New BKWine Brief out, #126: Amarone, warm winter, excoriose, Bordeaux chateaux for sale and more | The wine newsletter
A few years back I read a detective novel that taught me a new expression (new for me) in Swedish. Not quite easy to translate
A few years back I read a detective novel that taught me a new expression (new for me) in Swedish. Not quite easy to translate
A few years back I read a detective novel that taught me a new expression (new for me) in Swedish. Not quite easy to translate
I fell for this Chianti Classico instantly. It has typical flavours of the Sangiovese grape, like cherry fruit and some tobacco. The fruit is rich
Admittedly, they have said that they are not going to sue but still, the whole affair is exaggerated, to say the least. It is about
Amarone in particular and Valpolicella wines more broadly has seen a tremendous success in recent decades. Talking about a renaissance is understating it. The powerful,
The Chinese have overtaken both the French and Italians in terms of consumption of red wine. This shows a report made by Vinexpo, the world
Vinisud is a very interesting wine fair, the second biggest in France. This year it will take place on February 24-26 in Montpellier, as usual.
The Lurtons is a great wine family in Bordeaux. François is from the younger generation and started his career in Bordeaux but has since achieved
We will be launching two new wine tours in the autumn. But already today we can give you the information here. It will be one
What is the best qualification to have when drinking wine? Well, curiosity. Not a good nose or amazing taste buds. It is worth much more
What is the best qualification to have when drinking wine? Well, curiosity. Not a good nose or amazing taste buds. It is worth much more
It caused a certain brouhaha when an ”investigative” television program on wine was aired recently in Sweden, Kalla Fakta (Cold Facts). Several wine producers and
In Piedmont, there are always new things to discover. It could be new grape varieties, new gastronomic specialities or, not least, new winemakers. In late
Now in winter time, maybe the wine produce can slow down a little and recuperate? Hardly. Now begins the season for la taille, the winter
There are lots of good Bordeaux wines in the medium price range. All too often one tends to focus on either the very exclusive, and
Often we hear wine producers in France saying, not without a certain pride in their voice that their wine is certainly not sold in supermarkets
Côte and Coteaux, we see these words everywhere: Côtes du Rhône, Coteaux du Languedoc, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Beaune, etc. It is an old
Maison Louis Chèze is a young wine producer in the northern Rhône Valley who makes excellent wines with a lot of varietal character. Drinking his
South Africa makes very good sparkling wine. Since a few years back they call their sparkling wines made from the traditional method that is with
“The wine condom” will protect your wine once the bottle has been opened, it claims. Proper protection for your wine is indeed a good tag
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