Oak barrels to let?
2012-11-29
During one of our wine tour trips recently we met for the first time a producer (not the one on the photo) who rents his oak barrels instead of buying them. Buying French oak barrels
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During one of our wine tour trips recently we met for the first time a producer (not the one on the photo) who rents his oak barrels instead of buying them. Buying French oak barrels
The cooperatives produce almost 50% of all French wines so their opinion matters. They have recently, according to La Vigne, sent a letter to the French Minister of Agriculture with demands relating to the production
Colombaia is actually the Italian name for a small dovecot that you often can find on the roof of old Tuscan houses. But it is also the name of a very interesting wine producer in
That is of course a question of personal taste. Amarone has over a few decades become an immensely popular wine, especially in northern countries. It is almost a bit anachronistic, this massive, compact, intense wine
One cannot complain when one stands on the terrasse in the late-summer sunshine and look out over the chateau’s garden. With a perfectly chilled four year old white Bordeaux wine from one of the very
It is not (yet) the wines made by Göran Amnegård at the Blaxta vineyard south of Stockholm (Sweden) that has reached Italy but it is his reputation. Blaxta is perhaps the Swedish vineyards that has
This is perhaps a little late in the day (or early?), but who knows, perhaps you have some vacation left, or want to do something this autumn or want to plan for next year? Domain
We have to tell you (we are very proud!) that BKWine’s wine tours have been mentioned by the English newspaper The Independent and by Vinogusto, a “social” site with wine information. More on this on
Les Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône is a travelling wine show that takes place every second year in the Rhone Valley. Every appellation organises a gargantuan tasting with all the producers (well, almost). The wine
Vitinord is a conference on the theme of wine growing in cold and northern (or southern) climates. This it will be the third time the conference takes place. The location is Neubrandenburg in Germany and
It is soon time to got to the EWBC 2012, or if you prefer, the Digital Wine Communications Conference in Izmir, Turkey. (tags #EWBC and #EWBC12) Not shying from hyperbole it is called “the most
This year’s most hectic wine travel season has come to an end. The very last of our autumn wine tours, to a Sicily with nice summer-ish weather, finished on Sunday. The only remaining travel on
France is the world’s biggest tourism destination so when La Revue du Vin de France make a special supplement on wine tourism it is perhaps to be expected that the overwhelming majority of the travel
7% of all wine produced in the world is sparkling, according to Vitisphere. This is an increase of 2% since 2002. 65% of the sparkling wines come from France, followed by Italy, Germany, Spain and
“Everything” is perhaps (for sure) a bit of an exaggeration. “We have a big hole in our wine cellar. Or so it seems. We need to refill the spaces on the shelves so that we
Over at the (very interesting) wine blog The Wine Economist Mike Veseth has laid hands on the May issue of La Revue du Vin de France that is dedicated to wine tourism. The RVF issue’s
Wine blogging probably started in the US an has been slowly spreading across the world. France was rather slow to catch on (has always been a bit of a laggard on the internet) but in
Sparked by a twitter discussion recently and by the fact that the debate pops up every so often (in particular on American wine blogs!) I though it could (possibly) be interesting to bring up this
We just received some new statistics on organic wines, the production and the consumer demand (than you Millesime Bio). Both organic wine production and the appetite from customers for organic wines continue to rise. Here
As many as a quarter of all Beaujolais growers (ie 500 growers) will possibly go bankrupt before the year is over. So great is the crisis in the region, according to La Vigne. The harvest
That was the heading on a syndicated article on travelling in wine regions published in the Swedish press. The author has travelled around several of France’s beautiful wine regions and gives his personal tips. He
It is actually the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris that is mentioned in the Swedish author Anna Jansson’s book “The Alchemy’s Eternal Fire”. We don’t have as prominent a role in the book as
Montecucco is one of the “new” wine regions in Tuscany, Italy, that has powerful neighbours to fight for consumer mind share with and has several challenges. But that is making great progress and wines to
Illegal and invalid classification, says Chateau Croque Michotte It seems we have not seen the end of the debate around the new Saint Emilion classification (read our story). It was probably not very far from
Being twice mentioned on a list of the top ten wine tours is an honour that we certainly did not expect. We are very honoured and happy. But that is exactly what happened when AOL
