Author: Britt Karlsson

Maker of World’s Top Wine Tours. On WBI’s Power List of wine journalists. Wine Profile of the Year 2011. We’ve been named World’s Top Wine Tours by Travel + Leisure Magazine. We’ve written a wine book that won the award World’s Best Wine Book for Professionals and another that’s been awarded Best Wine Book in Sweden for Professionals. We had (probably) the first web site on wine in Scandinavia in 1996. We publish one of the most read independent wine newsletters on wine. And lots of other things we’re proud of too.
Road-sign to Gigondas

Gigondas, soon also in white

Some appellations only come in one colour, like Gigondas in the southern Rhône valley, which is always red (or rosé, but these are rarely seen). From 2023 however, Gigondas will also be able to be

Britt Karlsson and Per Karlsson, BKWine

BKWine Brief nr 230, October 2022

— Eating the cake and having it when making wine — Two months of wine tours to different European countries have given us many opportunities to talk about the laws and regulations in various wine

AB Agriculture Biologique vin bio label on a bottle

Organic vineyard area reaches record high in France

Recent years have seen a record-breaking increase in organic wine acreage in France. Now you are up to 20% of the total vineyard area, which means 159,868 hectares that are organically certified or under conversion.

A very warm and sunny summer day

Record early harvest after record hot summer

This year the harvest is very early in many places in France. At the beginning of August, some producers had already started in Languedoc-Roussillon. In Champagne, the first village to harvest was on August 20

Kirchberg de Barr Grand Cru, Alsace, Gewurztraminer, Domaine Hering

Pinot noir in Alsace upgraded to grand cru

Alsace now has its first grand cru wines made with pinot noir. Until now, the Alsatian red grape has been banned from grand cru wines. But not anymore. At least not from two of them.

Chateau Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux

White AOP Médoc soon to be (maybe)

Once upon a time, quite a lot of white wine was made in Médoc. Then it was banned. Or, to be more precise, the eight appellations of the Médoc Peninsula can only be used for

Britt Karlsson and Per Karlsson, BKWine

BKWine Brief nr 228, August 2022

— When was the last time you met a tomato grower? — It is easier to compare the price of a kilo of tomatoes than of different wines. Too many factors affect wine pricing. This

Vineyards and mountains at Glenwood Vineyards, Franschhoek

Exceptional quality for 2022 harvest in South Africa

This year’s harvest in South Africa is of exceptionally good quality. The volume of 1.3 million tonnes of grapes is slightly smaller than in 2021 but still larger than the five-year average. “An overall cool

Road-sign to Gigondas

Gigondas, soon also in white

Some appellations only come in one colour, like Gigondas in the southern Rhône valley, which is always red (or rosé, but these are rarely seen).

Britt Karlsson and Per Karlsson, BKWine

BKWine Brief nr 230, October 2022

— Eating the cake and having it when making wine — Two months of wine tours to different European countries have given us many opportunities

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