I've talked about
vintage years in lending before, and about absolute return investors before.
It was
a vintage year in Vancouver, as the organisers had secured a series of programming «coups».
To redefine it then, let us consider
a vintage year in gaming as one in which a number of what one might consider classics released.
Not exact matches
What has really happened
in private equity over those decades is that investors, net of fees, did about 25 % better than the S&P up through the 2005 «
vintage»
year (denoting funds that first drew capital
in 2005).
In the five
years before he joined the company, Vevers (who doesn't have a driver's license) took frequent Amtrak trips to deepest America, hitting
vintage shops at stops along the way.
NAPA, Calif. (AP)-- Businesses
in California's wine capital are mopping up thousands of dollars
in high - end
vintages and sweeping glass from ghostly downtown streets that officials hope will soon bustle again with tourists following the San Francisco Bay Area's strongest earthquake
in 25
years.
You could be five
years in and be left wondering how long you can use your
vintage for cooking.
Just last
year, the discovery of an enormous Allied bomb
in the German financial center, Frankfurt, led to the evacuation of 60,000 people, while Berlin's Tegel airport had to be closed down while police disarmed a nearby Russian - made bomb of similar
vintage.
According to one limited partner who has been involved
in every Founders Fund pool since 2007, performances have ranked
in the «top quartile, if not the top decile» of all VC funds of their
vintage (i.e., the category determined by the
year the fund closed), with annual returns
in the 35 % to 45 % range.
So she set out to chart her own course selling
vintage clothing on eBay, earning $ 70,000
in revenue
in her first
year.
Despite a perception among some investors that impact investing necessitates a concessionary return, the Impact Investing Benchmark has exhibited strong performance
in several of the
vintage years studied as of June 30, 2014.
Vintage Investment Partners» management team collectively has over 100
years» experience
in both the public and private equity markets, including venture capital and private equity funds.
In Year One, the month of
Vintage, time began.
The Cambrian strata of rocks,
vintage about 600 million
years, are the oldest ones
in which we find most of the major invertebrate groups.
Despite living
in this apartment for over a
year, I'm still discovering the nuances of cooking with my beautiful
vintage Wedgewood stove.
Our favourite time of
year is
vintage, when all of the hard work put
in for the season comes to fruition.
Join our Chateau Club and receive two shipments a
year,
in February and August, of our highest quality, most exclusive wines, including our «Cloudbreak» and «Best of
Vintage.»
Redstone Foods three
years ago added specialty beverages to its offerings when it acquired
Vintage Beverage, a specialist
in beverages made with pure cane sugar and packaged
in glass bottles.
But on the flipside, a French wine supply squeeze from the 2017
vintage may be a plus for the other top - end brands
in the Treasury portfolio such as Penfolds, which have experienced strong success
in the past few
years.
But the company is putting a brave face on the dire
vintage in France, which authorities believe will be the smallest since 1945 because of severe frost and hailstorms earlier
in the
year.
The brand partnered with
Vintage Point Partners
in Wine at the beginning of the
year to assist
in further growing and scaling sales and distribution.
Following on from the success of the first batch of Silveroak, this 2013 release of the 1990
vintage benefits from having been matured an additional
year in North American bourbon and Spanish Oloroso sherry casks, revealing extra complexity.
The vineyards have so far escaped the direct ravages of the worst bushfires for 30
years but winemakers fear their grapes may have fallen victim to «smoke taint», which results
in wines that taste like an ashtray and can ruin an entire
vintage.
Since 2010, when the Australian dollar reached parity with the US dollar, McGuigan and the Australian
Vintage board have been gritting their teeth and wearing the pain to avoid forfeiting the foothold the business has established
in overseas markets over the
years.
The furnishings, kitchen, dishes, and decor was all
in mint
vintage condition making me feel right as home, just like I did many
years ago when I used to visit my grandparents every summer.
Belvino put the vineyards up for sale
in February last
year after winemaker Neil McGuigan's ASX - listed Australian
Vintage Limited terminated its lease over the property early at the end of 2015.
Each hand - cut crystal bottle is
vintage dated according to the specific
year in which the bourbon was distilled.
The Arras Grand
Vintage has a complexity of character that follows eight
years in tirage.
«Over the past two
years at
Vintage Point, we've assembled an iconic group of vintners and winemakers
in our portfolio of clients -LSB-...]
«Over the past two
years at
Vintage Point, we've assembled an iconic group of vintners and winemakers
in our portfolio of clients and Dave Phinney fits seamlessly into that group.
In preparation for the Master's exam, Chris spent time working with Canlis, an icon of fine dining for 64 years with a 2,400 bottle list, followed by working with Rajat Parr to open Seattle's RN74 where he specialized in Burgundy & Bordeaux with vintages dating back to the 1940'
In preparation for the Master's exam, Chris spent time working with Canlis, an icon of fine dining for 64
years with a 2,400 bottle list, followed by working with Rajat Parr to open Seattle's RN74 where he specialized
in Burgundy & Bordeaux with vintages dating back to the 1940'
in Burgundy & Bordeaux with
vintages dating back to the 1940's.
