BKWine Brief nr 223, March 2022
2022-03-30
— The world is much bigger than one thinks! — We were in Hungary last week, and it was a reminder (if we needed one)
— The world is much bigger than one thinks! — We were in Hungary last week, and it was a reminder (if we needed one)
We recently looked at the details of world wine exports. The other side of the coin is wine imports. In 2020 wine imports saw a
Cabernet franc is becoming one of the trendy grapes. It has long been in the shadow of its cousin cabernet sauvignon but more and more
In 2020 the global trade in wine seems to have more or less stagnated. And prices fell. This is of course to a very large
In the French wine magazine Vitisphere, we read about the five most significant challenges facing the winegrowers in the vineyard in 2022. These are not
New grape varieties are regularly approved in France. First, they are preliminarily approved for a few years and then they are entered in the official
In February, the wine monopoly in Sweden launched a wine from acclaimed winemaker Sandra Tavares in Portugal. We take that as an excuse to tell
Swedes are not allowed to buy wine directly from wineries popping up here and there in the southern part of the country. A proposal to
On February 14-16, Wine Paris, a large wine fair, took place after two years of absence. We saw many happy faces. Exhibitors and visitors alike
Malbec is a French grape variety, although people might be forgiven for thinking it is Argentinean. France has 6,000 hectares, Argentina 40,000 ha. Just like
Olga Pinevich-Todoriuk is the editor-in-chief of Drinks+, the leading Ukrainian wine and spirits magazine. She is also the initiator of the project the International Wine
VinNatur in Italy is organising its annual natural wine fair on April 9-11 in Gambellara in Veneto. It is the seventeenth edition of this wine
OIV, International Organization of Vine and Wine, often appears in what we write. They have lots of interesting info. (And has given us great awards
With great pomp and circumstance, the new vintage of Ornellaia, the 2019, one of the world’s most famous wines from Bolgheri, was presented on February
Super-Tuscan is still a much-used denomination. The first producers of these rebel wines have recently founded an association, the Comitato Historical Super Tuscans. The members
I recently read that wine investors are buying a lot of wine at the moment. They fear that the specific character of various wines will
— Origin or grape variety or traditions? — I recently read that wine investors are buying a lot of wine at the moment. They fear
Beaujolais wine is much more varied in style than one often thinks. It can be light and refreshing, but it can also be complex and
Today we introduce a new series: “BKWine Tastes”. It is a collection of wines we have tasted recently. It is often samples that producers have
Jura is a small wine region with a large selection of different wines. They can be red, white, rosé, sweet and sparkling. Here we also
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