David talks with Allan Green, Director of the International Canned Wine Competition… Allan has been in the wine business for more than 45 years. His experience includes directing and organizing the Mendocino County Fair Wine Competition, which he helped start in 1979, for most of the last thirty years. He also created and hosted the California Wine Tasting Championships from 1983 through 2012. During his more than 35 years as a winemaker and grape grower he became interested in canned wine, and since 1980 has assembled a collection of more than 1,100 different wine cans.
In segment four, David talks about latest packaging trends in wine, the most popular varietals which remain, no surprise, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, though other varietals are creeping up… Listen to find out more!
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