Even more advertising trouble hit the state owned vodka producer V&S Vin & Sprit in Sweden when they were fined 500,000 SEK for having used inappropriate imagery in ad campaigns in Sweden: two arms making
The state owned Swedish spirits giant V&S Vin & Sprit, with its immensely successful Absolut brand, recently launched an ad campaign in Germany that showed a sultry red lipstick impression with a silhouette of a
It’s not exactly big news for those of you who read about wine elsewhere: Heavyweight barrel aged Chardonnay is loosing ground. Consumers are moving towards lighter wines with more pronounced fruit, rather than oakiness and
The total volume in Europe, though, seems to be relatively big. The total for the four countries German, Italy, France and Spain is expected to reach 154 million hectolitres compared to 145 Mhl last year
The rain arrived just at harvest time in Germany. Many producers had to do very strict sorting of the grapes at harvest, which will lead to a harvest volume that is a bit smaller than
V&S Vin & Sprit, the Swedish state-owned that is one of the world’s largest vodka producers (with the Absolut brand), announced sales up with 13% to 7.6 billion SEK for the nine months to September.
Next year the agreement between Hungary and the EU will come into effect that will reserve the name “Tokay” (in its various spellings) to wine coming from the region of Tokay in Hungary. The use
A new guest writer article has been posted in the Guest Writer section on our site: “How to Appreciate a Bottle of French Wine” by Phil Leventhal. Read the full article on the Guest Writer
Next year’s edition of the Loire Valley wine fair – Salon des Vin de Loire – will take place on February 5 to 7. It is a big trade fair where most of the Loire
The black Perigord truffle is one of the most highly acclaimed (or at least most expensive) food ingredients. The price varies between €1500 and €4000 per kilo… To find truffles you need a truffle dog
Gilles Robin made his first vintage of Crozes-Hermitage in 1996. At that time he had to help him his grand father, and when Gilles later created a cuvée prestige he named it after his grandfather:
From our press release on our stock photo activity: A new source for wine, food and travel stock photography is now available with the launch of the collaboration between BKWine and Alamy. The collaboration marks
The very dynamic Carol Duval-Leroy from Belgium found herself at the head of this family company in 1991 when her husband died. She has successfully marketed her champagne ever since, often targeting female consumers. As
Wine Tours February 14-18 Truffles, Olive Oil and Wine in the Rhone Valley Haven’t you always dreamed of going truffle hunting? Now you have the opportunity! Join us on this trip in February to the
Read it here:https://www.bkwine.com/category/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/ Or subscribe herehttps://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/free-subscription/ Here’s the introduction: Quite a few restaurant and producer recommendations in this Brief. The two selected producers I have for you are very interesting: An unusual, and very dynamic
That’s right. We want to know where you are. Just for fun, to know where our readers are located. We have created a Frappr map (a free Google service) for the BKWine Brief. You can
Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: Better wine with chemistry, according to Paul Evans in Business Week Oenology, vinification, wine technology and lots of more useful information. You find it with illustrations and
Australian wine exports fell with 0.6% in value for the year to 30 September. The total value reached $2.78 billion. It is the first time in 15 years that exports have shrunk. But if you
Governor Schwarzenegger has just signed into law a new text that defines that wines that say Sonoma on the label really must come from Sonoma. Or at least mostly. The new rule stipulates that a
No, this is not a new fashion contraceptive, or perhaps it is. Anyway, we have at several occasions written about Private Preserve, which is an excellent way of keeping an open bottle fresh for longer.
INAO (l’Institut National des Appellations d’Origine) has approved Sylvaner as a grape variety to be used in Alsace Grand Cru wines. It will initially only be allowed in Zotzenberg wines but one can perhaps expect
Every ten years (or so) the classification in Saint Emilion is reviewed. Some chateau may be upgraded and some may be downgraded. The last revision the classification has just been announced with some changes. No
WineBusiness.com has just published the 2006 edition of their regular salary survey for winery employees. Here are some titbits: The average wage increase for winery employees were 5.4%, compared to a US average of 3.5%
NEC System Technologies has developed a wine robot (a winebot?) that can taste wine (and other food and drink) and analyze its contents. It can also give health recommendations to consumers based on its analysis.
