by Claire MONNIER | 11 Nov 2021 | ASI News, ASI Partners
Blanco Granito 2019, is the first wine from our small Galician winery Pazo Torre Penelas, it is also the first wine to be vinified and aged in granite tanks, the predominant and almost exclusive rock in the Rías Baixas DO. An Albariño grown entirely within the walls...
by Claire MONNIER | 11 Nov 2021 | ASI News, ASI Partners
Japan is one of the largest and highest value markets for California wine, with an emphasis on premium wines. Many California winemakers who have visited Japan express their enthusiasm for the market, partly because they know the Japanese ‘get’ their wine. The...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
In 2015, from November 4 to 7, Hong Kong hosted the ASI Contest of the Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania. A superb competition won by Hiroshi Ishida and a memorable stay concocted by the Hong Kong Association chaired by Nelson Chow. Michèle Aström Chantôme asked...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
Jeremy Ellis and Christophe Heynen may be located half a world away from each other, but the sommelier and Master of Wine share a commitment to our environment. Ellis is a mainstay of the New Zealand hospitality sector, starting is sommelier career in the late 1990s...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
Since joining ASI as a Gold Partner California Wine have been active partners in promoting not only California, but the organization’s commitment to be leaders in diversity, education and sustainability on a global wine stage. With close to 4,000 wineries and close to...
by Claire MONNIER | 10 Nov 2021 | ASI News
Miguel Torres Maczassek is a member of the fifth generation of the world-renowned Torres wine family. Trained in both business (ESADE in Barcelona) and oenology (Tarragona University) Miguel Torres Maczassek took on the title of general manager of Torres Group in...
