Buvons Nature (~ drink natural) is the name of a wine show for “natural wines”. “Natural wines” is a rather vague denomination for a philosophy that wants to reduce (but not eliminate) the intervention /
Munskänkarna is the world’s biggest wine tasting club with almost 24 000 members (yes indeed!). Since a few years back they pick each year a person that they honour with the title “Wine Profile of
Ninety nine and a half – November was quite simply not a good month to make issue one hundred. You will have to wait until December! We have just arrived home after 5 days in
Ninety nine and a half – November was quite simply not a good month to make issue one hundred. You will have to wait until December! We have just arrived home after 5 days in
Curiously, this has not previously been published on BKWine Magazine even though it is one of our most viewed videos and dates back to 2009. It shows the launch of a new champagne closure called
Bordeaux has not been very well equipped with ambitious wine bars but it seems to be changing. Le Wine Bar Bordeaux opened a couple of years ago and was probably one of the first in
Master of Wine is a title that you can win after having gone through a lengthy education and training and having passed a gruelling examination. But it is a title that carries a lot of
Vendange tardive is a designation that means that the grapes are harvested later than the normal harvest – that is actually the literal translation of the word. It is perhaps not something that one often
Millésime Bio is a wine fair that is entirely dedicated to organic wines. All exhibitors must be certified organic (or in conversion). In addition, all producers are allocated exactly the same space: everyone has a
Not everyone has 50 million euros to spend on a vineyard. One of the most cost efficient districts in which to buy a vineyard is the Languedoc in the south of France. Although they make
Finare Vinare is an anonymous Swedish wine blogger (the name means Finer Wines in English). Evidently he was recently in Paris to explore some of the wine bars and wine restaurants. We are familiar with
Constellation Brands is one of the world’s biggest wine producers. Ruffino is one of the biggest producers of wine in Tuscany with its core in Chianti. Constellation recently bought 50.1% of Ruffino. The price tag
A selection of wine bars (with restaurants) in Copenhagen, the Danish capital. It has been quite a while since we were in Copenhagen, and even longer since we were at a wine bar in the
From what it seems the silly initiative to create Languedoc Grand Crus have failed. In California things are much simpler. You just put Grand Cru on the label and voilà, you are a Grand Cru.
The focus of the Vinisud wine fair is the wines and wine regions around the Mediterranean. The show takes place in Montpellier in the south of France so the French wine producers are of course
Here is another harvest report from one of the French wine regions: The Rhone Valley. Admittedly, this press release sometimes reads more like a promo sheet with too much hyperbole: “Rhône Valley wine professionals have
The upper Loire, from a vinous point of view, comprises the two well-known appellations Sancerre and Puilly-sur-Fumé, but also the less famous Menetou Salon, Quincy, Reuilly, Coteaux du Giennois and Chateaumeillant. We have just received
Sometimes you find really good places – restaurants or other – in really poor locations. AOC Bar à Vin is one of those. Hidden in a very narrow alley, almost behind the rubbish bins, between
The 2011 vintage in the Loire Valley seems promising. When we were there in early October the winemakers we met sounded very optimistic. However, it has been a year with extreme, or perhaps more accurately,
Legrand Filles & Fils is one of the many very interesting wine shops you can find in Paris. It is definitely worth a visit if you are looking for some interesting bottles to carry home.
Wine producers usually know very little about what the wine consumers think about their wines. That was at least the opinion of three veteran drinks people in the UK. So they decided to launch a
We have had quite a good autumn in terms of press coverage. We have been mentioned in several newspapers and magazines: In Aftonbladet, the biggest Swedish evening paper: “A weekend in Champagne”. In Svenska Dagbladet,
One needs perhaps to do a little bit of extra promotion for this place – it is in the wrong direction. It is not really far from the city centre, though, only five minutes walk
The wine harvest in Austria in 2011 was overall good in quality as well as quantity according to the Austrian Wine Marketing Board. It was not a year without problems, warm weather for example led
La Taverna di Cecco is a very small restaurant only a few hundred meters from the famous Piazza del Campo but a world away in terms of the crowds of tourist there are. The style
There are a lot of different things we would like to write about: why vintages no longer matter that much (or matter differently), why the classification systems are uninteresting, why the system with planting rights
You can easily miss Il Ciottolo. It is on one of the main thoroughfares in Verona close to the most busy tourist areas. But it would be a mistake to miss it. It is excellent.