The French wine supervision organisation INAO has approved four new appellations: Orléans (red, white and rosé made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), and Orléans-Cléry (red Cabernet Franc) in Loiret. Chaume has been granted its own
The French ministry of agriculture has decided to put the limit for the yield for Vin de Table at 110 hl/ha. Last year the limit was exceptionally increased to 130 hl/ha but it is now
Seven persons passed the Master of Wine (MW) exam in the latest batch. Essi Avellan, Finland (first Finnish MW. congratulations!), Sarah Jane Evans (UK), Linda Granik (USA), Geoff Labitzke (USA), Ken Mackay (UK), Rod Smith
A new study has shown that people who drink wine (or beer or spirit) on average earn 10-14% more than those who do not drink at all. A theory of why that is so is
There are now 107 AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) in California. An AVA is a bit like a French appellation, only with less rules and regulations. It specifies the origin of the wine. Here’s the full
On November 28 and 29 there will be the annual Chablis wine festival in the village Chablis (of course). The village is some 190 kilometres from Paris so it is an excellent weekend excursion. The
Even more advertising trouble hit the state owned vodka producer V&S Vin & Sprit in Sweden when they were fined 500,000 SEK for having used
The state owned Swedish spirits giant V&S Vin & Sprit, with its immensely successful Absolut brand, recently launched an ad campaign in Germany that showed
It’s not exactly big news for those of you who read about wine elsewhere: Heavyweight barrel aged Chardonnay is loosing ground. Consumers are moving towards
The total volume in Europe, though, seems to be relatively big. The total for the four countries German, Italy, France and Spain is expected to
The rain arrived just at harvest time in Germany. Many producers had to do very strict sorting of the grapes at harvest, which will lead
V&S Vin & Sprit, the Swedish state-owned that is one of the world’s largest vodka producers (with the Absolut brand), announced sales up with 13%
Next year the agreement between Hungary and the EU will come into effect that will reserve the name “Tokay” (in its various spellings) to wine
A new guest writer article has been posted in the Guest Writer section on our site: “How to Appreciate a Bottle of French Wine” by
Next year’s edition of the Loire Valley wine fair – Salon des Vin de Loire – will take place on February 5 to 7. It
The black Perigord truffle is one of the most highly acclaimed (or at least most expensive) food ingredients. The price varies between €1500 and €4000
Gilles Robin made his first vintage of Crozes-Hermitage in 1996. At that time he had to help him his grand father, and when Gilles later
From our press release on our stock photo activity: A new source for wine, food and travel stock photography is now available with the launch
The very dynamic Carol Duval-Leroy from Belgium found herself at the head of this family company in 1991 when her husband died. She has successfully
Wine Tours February 14-18 Truffles, Olive Oil and Wine in the Rhone Valley Haven’t you always dreamed of going truffle hunting? Now you have the
Read it here:https://www.bkwine.com/category/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/ Or subscribe herehttps://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/free-subscription/ Here’s the introduction: Quite a few restaurant and producer recommendations in this Brief. The two selected producers I have
That’s right. We want to know where you are. Just for fun, to know where our readers are located. We have created a Frappr map
Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: Better wine with chemistry, according to Paul Evans in Business Week Oenology, vinification, wine technology and lots
Australian wine exports fell with 0.6% in value for the year to 30 September. The total value reached $2.78 billion. It is the first time
Governor Schwarzenegger has just signed into law a new text that defines that wines that say Sonoma on the label really must come from Sonoma.
No, this is not a new fashion contraceptive, or perhaps it is. Anyway, we have at several occasions written about Private Preserve, which is an
INAO (l’Institut National des Appellations d’Origine) has approved Sylvaner as a grape variety to be used in Alsace Grand Cru wines. It will initially only
Every ten years (or so) the classification in Saint Emilion is reviewed. Some chateau may be upgraded and some may be downgraded. The last revision
WineBusiness.com has just published the 2006 edition of their regular salary survey for winery employees. Here are some titbits: The average wage increase for winery
NEC System Technologies has developed a wine robot (a winebot?) that can taste wine (and other food and drink) and analyze its contents. It can
The French wine supervision organisation INAO has approved four new appellations: Orléans (red, white and rosé made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), and Orléans-Cléry (red
The French ministry of agriculture has decided to put the limit for the yield for Vin de Table at 110 hl/ha. Last year the limit
Seven persons passed the Master of Wine (MW) exam in the latest batch. Essi Avellan, Finland (first Finnish MW. congratulations!), Sarah Jane Evans (UK), Linda
A new study has shown that people who drink wine (or beer or spirit) on average earn 10-14% more than those who do not drink
There are now 107 AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) in California. An AVA is a bit like a French appellation, only with less rules and regulations.
On November 28 and 29 there will be the annual Chablis wine festival in the village Chablis (of course). The village is some 190 kilometres
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