothschild, Chteau Latour and Chteau Cheval Blanc.
Eckhart Cullman launches diamond-studded Chapeau de Vin wine closures
Now this is what I call one “useful creation’. Eckhart Cullman has launched an eye-catching new wine closure christened the Chapeau de Vin wine.
This range of three dome shaped closures (with small cups for your wine) crafted in gold, platinum, and diamonds will not only keep your best aged wine fresh and protected, it will also add a dash of luxury to your wine storage space.
Priced between $2,845 and $4,453 apiece, the closures are made in yellow gold, rose gold, and platinum, and finished with a diamond on top.
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