The Chafariz do Vinho is primarily a wine bar. The restaurant element of it is modest although what they serve is very good. Architecturally and historically it is a curious place. The restaurant is located
This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may have noticed that we have renovated our web site. We
BKWine Brief Issue 97, August 2011 This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may have noticed that we
It is not the wine itself. It is the game. Vignobles de France is an online game where you should place French wine appellations as close as possible to the correct location (in a limited
Dottore Giorgio Colli gives a short introduction to truffles, what types of truffles there are and how you should prepare and serve them. Truffle is a type of mushroom. About a dozen truffle varieties are
What do you think is most suggestive? Stylised pouting lips and the name “Wacky Chicks”, or A young girl with a flimsy skirt (petticoat?), with a wistful man with a flower, and the name “Untouched”?
So is the world’s biggest selling vodka brand something one has heard of? Actually it is. The leading brand is Smirnoff that sells almost twice as much (24 M 9l cases) than the number two,
It is too seldom one comes to Austria. Both the wine districts and the countryside are well worth a visit. And if you come to Vienna there is now a wealth of wine bars and
The world’s biggest selling whisky is not what one thinks. It is a “local” Indian brand called Bagpiper. The biggest “international” whisky is Johnnie Walker that comes third. Here is the top ten: Bagpiper, India
Drinks International follows what happens on the international drinks market. They recently published a special issue on the world’s top brands. Here are a few pickings. Which is the world’s biggest selling spirit? Smirnoff? Absolut?
Cortes de Cima: interview with winemaker Hamilton Reis. Cortes de Cima is a winery in the Alentejo region in Portugal, an hour an a half east of Lisbon. Their total range includes more than a
Many wine producers illustrate the label with a beautiful work of art. Some (wealthy) owners of wine estates are also art collectors. Philippe Margot is a Swiss wine writer who has written a number of
It is not often that one of the major chateaux in Bordeaux changes hands. Buyer is the French insurance company MACSF. Seller is Colony Capital, an American investment company. The price tag is not official
Champagne is one of the few wine regions where the permitted yield is modified almost every year. This is done in an effort to manipulate supply and demand and the prices that champagne sell for.
Spain has in recent years been suffering a decline in the wine exports. The international sales have gone down from 1.2 bn euro in 2007 to 1 bn euro in 2010 (excluding bulk and sparkling).
Here are the top export markets for South African wines: UK 104 million hectolitre Germany 72 Mhl Sweden 38 Mhl Netherlands 26 Mhl Denmark 17 Mhl Canada 14 Mhl USA 13 Mhl Russia 7.8 Mhl
New Zealand is very well know for its internationally very successful sauvignon blanc wines, sauvignons that are very aromatic to the point of sometimes being overpowering. The focus on sauvignon has perhaps been so strong
In the 12 months to January 2011 New Zealand exported 1.56 Mhl (156 M litres). Almost all of it, 84 %, goes to the three top export markets: UK, Australia, and USA. Here are the
“In February, I spent a very enjoyable evening in New York with Alice Feiring, the “high priestess” of “natural” wine and author of The Battle for Wine and Love: Or How I Saved the World
How was it for you, 2010? In some ways it was a remarkable year, another magnificent vintage in Bordeaux for example. But a horrific one in Chile that was struck by a quake. Stuart George
We are happy to introduce a new contributor to BKWine Magazine: Stuart George. Stuart has worked as a wine merchant, travelling extensively through the world’s wine regions, before turning to writing. In 2003 he was
If you are really aiming to be a volume producer this might be your chance. 989,000 acres, around half a million hectares, of land is for sale in Argentina. It is claimed that it is
Sorry ladies, it is not handsome vineyard farmers looking for spouses (does that TV program exist elsewhere?). It is twelve young female wine growers who have made a calendar, the Jungwinzerinnen Kalender. Each month in
Tasting primeurs is not as difficult as it is sometimes said. Wines that young, just barely six months after harvest (tasted in April), can be wonderfully attractive: lots of fruit, hopefully ripe tannins and not
We are very happy to introduce Jeff Leve as a new contributor to BKWine Magazine. Jeff Leve is founder and editor of The Wine Cellar Insider, a wine site focusing on Bordeaux wine, and also
Prices for Bordeaux primeurs are mainly going up. Again. Is that a cause for concern? No, we argue. Most if not all chateau in Bordeaux will have announced their prices for the primeurs 2010 by
