A wine blog to visit: Svenssonsmakaren
2012-05-17
Bear with me for just a little bit. I am not crazy. Svenssonsmakaren is a Swedish wine blog but I do recommend that you go there and take a look. It is not easy to
Bear with me for just a little bit. I am not crazy. Svenssonsmakaren is a Swedish wine blog but I do recommend that you go there and take a look. It is not easy to
Early this year we “recruited” a team of wine lovers to help us cover more and better what happens in the world of wine, and in particular in Scandinavia. The Scandinavian market is peculiar in
The Swedish retail monopoly for wine and spirits is managed by the government owned Systembolaget. It is one of the world’s biggest wine buyers (but not the biggest). It basically controls what wines are available
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Japanese scientists have discovered that red wine can turn certain iron compounds into superconductors, according to PopSci.com. A superconductor can transport electricity without any significant electrical resistance which for instance means that it can be
BKWine Brief nr 104, April 2012 The weather in April in France has been quite cold and rainy and the small buds that started growing during the warm days in March have been suffering night
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Restaurants to try in and around Porto Porto is a great city to visit. For the wines of course, post and table wine, but also for its beauty and history. But we must confess that
Neusiedlersee is the latest addition to the Austrian “appellations”. In Austria they are called DAC, or Districtus Austriae Controllatus. On March 28 the Austrian agriculture ministry approved the promotion of Neusiedlersee to DAC. The Neusiedlersee
Those of you who drink South African wines regularly have probably noticed that the quality of the wines have increased dramatically in recent years. This is often due to hard work in the vineyards by
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The Latte di Luna restaurant is at the very end of the main street in Pienza. You can’t miss it. This is a real family affair! Il Signore is running the dining room, La Mama
One of the best meals we have had in Portugal was here at DOP in Porto. It is in the old city centre in the Palácio das Artes near the old Stock Exchange (Bolsa) in
At a recent trade tasting with two producers in Sweden we had the occasion to taste through part of the range from the Portuguese wine producer Bacalhoa and the Burgundy négociant winemaker Bichot. It was
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The focus of Mesdames-Messieurs is clearly on the wine. And on organic – and similar – wines in particular. They call themselves “bar à vin dînatoire”, essentially a wine bar with something to eat too,
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Found in a dusty corner (on YouTube) a video that we had done quite some time back but that has never been published on BKWine TV on the site. It is an interview with Thierry
Internet wine shops can today sell directly to Swedish consumers and bypass the monopoly. The Swedish wine market is dominated by the monopoly retailer, Systembolaget (just like Alko in Finland and Vinmonopolet in Norway). Since
The Swedish wine trade is split in two parts: the importers and the retailer. Retail is a monopoly and it is the Systembolaget AB company who is the monopolist, operating some 400 shops around the
Domaine Binet Jacquet is a small organic and biodynamic wine producer in the Languedoc. It is in the sub-region called Faugeres that is inland, close to the Cevennes mountains. It is a remote an empty
BKWine Brief nr 103, March 2012 It seems that the wine world have been caught up a new insane craze or hysteria. This thing with “natural wines” Every wine magazine, wine journalist, wine blogger etc
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Trattoria Nunzia is a family run, family style restaurant. Very Italian. La Mama heads the kitchen and the son in the dining room. Don’t think you can skimp on your portions. La Mama watches you
Bear with me for just a little bit. I am not crazy. Svenssonsmakaren is a Swedish wine blog but I do recommend that you go
Early this year we “recruited” a team of wine lovers to help us cover more and better what happens in the world of wine, and
The Swedish retail monopoly for wine and spirits is managed by the government owned Systembolaget. It is one of the world’s biggest wine buyers (but
Are you one of the 900 million people on Facebook? Then it would be nice if you “liked” our new Facebook pages. We actually have
Porto is a wonderful city to visit, but it is not, in our experience always easy to find a good restaurant. We were very happy
Neusiedlersee is the latest addition to the Austrian “appellations”, DAC. On March 28 the Austrian agriculture ministry approved the promotion of Neusiedlersee to DAC. The
“World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com Currently scheduled “open” (i.e. not custom designed) wine tours on the English language (i.e.
Japanese scientists have discovered that red wine can turn certain iron compounds into superconductors, according to PopSci.com. A superconductor can transport electricity without any significant
BKWine Brief nr 104, April 2012 The weather in April in France has been quite cold and rainy and the small buds that started growing
The weather in April in France has been quite cold and rainy and the small buds that started growing during the warm days in March
Restaurants to try in and around Porto Porto is a great city to visit. For the wines of course, post and table wine, but also
Neusiedlersee is the latest addition to the Austrian “appellations”. In Austria they are called DAC, or Districtus Austriae Controllatus. On March 28 the Austrian agriculture
Those of you who drink South African wines regularly have probably noticed that the quality of the wines have increased dramatically in recent years. This
Statistics and other numbers for the world of wine in 2010: the planted vineyard acreage, the wine production, wine consumption, wine exports and imports. (A
The Latte di Luna restaurant is at the very end of the main street in Pienza. You can’t miss it. This is a real family
One of the best meals we have had in Portugal was here at DOP in Porto. It is in the old city centre in the
At a recent trade tasting with two producers in Sweden we had the occasion to taste through part of the range from the Portuguese wine
Meerlust is an old and very established wine producer in South Africa. They also have a long history of supplying wines to the Swedish market.
The focus of Mesdames-Messieurs is clearly on the wine. And on organic – and similar – wines in particular. They call themselves “bar à vin
It is now possible for internet shops to sell directly to consumers (see other story). The latest addition is an eshop specialised in wines from
Vinosus is a wine show organised by three Norwegian wine importers: Vinarius, Vinum and PlusVini. It takes place in Oslo on April 22 and 23.
Facebook can be a fun and easy way to keep in contact with old (and new!) friends and to get informed about what’s going on.
Here is the list of the top ten articles for January, i.e. those that had the most readers (in English): Wine Tweeting 1: how to
Found in a dusty corner (on YouTube) a video that we had done quite some time back but that has never been published on BKWine
Internet wine shops can today sell directly to Swedish consumers and bypass the monopoly. The Swedish wine market is dominated by the monopoly retailer, Systembolaget
The Swedish wine trade is split in two parts: the importers and the retailer. Retail is a monopoly and it is the Systembolaget AB company
Domaine Binet Jacquet is a small organic and biodynamic wine producer in the Languedoc. It is in the sub-region called Faugeres that is inland, close
BKWine Brief nr 103, March 2012 It seems that the wine world have been caught up a new insane craze or hysteria. This thing with
It seems that the wine world have been caught up a new insane craze or hysteria. This thing with “natural wines” Every wine magazine, wine
Trattoria Nunzia is a family run, family style restaurant. Very Italian. La Mama heads the kitchen and the son in the dining room. Don’t think
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