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Cognac with tea?!

So-Yang is a newly launched drink that is a blend of cognac and green tea. It was originally created by a French woman in her

Oldenburg Vineyards, Stellenbosch, ripe Syrah-Shiraz

World’s best Syrah

The wine competition Syrah du Monde recently honoured 36 wines with the Gold Medal. Wines from all over the world participated in the competition. Here

The world’s most powerful brands

The magazine The Drinks Business makes a yearly review of the world’s most powerful brands, weighing in things like brand recognition as well as sales

500 wineries in Washington

Sweet Valley Wines in Walla Walla claims to be the 500th winery in Washington State. The state has 31,000 acres of wine (13,000 hectares). Production

Record (small) harvest in Australia

In contrast, in Australia this year’s harvest will be the smallest since 2000 – only 560,000 tonnes (~400 M litres of wine). It is almost

Record harvest in Argentina

The harvest volume in Argentina 2007 is expected to increase with 6.5% compared with 2006. It will be the largest volume since 10 years. A

Napa Valley officially recognised by the EU

The European Union has recently officially recognised the denominations “Napa” and “Napa Valley” for wine in a way similar to the European appellations of origin

Vineyard with irrigation in the Strantza village near Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece

Water in the vineyard

Is it permitted to irrigate the vineyard? It depends on where and when. Many believe that it is forbidden in e.g. France. However, that is

Austria bets on organic wine

Austria aims to become the leading producer of organic wine. There are today 467 organic wineries in the country, representing 4% of the total production.

Sneak release: truffles in February

It’s not officially released yet, but we can give you a sneak preview. On February 13-17 we will organise an exclusive Truffles Hunting, Wine and

Wine Tours

Wine Tours 26-30 September: Côte d’Or, the heart of Burgundy Over the course of a long weekend we will take a close look at the

BKWine Brief nr 47, June 2007

Here in Paris we had a wonderful month of April. We sat on the balcony until late in the evenings enjoying 20+ centigrade. Then May

Link Tips

Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: On Italian Syrah wines: sfgate.com On Hans Vinding-Diers, a Danish-South African-Italian wine maker: winespectator.com Wine comments from

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