WINE INDUSTRY "TOP TEN NEWS" OF 2007 FOR WAWWJ:

  1. The first international wine contest was held on an international flight from Tel Aviv to Madrid, marking for the first time the different senses that occur on air and the way this experience changes them under these conditions. Among the main international figures were four South Americans. (Ram Jacobson, Moises Spak, Raúl Castellani, Sergio Correa Undurraga, Pascual Herrera García, Haim Gan, Claudia Farina y Leonardo Castellani (13/11/07- see also Spanish, English, French and Hebrew notes).
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  2. Ernest Gallo, the world's largest winemaker, died Tuesday in his home in Modesto, California at the age of 97.In 2005 and 2006 he lead with his winery the international winery ranking world and the wine ranking world of the WAWWJ.
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  3. The genome map out of the range Pinot Noir has been traced. French and Italian researchers have followed the pinot noir map, used for sparkling wine and many Burgundy wines in France and all over the world, and discovered it has thirty thousand genes in its DNA. This means it has more than the human genome that ranges between twenty and twenty five thousand genes. According to the researchers that have published an article in Nature magazine, they have identified almost five hundred million chemical substances in the grape's DNA. Many sequences from these substances form genes just like letters form words, but this discovery will not affect wine tasting. It is the first grape and fruit of which it's genetic origins have been traced and there are years to follow to apply these discoveries to the vineyards. However it did predict that many varieties of grape will be more resistant to insects and diseases.
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  4. The international community also took matters to hand when it came to climate changes that also affect viticulture. In 2006 the WAWWJ published one of the most important articles signed by its International President (Raul Castellani) and it held the second international congress of climate changes in viticulture. Regarding this matter, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) received with Al Gore the Nobel price in 2007.
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  5. Consumption and interest in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia and Venezuela of wine is increasing constantly. The competition of wines in Central America (Panama Vinos) and the Caribbean (Caribe Vinos) were the most thought for. (December 2007)Full Text

     

  6. China broke through rapidly in the international market as a producer and importer, meanwhile its neighbours India and Korea unite with Japan in a booming and powerful new culture of wines. They are making a custom of their international fairs and expositions in these areas. (February-October 2007).
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  7. The international Vinalies of Paris held the international classification of international competitions and published along with the editorial Hachette, taking the leading role in the international market. In this competition a Spanish wine (Pedro Ximénez Selección de Robles 1927) obtained for the first time one hundred points among an international jury (March 2007). Full Text

     

  8. Competitions that were held in England: International Wine Challenge (IWC), Decanter World Award and the International Wines & Spirits Competition (IWSC) challenged their supremacy when facing consumers. (March 2008).
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  9. The debate of changes in the wine industry at the OCM in Brussels started affecting straight away and will continue to do so, especially in Europe. (2007).
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  10. While the U.S confirmed itself as the most interesting market, the appearance of other countries that were unknown to the industry, such as Israel, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Colombia and Hungary started to take part in it. Canada, at the same time, was celebrating its "400 years" anniversary with the Selections Mondiales des Vins Canada (June 2008).
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