South Africa’s first ever wine tourism show
2011-09-16
Wine tourism has become an increasingly important source of revenue for South Africa. The Minster of Tourism gave a speech a while back where he
Wine tourism has become an increasingly important source of revenue for South Africa. The Minster of Tourism gave a speech a while back where he
Muscadet will get three new village denominations. It is not, as far as we understand, a question of village “appellations” (AOP as it is called
Interview with John Loubser, general manager at the Steenberg Vineyards Winery in Constantia on the Cape peninsula in South Africa. Steenberg means Stone Mountain. The
We don’t always have all our destinations on our scheduled tours list (in particular in English – we currently have a much broader selection in
It is very seldom you find a rosé wine made from sangiovese grapes, but that’s what they do at Poggerino i Radda in Chianti. 24
Sub-title: The Life of a Vigneron. We suspect that it is actually a so called viral video that tries to market the wines of Domaine
A good idea not to focus on the business class wines in this recently held competition but instead on the wines served in Economy. How
Two of the places we sometimes visit on our wine tours in Tuscany were recently included in a Decanter Magazine guide. In their August issue
A while back we wrote about a wine that had been banned from the Systembolaget shelves in Sweden (the monopoly retailer) because of what was
According to the latest statistics vineyard acreage grew with 6.5% in Chile in 2009. They now have 111 52 ha planted with vines to produce
The Chafariz do Vinho is primarily a wine bar. The restaurant element of it is modest although what they serve is very good. Architecturally and
This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may
BKWine Brief Issue 97, August 2011 This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it
It is not the wine itself. It is the game. Vignobles de France is an online game where you should place French wine appellations as
Dottore Giorgio Colli gives a short introduction to truffles, what types of truffles there are and how you should prepare and serve them. Truffle is
Someone recently asked us the question: Do you have any good recommendations for Paris? Restaurants that are good but not necessarily luxurious, nice place to
What do you think is most suggestive? Stylised pouting lips and the name “Wacky Chicks”, or A young girl with a flimsy skirt (petticoat?), with
So is the world’s biggest selling vodka brand something one has heard of? Actually it is. The leading brand is Smirnoff that sells almost twice
It is too seldom one comes to Austria. Both the wine districts and the countryside are well worth a visit. And if you come to
The world’s biggest selling whisky is not what one thinks. It is a “local” Indian brand called Bagpiper. The biggest “international” whisky is Johnnie Walker
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