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Perhaps this will be the first major wine fair post-Covid-19. If nothing unforeseen happens. Millésime Bio is scheduled to take place on January 25-27 in Montpellier in the south of France. It is a very
There is an interest today in many wine countries for old, forgotten, grape varieties. Since 1990, the Technical Institute of Agriculture in the region of Castilla y León in Spain (ITACYL) has been conducting research
Kullabergs Vingård (Winery) in the south of Sweden received a gold medal in AWC Vienna, a wine competition, with a wine called K 2018. The winery also had three silver medals for the wines Immelen
Since a few years back, it is mandatory for all websites to inform visitors about e.g. that you set cookies. Failure to do so violates the EU GDPR rules. I would think that in practice,
Patagonia’s glaciers are melting alarmingly fast. Viña San Pedro in Chile will soon launch a wine to support Glaciares Chilenos, a non-profit association that works to protect Patagonia’s glaciers. The wine is called South Cause
In some places, the harvest started earlier than ever this year. Overall, the quality of the grapes has been exceptional. In Champagne, they started picking already on August 17. The quality of the grapes was
The National Wine Day is celebrated in Moldova the first week-end in October. This is an 18 years tradition. Wine lovers from all over the world can over two days taste wines from around 60
Biological control (biocontrol), or sustainable plant protection, is used more and more in the wine industry. It is, of course, a consequence of the fact that organic and sustainable viticulture is becoming more common. Biocontrol
Demand for organic wine is increasing in France and also in Bordeaux. Wine merchants in Bordeaux have a hard time finding enough organic wine to meet demand. Bernard Farges, chairman of the Bordeaux producers’ organisation
We had a question from a reader a while ago: “I discovered pinotage many years ago in Cape Town. But unfortunately, the quality has varied a lot. Are there any pinotage wines that you can
Wild fires in California are now more or less recurring annually. This year they have started unusually early. The winemakers had just started harvesting their grapes. Are the grapes at risk of being damaged by
On October 21, 20 winegrowers from Alsace, Champagne and Burgundy will come to Copenhagen to present their wines to the Danish market. The winegrowers are small and independent and are looking for representation in Denmark
A reader of our Brief had seen an advertisement for a sparkling wine called Bubbly Rosé which was sealed with a regular crown cap (old fashioned beer bottle cap). She wanted to hear more about
If we buy table grapes to eat, we most certainly rinse the bunch under running water before we eat the grapes. But have you ever seen a winemaker rinse his grapes with water after harvest?
The Wine Media Conference (WMC), what was once called the Wine Bloggers Conference, has moved online this year and is available for everyone, free of charge. It will be three days of conferences – webinars
Eva Nilsdotter Olsson is an organic winemaker and a sommelier. We find her on the south coast of Skåne, in the very south of Sweden. She founded Strandåkra Vingård (Strandakra Winery) in 2004 and is
South African Craven wines is an exciting wine estate that has been ambitiously run since 2011 by Mick and Jeanine Craven from Australia and South Africa respectively. The vineyards are located in different places around
About wine tours in covid times It was no surprise that the entire spring season of wine tours was cancelled. We have not made a single tour since we just managed to get home from
Making sure that they don’t harm the bees is vital for all farmers. Vines don’t need the help of bees for the fertilization, but there are still bees in the vineyards. The bees actually thrive
In the USA, the latest trend seems to be “clean wines”. Whether clean wine is more or less the same as natural wine is not clear. Hollywood star Cameron Diaz recently launched her own brand
The “vin de france” category was introduced in 2009 when the EU did a restructuring of the various wine categories. “Vin de table” was renamed “vin de france”. A more attractive name for sure and,
It has been a warm spring and summer in northern France in 2020. It is rumoured that the harvest in Champagne will start as early as around August 20. Therefore, it is urgent to determine
Spanish cava has once again tightened its rules and, at the same time, DO Cava takes the opportunity to introduce some new words for us to remember. From now on, cava with more than nine
An excerpt from the introduction of the latest BKWine Brief: In July, we usually arrange the very last details for the autumn wine tours. So again, this year. The big difference this year is, as
Producers ship their wines to the end customer in different ways. Bulk wines are usually transported by boat in a flexitank container. It is an environmentally friendly way to transport wine. Bulk wines may not
Most people probably see Italy as a red wine country. That is why the numbers are so surprising. 57% of Italian wine production is white wine. Prosecco and pinot grigio, the enormous successes of recent
We often think of “natural” wine producers as rebellious. They go their own way. But still, a debate about having rules for natural wines has been going on ever since the natural wine trend started.