There are a lot of different things we would like to write about: why vintages no longer matter that much (or matter differently), why the classification systems are uninteresting, why the system with planting rights
If you sit outside you can have a view of the splendid Basilica di San Zeno. But the restaurant is indeed worth a visit in itself, not just for the view. It is a classic-style
Jürgen Grossmann is a bit of an eminence gris on the Stockholm restaurant scene. Or perhaps not so grey, he actually has quite a reputation. Today he runs GQ. We first encountered his cooking talents
Buvons Nature (~ drink natural) is the name of a wine show for “natural wines”. “Natural wines” is a rather vague denomination for a philosophy
Munskänkarna is the world’s biggest wine tasting club with almost 24 000 members (yes indeed!). Since a few years back they pick each year a
Ninety nine and a half – November was quite simply not a good month to make issue one hundred. You will have to wait until
Ninety nine and a half – November was quite simply not a good month to make issue one hundred. You will have to wait until
Curiously, this has not previously been published on BKWine Magazine even though it is one of our most viewed videos and dates back to 2009.
Bordeaux has not been very well equipped with ambitious wine bars but it seems to be changing. Le Wine Bar Bordeaux opened a couple of
Master of Wine is a title that you can win after having gone through a lengthy education and training and having passed a gruelling examination.
Vendange tardive is a designation that means that the grapes are harvested later than the normal harvest – that is actually the literal translation of
Millésime Bio is a wine fair that is entirely dedicated to organic wines. All exhibitors must be certified organic (or in conversion). In addition, all
Not everyone has 50 million euros to spend on a vineyard. One of the most cost efficient districts in which to buy a vineyard is
Finare Vinare is an anonymous Swedish wine blogger (the name means Finer Wines in English). Evidently he was recently in Paris to explore some of
Constellation Brands is one of the world’s biggest wine producers. Ruffino is one of the biggest producers of wine in Tuscany with its core in
A selection of wine bars (with restaurants) in Copenhagen, the Danish capital. It has been quite a while since we were in Copenhagen, and even
From what it seems the silly initiative to create Languedoc Grand Crus have failed. In California things are much simpler. You just put Grand Cru
The focus of the Vinisud wine fair is the wines and wine regions around the Mediterranean. The show takes place in Montpellier in the south
Here is another harvest report from one of the French wine regions: The Rhone Valley. Admittedly, this press release sometimes reads more like a promo
The upper Loire, from a vinous point of view, comprises the two well-known appellations Sancerre and Puilly-sur-Fumé, but also the less famous Menetou Salon, Quincy,
Sometimes you find really good places – restaurants or other – in really poor locations. AOC Bar à Vin is one of those. Hidden in
The 2011 vintage in the Loire Valley seems promising. When we were there in early October the winemakers we met sounded very optimistic. However, it
Legrand Filles & Fils is one of the many very interesting wine shops you can find in Paris. It is definitely worth a visit if
Wine producers usually know very little about what the wine consumers think about their wines. That was at least the opinion of three veteran drinks
We have had quite a good autumn in terms of press coverage. We have been mentioned in several newspapers and magazines: In Aftonbladet, the biggest
One needs perhaps to do a little bit of extra promotion for this place – it is in the wrong direction. It is not really
The wine harvest in Austria in 2011 was overall good in quality as well as quantity according to the Austrian Wine Marketing Board. It was
La Taverna di Cecco is a very small restaurant only a few hundred meters from the famous Piazza del Campo but a world away in
There are a lot of different things we would like to write about: why vintages no longer matter that much (or matter differently), why the
You can easily miss Il Ciottolo. It is on one of the main thoroughfares in Verona close to the most busy tourist areas. But it
There are a lot of different things we would like to write about: why vintages no longer matter that much (or matter differently), why the
If you sit outside you can have a view of the splendid Basilica di San Zeno. But the restaurant is indeed worth a visit in
Jürgen Grossmann is a bit of an eminence gris on the Stockholm restaurant scene. Or perhaps not so grey, he actually has quite a reputation.
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