Asia Pacific the most important growth market for wine
Euromonitor expects Asia Pacific to be the most important driver of new wine sales. It is expected to have a value growth (CAGR) of almost
Euromonitor expects Asia Pacific to be the most important driver of new wine sales. It is expected to have a value growth (CAGR) of almost
There is a handful of very large wine producers in the world, who together represent a quite big proportion of world wine production. It is
By far the most common place to buy wine is in the supermarket/hypermarket. They account for around 50% of all sales (940 M 9l cases).
The world market for wine is worth some US$ 256 billion (2009). In volume it means 3 billion cases (@ 9 litre) – an easy
The list of top-selling wines is not, as could be expected, a particularly inspiring reading. Off License News, the English drinks magazine, makes a survey
Denis Dubourdieu is one of the world’s best known wine consultants. He is perhaps to modest to call himself ‘flying winemaker’ and does not really
The English drinks magazine Off License News conducts a survey of consumer preferences for closures since a few years back. the question they ask is
Sexual confusion is a viticultural practice that aims to protect the vineyards from insects without the need to spray insecticides. One of the pests that
Chateau Rollan de By is a chateau in the northern Médoc that has in recent years acquired a certain fame, no doubt not to an
If you didn’t fall for the sexy underwear made from cork (see elsewhere in the Brief) you should perhaps consider a bra that makes second
New video on BKWine TV: César Compadre is France’s only journalist at a daily paper dedicated 100% to wine and spirits. He writes for the
One can with good reason wonder why it is that Bordeaux 2009 is so expensive. It is the most expensive vintage ever, in spite of
We recently updated our online stock photography archive, BKWinePhotography.com with a selection of new photos. We have added a bit over 6000 new pictures. Some
In the last Brief we noted that it is really not a big issue if you don’t remember all the 13 permitted grape varieties in
What is believed to be the world’s oldest champagne was recently found on Åland, the semi-independent group of island between Finland and Sweden in the
Kjersti Toppe is a politician representing the Norwegian Senterpartiet (The Centre Party). In a recent article in Dagsavisen (Google translation) she argues that wine articles
Some fan (we assume) has been kind enough to write an entry on BKWine, or to be entirely correct, on Britt Karlsson in Wikipedia, the
Pencil in January 24 to 26 if you are interested in organic wine. That are the dates for the next edition of Millésime Bio, the
It might perhaps be a bit difficult to do yourself (but worth a try?), but a Portuguese designer has created a line of sexy (hmm,
Here’s the second part of the interview with Cesar Compadre on the future of Bordeaux. The video is in French. (Part 1 of the interview
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