The Chateau Bellefont-Belcier is said to be on the verge of being sold to a Chinese buyer, or perhaps already sold. It is also said to be the first “classified growth” to have been sold
This is a very hectic period, both for wine producers and for us at BKWine. The harvest will be late in many wine districts this year. In some places they have started but many are
BKWine among WBI’s Major Wine Media Players WBI looks at Scandinavia, China, Russia, Germany, UK, US and Brazil Meininger’s Wine Business International (WBI) is an eminently readable magazine about … the business of wine. In
We didn’t win the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2012 but instead the In Vino Amicitas Grand Prix Lalau pour L’Amitié entre les Vins Congratulations to Andrew Jefford and Michael Fridjhon and several others for
The Systembolaget alcohol monopoly in Sweden has been given green light by the government to start a trial with home delivery of alcohol. There has been an intense debate in Swedish political circles on this
During one of our wine tour trips recently we met for the first time a producer (not the one on the photo) who rents his
The cooperatives produce almost 50% of all French wines so their opinion matters. They have recently, according to La Vigne, sent a letter to the
Colombaia is actually the Italian name for a small dovecot that you often can find on the roof of old Tuscan houses. But it is
That is of course a question of personal taste. Amarone has over a few decades become an immensely popular wine, especially in northern countries. It
One cannot complain when one stands on the terrasse in the late-summer sunshine and look out over the chateau’s garden. With a perfectly chilled four
It is not (yet) the wines made by Göran Amnegård at the Blaxta vineyard south of Stockholm (Sweden) that has reached Italy but it is
This is perhaps a little late in the day (or early?), but who knows, perhaps you have some vacation left, or want to do something
We have to tell you (we are very proud!) that BKWine’s wine tours have been mentioned by the English newspaper The Independent and by Vinogusto,
Les Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône is a travelling wine show that takes place every second year in the Rhone Valley. Every appellation organises a
Vitinord is a conference on the theme of wine growing in cold and northern (or southern) climates. This it will be the third time the
It is soon time to got to the EWBC 2012, or if you prefer, the Digital Wine Communications Conference in Izmir, Turkey. (tags #EWBC and
This year’s most hectic wine travel season has come to an end. The very last of our autumn wine tours, to a Sicily with nice
France is the world’s biggest tourism destination so when La Revue du Vin de France make a special supplement on wine tourism it is perhaps
7% of all wine produced in the world is sparkling, according to Vitisphere. This is an increase of 2% since 2002. 65% of the sparkling
“Everything” is perhaps (for sure) a bit of an exaggeration. “We have a big hole in our wine cellar. Or so it seems. We need
Over at the (very interesting) wine blog The Wine Economist Mike Veseth has laid hands on the May issue of La Revue du Vin de
Wine blogging probably started in the US an has been slowly spreading across the world. France was rather slow to catch on (has always been
Sparked by a twitter discussion recently and by the fact that the debate pops up every so often (in particular on American wine blogs!) I
We just received some new statistics on organic wines, the production and the consumer demand (than you Millesime Bio). Both organic wine production and the
As many as a quarter of all Beaujolais growers (ie 500 growers) will possibly go bankrupt before the year is over. So great is the
That was the heading on a syndicated article on travelling in wine regions published in the Swedish press. The author has travelled around several of
It is actually the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris that is mentioned in the Swedish author Anna Jansson’s book “The Alchemy’s Eternal Fire”. We
Montecucco is one of the “new” wine regions in Tuscany, Italy, that has powerful neighbours to fight for consumer mind share with and has several
Illegal and invalid classification, says Chateau Croque Michotte It seems we have not seen the end of the debate around the new Saint Emilion classification
Being twice mentioned on a list of the top ten wine tours is an honour that we certainly did not expect. We are very honoured
The Chateau Bellefont-Belcier is said to be on the verge of being sold to a Chinese buyer, or perhaps already sold. It is also said
This is a very hectic period, both for wine producers and for us at BKWine. The harvest will be late in many wine districts this
BKWine among WBI’s Major Wine Media Players WBI looks at Scandinavia, China, Russia, Germany, UK, US and Brazil Meininger’s Wine Business International (WBI) is an
We didn’t win the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2012 but instead the In Vino Amicitas Grand Prix Lalau pour L’Amitié entre les Vins Congratulations
The Systembolaget alcohol monopoly in Sweden has been given green light by the government to start a trial with home delivery of alcohol. There has
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