Vinmonopolet’s focuses in January are wines from U.S.A.
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Among the news in January 2009, it is the U.S.A that will be the main focus area. The United States is not the focus because it is different, but because it made good wine there! We know that it has made a major effort to adapt the grape to the soil and climate, and we hope it also will be the impression for this presentation.
The wine production in the U.S. actually takes place in all states, but in the first instance we will focus on wines from California and Oregon. California set NOK class in terms of volume and diversity. 98 percent of the export from the United States is California wine. There are about 100 AVA regions in the state, which all offer different geological and climatic conditions for grape cultivation, and this is one of the most important aspects of the focus area. For quality wine is also important Oregon, where we find the familiar area Willamette Valley. It is a young estate, and it was first producing wine in the early 1970s. Pinot Noir is by far the most important grape for the industry in Oregon, which has been well positioned for growth in the last decade. That commitment is also sustainable, often organic methods.
We’ve added many of the new wines in our database and they are search able with the dice roll from the Norwegian newspapers. The database will be updated daily in the days to come. The selection of American wines in Norway has been very poor in recent years so we hope now that it will improve and we look forward to try out several wines from the United States.
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Carol @ Pentimento
January 13th, 2009 at 06:51
I am happy to see you mention WA wines as something you want to try. There is little grape growing done here in western WA state, as most of the crop is grown in the more arid side in eastern WA. I live in western WA where it’s more green and lush, while places like Yakima and Walla Walla tend to be more like desert or high desert respectively. Many people like Chateau St. Michelle wines here, but there are many, many others of equal or better quality too.
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los angeles limos
July 22nd, 2009 at 01:34
I think, California wines have a good place on the list of wines to enjoy.
But I think just as important is the vintage or year the wine was produced.
For California the mid 90′s were a time that we may never see again regarding the quality of wines that were produced. Starting in 1994 we saw wines come out from vineyards that had consistently produced just average wines. In 1997, we saw what I believe to be the best year ever in wine production. These wines are still wonderful today and have set the mark for vineyards for upcoming years. I believe the vintage 2007 is one that will be remembered for a long time.