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
Have you tried lifting a box of 12 bottles of champagne? It’s heavy, I can tell you. Champagne bottles are heavy, but out of necessity.
The Douro Valley, as in so many other places, there is a lot of talk about the new generation of winemakers. Per is sceptical; a
It is not quite Jack in the Box, but French wines are making solid progress in the USA. In 2013 sales of French wines increased
Crémant de Savoie is a brand new member of the Crémant-family. With Savoie this family now includes eight 8 different regions: Savoie, Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy,
“Super Tuscans” have almost been a bit fading from the wine scene in Tuscany recently. Or perhaps they are just changing. Traditionally super-Tuscans were made
What is most important for the quality of a wine? Healthy, fine grapes would be the most common answer nowadays. And therefore we think it
Hans Astrom is CEO of Klein Constantia, a winery in the Constantia wine region near Cape Town, since 2011. He also happens to be Swedish.
This is a magnificent white wine, probably the best white in the entire Rhone Valley. A full-bodied wine made with the Roussanne grape. The nose
The summer started with a lot of rain in some parts of France. But in Languedoc-Roussillon it is getting dry. During a hot summer with
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