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How to become successful in wine tourism is the theme of a conference and panel discussion at the (excellent) wine fair Vinisud that takes place in Montpellier in February. The event is probably mainly geared
They make excellent wines on Etna on Sicily. They also have a very unique and spectacularly beautiful landscape. I am not sure if they are good film-makers but they probably are. A new feature film,
Champagne in magnum is always impressive. Palmer & Co. is a champagne producer who ages their magnums longer than usual before releasing it to the market: for ten years. The currently available vintage (1998) and
Calvados can be a deliciously refreshing digestif, or a multi-faceted, complex post-dinner drink. Calvados is a kind of apple spirit, distilled cider, which really deserves to be appreciated more! With a fruit and freshness that
In the last issue of The Brief we wrote about our own impressions of this year’s harvest around Europe. We have the privilege to actually be on site in many of the wine regions and
2013 is almost over. Thank you dear reader! You who read the BKWine Brief and BKWine Magazine! It is thanks to you that we continue to write. It is thanks to you that BKWine Magazine
“Perhaps the most important thing that you should make sure that you pack when you go wine touring is a pair of comfortable walking shoes. Another thing that you may want to bring is a
Winemaker lunch with Ernst Loosen: Ernst Loosen has during his time at the helm of the Dr. Loosen vineyards and winery managed to create a series of very good wines. He has also had great
“It looked very curious. The clouds were pouring over the edge of the mountain tops in the Franschhoek Valley. It looked almost like a waterfall that was falling down on us. Luckily the “waterfall” evaporated
Kloster Eberbach is a German wine producer with a very long tradition. They own vineyards, and produce wines, in the Rheingau and in Hessische Bergstrasse, from, in a German perspective, very extensive vineyards. Their range
“There are two ways to get to the Mendoza wine region. Either you fly in, from Buenos Aires or Santiago (or from somewhere else). Or you come by road. The “easiest” road to take is
A harvest report from Chablis Here is a summary of the vintage 2013 as seen by the growers’ association BIVB-Chablis. In summary, they say: A difficult growing season due to the weather, that led to:
From a wine perspective Bilbao on the coast of the Basque Country in northern Spain is often just the starting point. There is an international airport. You visit the museum (the Guggenheim). And then you
“There is no other city in France that exudes so much luxury and elegance as Bordeaux. Walk along the river Garonne in the evening and the city looks as if it is shimmering in gold.
The recent DWCC in Rioja included a session on wine communications, what it is and who does it. BKWine was one of the panellists. At the Digital Wine Communications Conference (#DWCC) in Rioja this past
The top-of-the list Christmas gift for a wine lover must be, we hope, a trip to one of the world’s wine regions. The gift can of course be to yourself, or to someone you know.
It can be costly to refuse to spray against the grasshopper that spread the disease flavescence corée. Flavescence dorée is a bacterial disease that weakens the vine. The only thing you can do to prevent
Here’s what we have on the scheduled program at the moment. But don’t forget that we also do custom designed tours, as well as tours in several different languages. South America: Chile and Argentina, 1-16
As easy as 1-2-3 is not what it is to produce a new issue of the Brief (hint: look at what issue it is). We are still recovering – catching up – from a rather
Vinisud is the second biggest wine show in France (after Vinexpo), and in many ways the most interesting. At the next edition of Vinisud, in February, BKWine, Britt, has been asked to lead a wine
Writing about wine, food and travel have many fun sides. Almost only fun sides. That is why we do it. But sometimes you encounter adventures that are a little bit less fun. Most people, almost
Almost all vines planted today are grafted onto an American rootstock. This is because the wine louse, the phylloxera, is still present in the soil. The American vine is immune to phylloxera, but not the
The Douro Valley is one of the world’s most spectacular wine rivers. It flows slowly down from the inland mountains, winding its way between incredibly steep slopes, slopes that are covered from the water’s edge
The International Wine and Food Society publishes a yearly updated wine vintage chart. The “vintage card”, as they call it, is a handy pocket / wallet size. It has vintage ratings for most of the
France has many nurseries that provide winegrowers with new vines. These nurseries are now worried that the French vines have become too expensive compared to other European countries. They keep losing market shares. Exports have
It seems that the wine harvest in Austria was a difficult one but that in the end it can give some good wines, albeit with high acidity (good aging potential?), and some excellent sweet wines.
