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The new wine contests have a female jury

Women have more importance now as wine experts, producers, buyers and consumers, 4 wine contests underline this with all female juries

Daniela Scrobogna

During the past 10 years the importance of women’s opinion regarding wine has constantly grown in importance at the same rate as the increase in numbers and competence of the consumers. At the end of the 20th century, among the tasters of the “Guida dei vini del Gambero rosso” there were only men, today Eleonora Guerini “Lady Wine” has a high level role like Daniela Scrobogna in “Duemilavini” by Bibenda AIS.

The most striking manifestation of the increase of importance of the weaker sex regards wine contests with entirely female juries, there are at least 4 of them:

“Wine Women Want” – National Women’s Wine Competition that took place in Santa Rosa California in 2007 and 2008, next edition September 2012.

The Governatore Manzari: – I like this Lions Club!

The Lions Club Montalcino La Fortezza has chosen a place with 800 years of history and surrounded by Brunello vineyards to welcome the Governatore Michele Manzari

Visita del Governatore Manzari al Lions Club Montalcino La Fortezza

Pieve di San Sigismondo: An April the first without April fools and with no fish, everything went very smoothly according to plan. A day that started quite early with a board meeting to discuss new members. At 11 am, on the dot, the Governatore del Distretto Lions 108 Michele Manzari .His wife Rita and other guests continued their journey toward the nearby Castello di Poggio alle Mura – Banfi where they visited the Museo del vetro da vino, (glass used for wine museum) while the 26 members of the Lions Club Montalcino La Fortezza showed the Governatore what they have succeeded in doing. Many small initiatives by generous people, united and industrious. Everybody has given a hand: there are those who have coke, those who have taught immigrants, who has offered a home, those who have taught to cook, those who have organized balls, or excursions…. A programme which has united the members making them feel useful and happy to live experiences together Lots of work which has eremite us to collect funds for the Dynamo Camp and for a local service which will be put into act during the next few months, and will be a continuation of the Premio Losappio.

Kerin O’Keefe clever, beautiful, young and a Brunello lover

Kerin O’Keefe: she writes for The World of Fine Wines, Wine, Decanter, Wine News …. She is an excellent wine taster, and she knows Montalcino better than I.

Brunello di Montalcino di Kerin OKeefe

Here new book is called “Brunello di Montalcino” ( 300 pp. 36,60€) and tells of the locations, the people and even the recipes in such detail and precision just like a person who knows Montalcino inside out, and like someone who ha san archive with thousands of pages of notes. I don’t know how long she has stayed in Montalcino but certainly a long time. She writes with a light tone, like that of story for friends but the information is precise and always exhaustive.

Angelo Gaja asks: Is there enough Italian wine?

Italy consumes and exports 45 million hectolitres of wine and produces a little more than 40.A great opportunity according to Gaja who proposes methods for making the most of the situation

by Angelo Gaja March 19th 2012

Wine Spectator cover - Angelo Gaja

WHAT WINE IS BLOWING IN EUROPE The Italian wine market is experiencing a phase of great changes and offers different views. National consumption decreases while export increases. There are producers who have difficulty in selling and have their cellars full; others who make the most of these markets can empty their cellars. Habitual pessimisms compared to rhetorical optimism. Where does the truth stand? The figures don’t say all but help to understand.