France keeps the pole position as the world’s most popular tourism country. 84.7 million foreign tourists visited France in 2013. This makes France the world’s
On BKWine’s Travel Blog we have recently published some press mentions that our wine tours have had. We are quite proud of all the positive
The Douro Valley makes some outstanding wines but it is also a spectacularly beautiful landscape. The river meanders through a landscape where wine growing has
The French wine exports brought in 7.81 billion euro in 2013, roughly the same figure as in 2012. Thus the large increases in value we
We have enjoyed Barrique Restaurant & Wine Bar at their different locations in Gothenburg. Recently a new Barrique Restaurant opened on Berzelii street. We had
Great Britain is still the biggest importer of South African wine. The country takes almost a quarter of the South African exports. Germany, however, has
Right now there are two important things going on. No it’s not the Middle East. Nor Ukraine. Not even the new Swedish government or Scottish
Sometimes you wonder who the person behind the name is, or if there is a person at all. In the case of Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte
The best-selling sparkling wine in the United States, excluding champagne, is nevertheless a champagne. The brand André, owned by the giant E & J Gallo,
BKWine met Generation Riesling, a group of young, forward-thinking German winemakers. There were many good Riesling wines, and others, in the presentation. BKWine’s Peter Cronström
For the winter and spring season we have already had the wine tours to South America and to South Africa open for bookings for quite
It was a delight to drink this red wine from Premières Côtes de Bordeaux. It did not cost much but it turned out to have
If ever you have recorded video with your smart phone perhaps you have hit your head on the same question as I. What “app” should
The interesting thing about going to a wine region is not only the good wines and the good food. It is also the many personalities
It is an excellent summer aperitif (remember the time?) but it works just as fine at any time of the year: We just finished a
Almost every wine region in France has its own “wine brotherhood”, confrérie de vin. Cahors, in the South-West is no different. The Confreries is mainly
BKWine meets one of Tuscany’s leading producers over a wine tasting and lunch When Federico Carletti’s father said “here, take the keys to the vineyard”,
Quinta do Noval is one of the most famous port wine houses. Nowadays, it is owned by French insurance company AXA, which also owns several
A trip to the wine country of Mendoza is a fabulous experience. You will find large, spectacular wineries like Salentein with its art museum and
Millésime Bio is in international terms a small wine show (or wine fair). There are “only” some 800 exhibitors. On the other hand it is
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