Does the wine taste less oaky if the ends of the barrel, the heads, are made of polyethylene instead of oak? Yes it does, apparently. The ingenuity has no boundaries when it comes to making
At the end of 2019, the EU introduced a comprehensive environmental program called “The European Green Deal” to make EU agriculture sustainable. Now, Commissioner Stella Kyriakides has announced certain goals that have been set up
Between 2012 and 2017, the organic wine surface increased dramatically in Europe. In Italy, it increased by 84% and in Spain by 32%. Italy now has 106,400 hectares of organic vineyards, of which 30% is
Perhaps this will be the first major wine fair post-Covid-19. If nothing unforeseen happens. Millésime Bio is scheduled to take place on January 25-27 in
There is an interest today in many wine countries for old, forgotten, grape varieties. Since 1990, the Technical Institute of Agriculture in the region of
Kullabergs Vingård (Winery) in the south of Sweden received a gold medal in AWC Vienna, a wine competition, with a wine called K 2018. The
Since a few years back, it is mandatory for all websites to inform visitors about e.g. that you set cookies. Failure to do so violates
Patagonia’s glaciers are melting alarmingly fast. Viña San Pedro in Chile will soon launch a wine to support Glaciares Chilenos, a non-profit association that works
In some places, the harvest started earlier than ever this year. Overall, the quality of the grapes has been exceptional. In Champagne, they started picking
The National Wine Day is celebrated in Moldova the first week-end in October. This is an 18 years tradition. Wine lovers from all over the
Biological control (biocontrol), or sustainable plant protection, is used more and more in the wine industry. It is, of course, a consequence of the fact
Demand for organic wine is increasing in France and also in Bordeaux. Wine merchants in Bordeaux have a hard time finding enough organic wine to
We had a question from a reader a while ago: “I discovered pinotage many years ago in Cape Town. But unfortunately, the quality has varied
Wild fires in California are now more or less recurring annually. This year they have started unusually early. The winemakers had just started harvesting their
On October 21, 20 winegrowers from Alsace, Champagne and Burgundy will come to Copenhagen to present their wines to the Danish market. The winegrowers are
A reader of our Brief had seen an advertisement for a sparkling wine called Bubbly Rosé which was sealed with a regular crown cap (old
If we buy table grapes to eat, we most certainly rinse the bunch under running water before we eat the grapes. But have you ever
The Wine Media Conference (WMC), what was once called the Wine Bloggers Conference, has moved online this year and is available for everyone, free of
Eva Nilsdotter Olsson is an organic winemaker and a sommelier. We find her on the south coast of Skåne, in the very south of Sweden.
South African Craven wines is an exciting wine estate that has been ambitiously run since 2011 by Mick and Jeanine Craven from Australia and South
About wine tours in covid times It was no surprise that the entire spring season of wine tours was cancelled. We have not made a
Making sure that they don’t harm the bees is vital for all farmers. Vines don’t need the help of bees for the fertilization, but there
In the USA, the latest trend seems to be “clean wines”. Whether clean wine is more or less the same as natural wine is not
The “vin de france” category was introduced in 2009 when the EU did a restructuring of the various wine categories. “Vin de table” was renamed
It has been a warm spring and summer in northern France in 2020. It is rumoured that the harvest in Champagne will start as early
Spanish cava has once again tightened its rules and, at the same time, DO Cava takes the opportunity to introduce some new words for us
An excerpt from the introduction of the latest BKWine Brief: In July, we usually arrange the very last details for the autumn wine tours. So
Producers ship their wines to the end customer in different ways. Bulk wines are usually transported by boat in a flexitank container. It is an
Most people probably see Italy as a red wine country. That is why the numbers are so surprising. 57% of Italian wine production is white
We often think of “natural” wine producers as rebellious. They go their own way. But still, a debate about having rules for natural wines has
Does the wine taste less oaky if the ends of the barrel, the heads, are made of polyethylene instead of oak? Yes it does, apparently.
At the end of 2019, the EU introduced a comprehensive environmental program called “The European Green Deal” to make EU agriculture sustainable. Now, Commissioner Stella
Between 2012 and 2017, the organic wine surface increased dramatically in Europe. In Italy, it increased by 84% and in Spain by 32%. Italy now
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