Bordeaux city, one of the most magnificent in France
2013-12-23
“There is no other city in France that exudes so much luxury and elegance as Bordeaux. Walk along the river Garonne in the evening and
“There is no other city in France that exudes so much luxury and elegance as Bordeaux. Walk along the river Garonne in the evening and
Orion from the Li Veli vineyard is one of my favourite wines from Puglia (Apulia). The wine is made from one hundred percent primitivo that
BKWine’s Asa reports from the “anteprima“, the primeur tasting, in DOCG Greco di Tufo in Campania “The sun always shines in Campania except in Irpinia,”
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The recent DWCC in Rioja included a session on wine communications, what it is and who does it. BKWine was one of the panellists. At
Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux at the Grand Hôtel The vast majority of wine producers in Bordeaux make wines at very reasonable prices, and
The top-of-the list Christmas gift for a wine lover must be, we hope, a trip to one of the world’s wine regions. The gift can
It can be costly to refuse to spray against the grasshopper that spread the disease flavescence corée. Flavescence dorée is a bacterial disease that weakens
Here’s what we have on the scheduled program at the moment. But don’t forget that we also do custom designed tours, as well as tours
As easy as 1-2-3 is not what it is to produce a new issue of the Brief (hint: look at what issue it is). We
As easy as 1-2-3 is not what it is to produce a new issue of the Brief (hint: look at what issue it is). We
Vinisud is the second biggest wine show in France (after Vinexpo), and in many ways the most interesting. At the next edition of Vinisud, in
Writing about wine, food and travel have many fun sides. Almost only fun sides. That is why we do it. But sometimes you encounter adventures
Almost all vines planted today are grafted onto an American rootstock. This is because the wine louse, the phylloxera, is still present in the soil.
The Douro Valley is one of the world’s most spectacular wine rivers. It flows slowly down from the inland mountains, winding its way between incredibly
The International Wine and Food Society publishes a yearly updated wine vintage chart. The “vintage card”, as they call it, is a handy pocket /
France has many nurseries that provide winegrowers with new vines. These nurseries are now worried that the French vines have become too expensive compared to
It seems that the wine harvest in Austria was a difficult one but that in the end it can give some good wines, albeit with
When you talk about faulty wines, the cork is often the scapegoat. However, there are other types of defects. A tasting in the region of
Champagne house Moët & Chandon has launched two Indian sparkling wines, Chandon Brut and Chandon Brut Rosé. They are made in Dindori which is located
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