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Revival for Kurdish wine

Until 1987 there were vineyards planted in the northern Iraqi region of Dohuk. then they were all destroyed by the war. Mohammed Saleem, then winemaker,

A world tour of vineyards

The WineWorldTour was launched by two young wine enthusiasts in Bordeaux. They have travelled around the globe and visited almost 200 vineyards in 17 countries.

Top level gastronomic education

It is time to prepare the dossier for one of Europe’s more original gastronomic educations. “IHEGGAT”, or Institut des Hautes Etudes du Goût de la

Unique wine cellar stolen in top restaurant

The Ulriksdals Wärdshus restaurant was famous for it’s wine cellar: virtually all vintages from the 20th century of Mouton-Rothschild, Lafite-Rothschild, Latour, Margaux, Haut-Brion and Yquem.

Tell us where you are!

Tell us where in the world you are located. Put your pin on the BKWine Brief Frappr map. Just for fun. We’re curious to know

Bodega Pisano, Uruguay | BKWine Pick

Uruguay is a comparatively small country in South America with many small family run vineyards and a climate that is similar to that of Bordeaux.

Spain and Tuscany | BKWine Pick

Northern Spain – How to find great wines off the beaten track Susie Barrie, text; Tory McTernan, photo Mitchell Beazley Tuscany – How to find

Médoc and Bordeaux Statistics

From In Vino Veritas: Total vineyard area in Bordeaux: 122,000 ha. Médoc: 16,000 ha (14% of the total). Médoc appellations, in percentage of total Médoc

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