“The vineyard is our bank savings so we must protect it,” says Giusto Occhipinti at COS winery in Sicily. He founded COS with two friends
Interview with Sarah Ahmed on why wines from Portugal are so exciting Here are some of the key things on Portuguese wines that Sarah tells
It is easy to believe that the USA is the pinnacle of market economies. In the alcohol sector that could not be farther from the
The Osteria dell’Arco restaurant is actually on the main square in Alba, the Piazza Savona, but it is hidden at the end of a court
A newish Tuscan region gains DOCG and starts to make its mark When talking about the wines of Tuscany it is easy to forget that
Try rognage: Sancerre launches the world’s first simulation machine for canopy management! It is called rognage, when you trim or prune the canopy (the leaves)
Fair trade, sustainable, organic,… Is it perhaps a meaningless terminology? “Sustainable” is actually quite a curious terminology. Not least for wine. Sometimes it is used
My personal overview of the schedule and program for the EWBC conference, pre-, and post-trips in November Have you signed up for the European Wine
In France, women buy the food and men the wine. Of course, with some generalization, but in La Vigne, we read of a survey conducted
A vineyard in Provence that also traces its roots to Bordeaux recently organised a tasting with wines back to 1970: Chateau Vignelaure in Coteaux d’Aix
Syrah du Monde is a wine competition for wines made from the syrah grapes. No prize for guessing. As with all competitions, you can only
BKWine has just launched a new wine tour destination: Chile and Argentina. It is a spectacular wine tour that will show you some of the
The Harbour House Restaurant in Kalk Bay has a fabulous location in the harbour with its feet in the water. One is glad that the
Cape Wine is to be held in the Cape Town Convention Centre from 25 to 27 September 2012. This is a trade event “with loads
On the wine tour we recently did in Veneto in northern Italy we visited several different wine regions around Verona. We tasted red wines in
“World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com Currently available scheduled tours on the wine travel program. Do take a look at
Britt had the honour to be named “Wine Personality of the Year” last year by the world’s biggest wine tasting association, the Munskankarna club. One
In the March Brief we said that Beaujolais needs promoting. And we would like to do our part. Because when a Beaujolais wine is of
BKWine Brief nr 105, May 2012 Selling wine is not easy. Some (regions/producers) think it will be easier if they get their own appellation, as
Selling wine is not easy. Some (regions/producers) think it will be easier if they get their own appellation, as we mentioned in the last Brief:
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