BKWine Brief nr 200, April 2020
2020-04-30
Chardonnay, the swan that became an ugly duckling? …and… Issue 200 …and… Where are we now? This will be a long Brief, so save it
Chardonnay, the swan that became an ugly duckling? …and… Issue 200 …and… Where are we now? This will be a long Brief, so save it
Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand was famous for its red wines long before Central Otago. Already in 1851, the country’s oldest still existing winery was
Unless you have millions of euros to spare you’re not going to be a winery owner. But it can still be fun to get involved
It is often debated whether it makes economic sense to work organically and if it is possible to raise the prices of the wines if
“Languedoc-Roussillon is a big area. Around 200,000 hectares. Exactly how many producers there are is difficult to know, but it is probably about 10,000 to
A recent Wine Intelligence study shows that consumers’ knowledge of wine decreased between 2015 and 2019. But that does not mean that these consumers do
During our South Africa tour in February we visited Creation Wines in beautiful Hemel-en-Aarde on the south coast. We tasted the lovely wines of course.
“Just don’t make the same wines as your grandfather did, my friends said when I told them I would start making my own wines,” says
After having worked for 16 years in France, winemaker Jenny Dobson returned to New Zealand in 1996. Her home country was at the time slowly
In New Zealand, wine producers were in the middle of the harvest when the message came on March 25 about a total lock-down of the
There will be many dinners at home in the coming weeks. Here are some recommendations from producers we met on our tour in South Africa
Casa Marin is the wine producer who showed the world that you can make quality wines just a few kilometres from the cold Pacific Ocean
“It was the vintage of 1990 that made the world discover Brunello di Montalcino,” says Francesco Marone Cinzano. We meet at the family’s beautiful estate
The “primeurs” tastings of new vintages from Tuscany offered many surprises. BKWine’s Åsa Johansson reports. The Tuscan version of Bordeaux’ primeurs – the anteprima –
Going to a Master Class is enriching regardless of subject area or specialisation. An enthusiastic speaker with a strong connection and a big heart for
Now when travel is restricted, some inspiration: In winter we have three lovely long-distance tours to wine countries in the southern hemisphere: Chile, Argentina, South
VinNatur is an Italian association for, as the name implies, producers who make natural wines. The big difference compared to other natural wine associations is
California Wines had invited to a master class on the theme of “Going Sideways for Santa Barbara” under the leadership of Gavin Chanin, who represented
We have just returned from this year’s wine tour in South Africa and as usual we have tasted fantastic wines that show the ambition that
The best or the most practical terroir? The world’s classic wines come from places, usually in France, which have been praised for so long that
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