When you talk about faulty wines, the cork is often the scapegoat. However, there are other types of defects. A tasting in the region of Touraine in the Loire Valley shows that the cork defect
Champagne house Moët & Chandon has launched two Indian sparkling wines, Chandon Brut and Chandon Brut Rosé. They are made in Dindori which is located in Nashik, one of India’s most promising wine growing regions.
If everything goes according to plan world wine trade statistics is set to become more reliable. Bag-in-box wine will no longer be considered as bulk wine. One of the best sources of wine trade statistics
In our continuing (but far too infrequent) series of sex selling wine we have now a very original example of how sex sells cava. Undoubtedly alluding more or less subtly to sex (usually in the
How to become successful in wine tourism is the theme of a conference and panel discussion at the (excellent) wine fair Vinisud that takes place
They make excellent wines on Etna on Sicily. They also have a very unique and spectacularly beautiful landscape. I am not sure if they are
Champagne in magnum is always impressive. Palmer & Co. is a champagne producer who ages their magnums longer than usual before releasing it to the
Calvados can be a deliciously refreshing digestif, or a multi-faceted, complex post-dinner drink. Calvados is a kind of apple spirit, distilled cider, which really deserves
In the last issue of The Brief we wrote about our own impressions of this year’s harvest around Europe. We have the privilege to actually
2013 is almost over. Thank you dear reader! You who read the BKWine Brief and BKWine Magazine! It is thanks to you that we continue
“Perhaps the most important thing that you should make sure that you pack when you go wine touring is a pair of comfortable walking shoes.
Winemaker lunch with Ernst Loosen: Ernst Loosen has during his time at the helm of the Dr. Loosen vineyards and winery managed to create a
“It looked very curious. The clouds were pouring over the edge of the mountain tops in the Franschhoek Valley. It looked almost like a waterfall
Kloster Eberbach is a German wine producer with a very long tradition. They own vineyards, and produce wines, in the Rheingau and in Hessische Bergstrasse,
“There are two ways to get to the Mendoza wine region. Either you fly in, from Buenos Aires or Santiago (or from somewhere else). Or
A harvest report from Chablis Here is a summary of the vintage 2013 as seen by the growers’ association BIVB-Chablis. In summary, they say: A
From a wine perspective Bilbao on the coast of the Basque Country in northern Spain is often just the starting point. There is an international
“There is no other city in France that exudes so much luxury and elegance as Bordeaux. Walk along the river Garonne in the evening and
The recent DWCC in Rioja included a session on wine communications, what it is and who does it. BKWine was one of the panellists. At
The top-of-the list Christmas gift for a wine lover must be, we hope, a trip to one of the world’s wine regions. The gift can
It can be costly to refuse to spray against the grasshopper that spread the disease flavescence corée. Flavescence dorée is a bacterial disease that weakens
Here’s what we have on the scheduled program at the moment. But don’t forget that we also do custom designed tours, as well as tours
As easy as 1-2-3 is not what it is to produce a new issue of the Brief (hint: look at what issue it is). We
Vinisud is the second biggest wine show in France (after Vinexpo), and in many ways the most interesting. At the next edition of Vinisud, in
Writing about wine, food and travel have many fun sides. Almost only fun sides. That is why we do it. But sometimes you encounter adventures
Almost all vines planted today are grafted onto an American rootstock. This is because the wine louse, the phylloxera, is still present in the soil.
The Douro Valley is one of the world’s most spectacular wine rivers. It flows slowly down from the inland mountains, winding its way between incredibly
The International Wine and Food Society publishes a yearly updated wine vintage chart. The “vintage card”, as they call it, is a handy pocket /
France has many nurseries that provide winegrowers with new vines. These nurseries are now worried that the French vines have become too expensive compared to
It seems that the wine harvest in Austria was a difficult one but that in the end it can give some good wines, albeit with
When you talk about faulty wines, the cork is often the scapegoat. However, there are other types of defects. A tasting in the region of
Champagne house Moët & Chandon has launched two Indian sparkling wines, Chandon Brut and Chandon Brut Rosé. They are made in Dindori which is located
If everything goes according to plan world wine trade statistics is set to become more reliable. Bag-in-box wine will no longer be considered as bulk
In our continuing (but far too infrequent) series of sex selling wine we have now a very original example of how sex sells cava. Undoubtedly
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