Can a small grower compete with big champagne houses? Yes, they can. First they must, of course, make good wine. And then they “only” have
It is interesting to look at the statistics showing how big a portion of the different wine regions in France is organically certified. The differences
The world’s largest wine producer, the American company Gallo, has become even larger. Recently, Gallo acquired US$ 810 million worth of wine brands from Constellation,
Was it, in fact, a grape and not an apple that Adam and Eve ate in Paradise? It is worth thinking about. At least that
BKWine, or more precisely Britt and Per, have been appointed subject-matter experts or, if you like, subject-matter managers for all that relates to wine at
Vines are also affected by viruses. The most difficult one in France since several decades back is court-noué, which is also found in other countries.
Tempranillo is one of the world’s most planted grapes. We associate it with Spain, where most of the plantings are (~190,000 hectares), and above all
Riesling is a magnificent grape but a difficult one. For its many devoted admirers, it is the foremost white wine grape in the world. Riesling
In South Africa, MCC, Méthode Cap Classic, is the fastest growing wine category, says Pieter Ferreira during a zoom conference. Pieter is South Africa’s guru
Predicting what will happen in 2021 is difficult. The only thing we can be sure of is that the environment and everything the wine producers
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How do wine regions become internationally famous? Some, of course, have the advantage of having been known and appreciated for centuries, such as Bordeaux and
Amorim in Portugal is the world’s largest producer of wine cork stoppers. They sell 5.4 billion cork stoppers a year, both “natural” corks, which are
South Africa has a total of 92,000 hectares of vines. 10,000 hectares are cabernet sauvignon. It is the most planted red grape. The country’s most
The huge South African producer Distell, with wine brands such as Pongracz, Two Oceans, Fleur du Cap and Neethlingshof, has sold one of its star
A successful and adventurous journey across the United States in the midst of the phylloxera crises in the 19th century helped save the French vineyards.
If 2021 will be a year for celebration for all of us remains to be seen. So far there is reason to be optimistic. It
Designers have a little more leeway to be creative when working with Bag-in-Box compared to bottles. In November, the best-designed Bag-in-Box was voted for in
Making wine environmentally friendly is seen by many today as a matter of course. However, the extent to which producers are involved in the environment
Relations between China and Australia have been strained for some time. At the end of November, China imposed import taxes on Australian wines of up
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