Joe Tsai at The Asian American Foundation Heritage Month Awards Dinner at The Glasshouse in May 2024. Joe Tsai, who became chairman of Alibaba in 2023, is part of a consortium of investors to have acquired vineyards in prestigious parts of Burgundy, according to media outlet Bloomberg. If confirmed, the move would put Tsai among an unofficial club of wealthy …
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A busy summer at Decanter’s London headquarters saw us renovate our tasting suite, the beating heart of our operations. The suite is where we hold all our panel tastings, receive and process samples and have, in the past, hosted tutorial-like sessions for subscribers – led by leading contributors – focused on tasting methodology, specific styles and regions. The redesigned space …
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Ferrari’s winery in Trento Following a hot and hectic week at Vinitaly in Verona, I jumped at the opportunity to head to the more temperate mountains of Trentino to meet with Cyril Brun, the new chef de cave at Ferrari Trento, together with Camilla Lunelli, head of marketing and third generation of the family running Ferrari and the Lunelli Group. …
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Rare Champagne traces its roots back to 6 May, 1785, when Florens-Louis Heidsieck met Queen Marie Antoinette, expressing his desire to create a cuvée ‘worthy of a queen’. Two centuries later, the brand released its first vintage, Rare Millésime 1976. In the past four decades, Rare Champagne has declared only 14 vintages, each representing the most exceptional years in Champagne. …
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A technology entrepreneur and thought leader in product innovation, Ron has 20 years’ experience in software development, security and IT infrastructure. He drives the overall strategic vision for Enolytics, which provides data analysis and reporting solutions for the wine and spirits industry, ensuring the security of valuable data assets for the company and its clients. How did you get here? …
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