It will be a permanent member of the core Auchentoshan portfolio, which includes Auchentoshan 12
Year Old, Three Wood, 18
Year Old and the limited release 21
Year Old,
in addition to select
vintage, limited edition releases.
Last month rival wine producer Australian
Vintage reported the unfavourable exchange rate — primarily the fall
in Sterling on the back of the Brexit vote — had cost the business AU$ 10.5 million
in the first six months of the
year, with UK / European sales falling 18 % as a result, despite a rise
in branded sales.
And she's always happy to share well - cellared bottles, as I discovered when I visited Coonawarra this
year in the lead - up to the winery's 60th
vintage release of the Wynns Black Label cabernet sauvignon (see review, below).
Awarded the «Innovator of the
Year»
in 2012 by the Wine Enthusiast,
Vintage Point's innovation extends beyond packaging, branding, segmentation, sourcing and positioning, to provide a flexible and diverse approach that enables
Vintage Point clients to go to market and compete.
He arrived at Taltarni eight and a half
years ago for a
vintage job; went away again; worked
in...
The first
vintage of Leeuwin Estate's Art Series chardonnay, the 1980, made from vines barely three
years old, beat all other entries
in an international chardonnay tasting held by Decanter magazine
in the UK a couple of
years later.
A handful of smaller Australian winemakers maintain the tradition — producers such as Sami - Odi
in the Barossa, who each
year bottle a shiraz called Little Wine that is an assemblage of four
vintages.
A proprietary blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot from premiere vineyards
in south Napa, Oakville and St. Helena, the 2014 reflects another outstanding
vintage that's drinkable now and will reveal even more complexity over the next five to seven
years.
Mike would like this process to be a success, but he believes that it's ’30 or 40
years too late», at least
in the case of him and his wife; and other farmers of their
vintage (Mike is 67), which is the vast majority of farmers
in the region.
If quality isn't up to snuff
in a certain
year, the château doesn't release a
vintage under its label and sells off the juice.
The first two barrels bought
in the exchange are Elijah Craig 12 -
year small batch bourbon and Evan Williams Single Barrel
Vintage.
In addition, the ProWein Forum in Hall 7.1 will feature special events: in line with the anniversary of ProWein, the German Wine Institute (DWI) will offer the «20 Years of ProWein — 20 German Vintages» tasting hosted by Stuart Pigott while the German trade magazine «Wein + Markt» will hold a seminar on successful retail concepts and best - practice example
In addition, the ProWein Forum
in Hall 7.1 will feature special events: in line with the anniversary of ProWein, the German Wine Institute (DWI) will offer the «20 Years of ProWein — 20 German Vintages» tasting hosted by Stuart Pigott while the German trade magazine «Wein + Markt» will hold a seminar on successful retail concepts and best - practice example
in Hall 7.1 will feature special events:
in line with the anniversary of ProWein, the German Wine Institute (DWI) will offer the «20 Years of ProWein — 20 German Vintages» tasting hosted by Stuart Pigott while the German trade magazine «Wein + Markt» will hold a seminar on successful retail concepts and best - practice example
in line with the anniversary of ProWein, the German Wine Institute (DWI) will offer the «20
Years of ProWein — 20 German
Vintages» tasting hosted by Stuart Pigott while the German trade magazine «Wein + Markt» will hold a seminar on successful retail concepts and best - practice examples.
Eddystone Point also collected a trophy for its 2016 Riesling, while House of Arras, which was last
year named one of Australia's top sparkling producers by winning «best
in class» trophies at every capital city wine show, also secured trophies for «Best Non-
Vintage Sparkling» and «Best Late Disgorged Older
Vintage Sparkling.»
Its various
vintages have received 12 medals over the past four
years, both
in the Best Pinot Noir category, as well as across a diverse range of our Asian food and wine pairing awards.
Owner and winemaker Phil Baily has produced hand - crafted premium
vintage wines for over 25
years, and all made from grapes grown on his property
in the Temecula Valley.
In a great
year like 2015, the big challenge was selecting the final blend from more than 60 000 litres of very good quality wines, all of them worthy of great
Vintage Port status.
Featuring
vintage craft cocktails, a four - course dinner and champagne toast, Honey Salt's «Mad Men» New
Year's Eve Celebration kicks off at 8:30 p.m. and continues to ring
in 2016.
Named Market Watch Wine Brand of the
Year in 2015, Josh is sourced from across many great California winegrowing regions, every
vintage represents a labor of love, a commitment to quality, and a very personal promise to make great wine
in honor of Joseph's dad, Josh.
I remember that I said last
year, «Best
Vintage in Ten
Years.»