Are the statistics true and accurate? And comparable? We recently passed the five million page views mark, but how does one interpret the numbers on
We have passed 5 million “page views”, but it is difficult to interpret web statistics We have recently passed the five million “page loads” mark,
To have fine, healthy grapes when it is time to pick means everything, or at least a lot, to the quality of the wine. And
It is quite fun to be part of the jury in wine competitions. It is also very good blind tasting practice. And above all, it
Two crazy Swedes make Italian wine in Stockholm The strange story of how two Swedish wine enthusiasts began making wine on Lidingö, an island that
They make wonderful wines in Alsace and the landscape is wonderfully beautiful. It has long been a popular wine region in Sweden (at least as
Arrogant Frog and Fat Bastard are two rather unpleasant brand names for unpretentious French wines. And they happen to be big sellers on the export
It is best to judge organic wines on their quality, not by a philosophy Do wine consumers have greater expectations when they drink organic wines?
The “best” wine travel destination is of course a matter of personal taste. If one wants impressive chateaux, famous names, beautiful landscapes, not yet discovered
The usual infighting between French appellations… Renaming the French table wines to Vin de France was an ingenious move. They were formerly called vin de
Porto, at the mouth of the Douro River, is an interesting city. Its twin across the Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia, is where you find
A new association to promote South African quality wines South Africa is probably most famous for its wines in the entry and middle price segment,
A great occasion to taste malbec wines from all over the world! As if you needed any excuse to drink malbec wines, the Malbec World
Jean-Hervé Chiquet talks about Jacquesson’s journey of liberating yourself from the non-vintage straight jacket in Champagne. Recently I was invited to a tasting with champagnes
Cahors is in the wine region called South-West in France. A region well known for its duck and foie gras among other things. Château La
We are thinking about two new travel projects: a wine tour including a wine course; and a wine tour combined with a photography workshop. The
Best of Wine Tourism is a prestigious international competition that promotes wine tourism initiatives. One of the awards for this year has been given to
“Wine and the Environment, Organic, Biodynamic, and Natural”, the latest book by Britt and Per Karlsson (of BKWine), has won two prizes. It was first
During the launch of the new vintage of Chianti Classico, the “anteprima” or the “primeurs”, in mid-February in Florence the consorzio presented the new design
Bruno Paillard, in person, was recently in Stockholm for a tasting of his champagnes, organised by the wine importer Tryffelsvinet. It is always particularly interesting
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