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Wines of Biblical Proportions | IWFS Capital Branch Long before there were ‘new world’ and ‘old world’ wines, there were ancient wines. Wine from grapes was probably first made in Georgia, in 5,000 BCE. From there, it found its way to Mesopotamia, Babylon, Anatolia, the Phoenicians and of course, across all the lands of the Bible.

All members of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and especially the members of the OMGD are invited to join us on Sunday for a fascinating webinar on Slovenian wines.

Combining two loves together is rare. Also the greatest love for Israeli wine and wineries and also a huge love for Chaine des Rotisseurs. An event that combines the two is a happy spot in my life.

OMGD United Arab Emirates Wine Tasting Lunch Featuring six excellent Israeli wines

You sure do not want to miss Diego González!

It's happening today! 17:00 in London and 19:00 in Tel Aviv. Everyone is welcome to join me. Chaine Members who do not have the link are welcome to contact me directly.

Please join us and Florent Martin the best Somm of France for an amazing talk about Champagne.

Please join us as we discover a wonderful word of Port wine.

All Members of the CDR and members of OMGD are welcome to join us. It is going to fun!

Congratulations to Florent, the best sommelier in France! Florent is the Echanson of France and a member of the OMGD. Florent will hold his lecture on the Champagne region as part of the webinars we hold. Wait for the next releases.

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Encore toutes nos félicitations aux trois candidats pour cette magnifique finale et bravo au lauréat Florent Martin.

Revivez la finale en Replay sur notre chaîne Youtube :

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Congratulations to Florent, the best sommelier in France! Floront is the chanson of France and a member of the OMGD. Florent will hold his lecture on the Champagne region as part of the winners we hold. Wait for the next releases. Vive l Order MondialModial
https://www.lechef.com/au-quotidien/2021-06-02-florent-martin-elu-meilleur-sommelier-de-france-2021/

All members of OMGD and all members of CDR are invited to join us for a fascinating hour on the subject of Belgian wines ... yes you heard right!

Helga L Schroeder: Württemberg – The rising star of German winegrowing regions

Helga L Schroeder: Württemberg – The rising star of German winegrowing regions A Special OMGD Global WebinarFor ages, Germany has been a synonym for Riesling, preferably for offdry versions or those affected by noblerot or produced as t...

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Helga L Schroeder: Württemberg – The rising star of German winegrowing regions A Special OMGD Global WebinarFor ages, Germany has been a synonym for Riesling, preferably for offdry versions or those affected by noblerot or produced as t...

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How should I order wine at a restaurant? Ask Decanter It can be a little daunting to order wine in a restaurant, but let us take the pressure off with these expert tips on how to go about it...

Welcome to our first webinar. Our guest is Mr. Isa Bell, MS who will tell us about the wines of Turkey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOSIyO6zOSU&t=10s&ab_channel=OMGDGlobal

Isa Bal FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE TO THE TURKISH REPUBLIC Below are some wines that I can recommend.Kocabag Winery, CapadocciaKocabag emirSomewhat similar to chablis or Grecco from Italy. Great with starters and sel...

Members of the Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Degustateurs (OMGD) are invited to participate in the first of our monthly educational programs for OMGD members about wine and crafted beverages. Join us at 5 p.m. London time on March 28, 2021 when Isa Bal, MS, will talk with us about the wines of Turkey and the regions in which wine is produced in that country. OMGD members should look for their email from the Paris HQ of March 17, 2021 for access information.

STEVEN SPURRIER

It is with immense sadness that we pass on the news of the death of Professional du Vin Steven Spurrier and reflect on the enormous contribution he made to the wine trade around the world and the help he gave to our Young Sommeliers Competition.

Firstly, he was a gentleman, quiet, thoughtful, immaculately dressed with tie and silk handkerchief and modestly hiding the huge wealth of knowledge he had built up of the years. He was the embodiment of generating interest in wine and encouraging people to broaden their knowledge. Variously a wine merchant, a writer, a judge and a vigneron.

For years he chaired the Decanter World Wine Awards, he judged at shows all over the world, consulted to airlines such as Singapore Airlines, entertained people at dinners, wrote articles for many publications, then latterly established a vineyard on his wife’s sheep farm in the Bride Valley in Dorset.

His 1976 Judgement of Paris is probably one of the twentieth century’s seminal moments for the wine industry worldwide. The opening of eyes to wines from the new world. Since then wines from around the world have benefitted from the public’s change in perception. This was turned into a film named Bottleshock in 2008. Nevertheless his palate stayed in the old world, an acknowledged Bordeaux expert, he was particularly fond of Rhone wines.

We first meet when I was working in Paris in the early 70s and my office was across the street from his shop off Place de la Madeleine, and we have remained friends since. In the 80’s he opened a restaurant in the La Defense area of the city and this became our regular lunch spot as it was the first place to offer good wines by the glass – another innovation which has now become commonplace.

He will be much missed and we pass our deepest sympathies to his wife Bella and family Christian and Kate.

Philip Evins

Steven Spurrier, A wine legend and one of the most widely respected and liked person in the wine trade, and a Chine member has passed away.. Steven, 80, famously gained global fame and recognition in 1976 when he organised the ‘Judgement of Paris’ wine tasting, a blind line up that pitted up-and-coming California stars against top Burgundy, with game-changing results.
He entered the wine trade in 1964 with London’s oldest merchant, Christopher & Co, he later moved to France, where he surprised the French in 1971 with the opening of Les Caves de la Madeleine in Paris. A smart merchant selling diverse wines, this Right Bank base provided the launchpad for L’Academie du Vin some 18 months later, as the first private wine school in France.
Spurrer’s influence and reach steadily grew, selling his wine interests in France and returning to the UK in 1988, where he gain a star career as a wine writer and consultant, with consultant editor to Decanter and wine consultant to Singapore airlines. He also founded and became director of The Christie’s Wine Course in 1988 and was chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Pone of his last achievement, was the foundation of his own English sparkling wine estate, Bride Valley, in Dorset, which delivered its first commercial harvest in 2011. He was a great influencer and we will miss him a lot.

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