Congratulations dear visitor number 2,000,000 on BKWine.com. The site recently counted its two millionth visitor! Statistics on the internet is always a bit tricky. First, there is not really and totally (totally!) accurate way to
This is our monthly update on what wine tours there currently are on our public program – English edition. “World’s Best Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com BKWine offers you two possibilities
”No, that’s not correct. You can’t say that”, I was told off. It felt a bit like being squashed down the shoes, especially since it was a Master of Wine who said it – at
”No, that’s not correct. You can’t say that”, I was told off. It felt a bit like being squashed down the shoes, especially since it was a Master of Wine who said it – at
The Chafariz do Vinho is primarily a wine bar. The restaurant element of it is modest although what they serve is very good. Architecturally and
This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may
BKWine Brief Issue 97, August 2011 This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it
It is not the wine itself. It is the game. Vignobles de France is an online game where you should place French wine appellations as
Dottore Giorgio Colli gives a short introduction to truffles, what types of truffles there are and how you should prepare and serve them. Truffle is
What do you think is most suggestive? Stylised pouting lips and the name “Wacky Chicks”, or A young girl with a flimsy skirt (petticoat?), with
So is the world’s biggest selling vodka brand something one has heard of? Actually it is. The leading brand is Smirnoff that sells almost twice
It is too seldom one comes to Austria. Both the wine districts and the countryside are well worth a visit. And if you come to
The world’s biggest selling whisky is not what one thinks. It is a “local” Indian brand called Bagpiper. The biggest “international” whisky is Johnnie Walker
Drinks International follows what happens on the international drinks market. They recently published a special issue on the world’s top brands. Here are a few
Cortes de Cima: interview with winemaker Hamilton Reis. Cortes de Cima is a winery in the Alentejo region in Portugal, an hour an a half
Many wine producers illustrate the label with a beautiful work of art. Some (wealthy) owners of wine estates are also art collectors. Philippe Margot is
It is not often that one of the major chateaux in Bordeaux changes hands. Buyer is the French insurance company MACSF. Seller is Colony Capital,
Champagne is one of the few wine regions where the permitted yield is modified almost every year. This is done in an effort to manipulate
Spain has in recent years been suffering a decline in the wine exports. The international sales have gone down from 1.2 bn euro in 2007
Here are the top export markets for South African wines: UK 104 million hectolitre Germany 72 Mhl Sweden 38 Mhl Netherlands 26 Mhl Denmark 17
New Zealand is very well know for its internationally very successful sauvignon blanc wines, sauvignons that are very aromatic to the point of sometimes being
In the 12 months to January 2011 New Zealand exported 1.56 Mhl (156 M litres). Almost all of it, 84 %, goes to the three
“In February, I spent a very enjoyable evening in New York with Alice Feiring, the “high priestess” of “natural” wine and author of The Battle
How was it for you, 2010? In some ways it was a remarkable year, another magnificent vintage in Bordeaux for example. But a horrific one
We are happy to introduce a new contributor to BKWine Magazine: Stuart George. Stuart has worked as a wine merchant, travelling extensively through the world’s
If you are really aiming to be a volume producer this might be your chance. 989,000 acres, around half a million hectares, of land is
Sorry ladies, it is not handsome vineyard farmers looking for spouses (does that TV program exist elsewhere?). It is twelve young female wine growers who
Tasting primeurs is not as difficult as it is sometimes said. Wines that young, just barely six months after harvest (tasted in April), can be
We are very happy to introduce Jeff Leve as a new contributor to BKWine Magazine. Jeff Leve is founder and editor of The Wine Cellar
Prices for Bordeaux primeurs are mainly going up. Again. Is that a cause for concern? No, we argue. Most if not all chateau in Bordeaux
Congratulations dear visitor number 2,000,000 on BKWine.com. The site recently counted its two millionth visitor! Statistics on the internet is always a bit tricky. First,
This is our monthly update on what wine tours there currently are on our public program – English edition. “World’s Best Wine Tours” – Travel
”No, that’s not correct. You can’t say that”, I was told off. It felt a bit like being squashed down the shoes, especially since it
”No, that’s not correct. You can’t say that”, I was told off. It felt a bit like being squashed down the shoes, especially since it
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