Author: Per Karlsson

Le Nez du Vin, created by Jean Lenoir, is the classic of « aroma kits » – sets of tiny bottles of aromas to illustrate the tastes and smells of wine. They exist with various

The very popular restaurant guide Zagat gives special recommendations to six wine bars in its just published New York edition: Bar Jamón, ’inoteca and Bar Veloce are given ”top appeal” and Enoteca i Trulli, Le

It is said that all US states except one (guess which!) make wine. But Nebraska is not the first one you think of for wine. But up until the early 20th century they had around

Château l’Evêché in Saint Emilion has made a tradition of having its label created by a fashion designer. The latest vintage (the 2003) has been drawn by agnès b. Not very traditional bordelaise in style

BKWine will be offering a series of wine tastings in Paris this autumn for English speakers. The tastings will be on begginner’s and intermediate level and will take place in a just-opened wine shop close

BKWine, who is one of Scandinavias most active organisers of wine tours, now launches a selection of tours in English to French wine regions. The BKWine tours will be in the format of “a long

The EU allocated a special budget for distilling excess wine: the wine producers had to apply to have their wines distilled and would then be paid for the wine. In France the applications have by

Journée Vinicole writes that the Norwegian ministry of Justice wondered if the articles written on wine in the Norwegian press should be considered as advertisements. They asked the Ministry of Health for an opinion, also

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This beautiful hôtel particulier has been transformed into a trendy restaurant without losing its noble character. The walls have been painted in a warm burgundy red colour which goes very well with the very special

A tiny restaurant with amusing and colourful details and a very ambitious cuisine. The speciality of the house is ravioli (but there are other things as well) and as raviolis are a speciality from the

This big chateau in the northern part om Médoc belongs to the family Delon, who also owns the more famous Château Léoville-las-Cases i Saint-Julien and recently Château Nenin in Pomerol was acquired. Potensac is a

Philippe Delarche has 9 hectares of vines in Côte de Beaune, and apart from Pernand-Vergelesses he also makes a little Corton and Corton-Charlemagne. His red wines are elegant and fruity, quite light but with a

Resveratrol is a substance that can be found in wine and that is believed to be good for your health. Now there is a site dedicated to resveratrol: www.resveratrolnews.com

According to our information (and as a confirmation of previous rumours) Vranken has bought Listel (owned mainly by Val d’Orbieu and the bank Credit Agricole). However, it is not the champagne house Vranken that buys

Take a look in the calendar at the bottom of the Brief. There you have the upcoming wine auctions at Sotheby’s in London and New York. The auction house also offers you other information on

The famous Burgundy house Remoissenet was recently sold to an American investor called Edward Millstein for around 10 million euro. Millstein bought Remoissenet in collaboration with Louis Jadot who had a 20% stake.

Blaxta Vineyard just south of Stockholm was given a silver medal for its Vidal Ice Wine 2003 at Challange International du Vin at Vinexpo (www.challengeduvin.fr) recently. They are currently looking for an importer in France

Every once in a while you see an new internet shop that tries and sell wine. That it is not very easy to do that profitably is well illustrated by the story of American wine

In the last Brief we mentioned that Fine Expressions, a magazine on wine and rinks, has been launched in the UK. You can get a discounted subscription on Tom Cannavan’s Wine Pages. (Tom also happens

At the opening of Vinexpo the French minister of agriculture said ‘The French offer does not always win over new consumers, who sometimes prefer products that are easier to buy and consume, not to mention

Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2005 have been given in four different categories: * Wine Writer of the Year 2005: John Stimpfig, articles in the FT ‘How to Spend It’ * International Wine Book

In a survey by Deloitte almost half of the wineries were found to have made losses in 2004. As in France, the government has stepped in with financial support. Read more in Beveragedaily.com.

INAO has approved Beaume de Venise as a new AOC. The wine was previously part of Côtes du Rhône Villages. Permitted grape varieties are Grenache (minimum 50%) and Syrah (min 25%), with the rest being

Rumours (and press reports) are saying that the Taittinger champagne house is being put up for sale. It is owned by the Taittinger family that also owns numerous other luxury firms, e.g. Baccarat Crystal and

44% of Lanson is owned by the bank Caisse d’Epargne. They have said that they are interested in selling their stake in the champagne house. Caisse d’Epargne bought it only last July from the Mora