World’s grape production stable
2010-07-13
The production of grapes was stable in 2009: 69 million tons were produced (for wine, juice, raisins etc). In a longer perspective the trend has
The production of grapes was stable in 2009: 69 million tons were produced (for wine, juice, raisins etc). In a longer perspective the trend has
The statistics from the OIV always makes for a fascinating read. We start with the area planted with vines. In 2009 the acreage with vines
We recently had the opportunity to meet with the winemaker from Vina Maipo, and taste some of his wines, when both he and BKWine happened
The wine business is in no way safe from fraud or fakes. You may remember the recent scandal when a wine producer in the south
On July 11 Faugères will be celebrating summer with a village party where you will be able to taste a lot of different wines and
What would you say if someone offered you a red muscadet? No doubt you would not believe it. Muscadet is made at the mouth of
Trebbiano? No, Trebbiano Spolentino! Wines made from 100% trebbiano can by thin and nondescript. This wine, Trebbiano Spoletino Bianco 2008, is also made solely from
In the centre of the small town of Beaune you find La Part des Anges. The interior is modern, designed (for being in rural France).
Locanda Gulfi opened recently and it is perhaps the best winery restaurant we’ve ever been to. The winery is called Gulfi and you will find
Jon and Elizabeth Bowen decided to settle in the majestic region Haute Corbières in southern Languedoc. In 2004 they bought their own vineyards, starting with
The view from Chateau Rives-Blanques is fantastic: the snow capped tops of the Pyrenees mountain tops. No wonder that Carly and Jan Panman decided to
At this time of the year many are thinking about the upcoming vacation, or perhaps you have already left for holidays (at least in Scandinavia,
Tales from a recent trip Chile is a wine country in transformation. For twenty years it has been delivering reliable but quite basic wines but
Wine Genesis / Wein Genesis By: Peter Oberleithner (design and photo), Karl Mayer (text) Kulinarium Verlag e.U. www.kulinariumverlag.at A massive and heavy book with lots
One new wine picture every day (well, almost), that’s the theme of our Wine Picture Blog. Sometimes the photos are quite ‘serious’ (e.g. illustrating how
Thanks to advances in scanning technologies, making it possible to effectively also scan liquids, the restrictions on carrying liquid in the carry-on baggage on EU
A while back we wrote about the world’s biggest markets for champagne. At the time we did not have, as we noted, any numbers for
Wine “bottled” (what do you say?) in bag-in-box, i.e. in a plastic bag, or in a lightweight plastic PET bottle is gaining in popularity, no
Being Swedish we have to write about this of course. Rickard Enkvist is from Sweden but lives in the small village of Gaucin in the
Argentinian wines reaped a lot of rewards at the recently held Concours Mondial (“Brussels International Wine Competition”): 20 Gold Medals and one Great Gold Medal
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