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A new year is beginning and also, probably, new discussions and new debates in the world of wine. What will be the main topics during 2013? Planting rights and the declining influence of Robert Parker?
Good news! Our new book has won the award “Best wine book in Sweden for professionals” in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards! The book is called Wine and the Environment, Organic, Biodynamic, and Natural (published
“I have approached natural wine with a certain healthy (in my opinion) scepticism. But after a recent tasting of natural wine courtesy of wine importer ‘Vin & Natur’, I must say I was pleasantly surprised”,
Sometimes one is not so diligent as one should be. Apparently. I happened to find two video interviews that we have made quite some time ago but that have not been published on BKWine TV,
We have made a list with all Swedish wine blogs. All that we could find. We thought that we would find perhaps 30 or 40 wine blogs in Sweden when we started. It turned out
Both the demand for and the production of organic wine continues to experience strong growth, according to the latest numbers from Millesime Bio. Over seven percent of the French vineyards are now working according to
The question is fundamental to the whole concept of blind tastings. There are many arguments for saying that it is virtually impossible to give a fair judgement about a wine if you taste it totally
Overshadowed by Prosecco and Franciacorta in export markets, Trento DOC accounts for 12% of the domestic Italian sparkling wine market. Ten percent of its production is exported. The event “bubbles over Trento” , held in
74% of the gastronomic restaurants (which means that the bill, without wine, is at least 45 euro) in France have organic wines on their wine list. Many of them are also planning to expand its
After much anguish and agony the new classification in Saint Emilionhas been unveiled. But will it stick? This time? It was already overturned four times – or was it seven? – in courts and in
An interesting research report concerning the yeast that can be found on the grape skins was published recently. Italian and French researchers believe they have discovered how this yeast on the grape skin has gotten
The purchase is now said to have been officially approved and confirmed: For the first time a Chinese buyer has acquired a classed growth chateau in Saint Emilion. It is far from the first chateau
A dark night in November vandals broke into the wine cellar at the wine producer Case Basse in Montalcino in Tuscany. The hoodlums opened all wine vats. The total production from 2007 to 2012 was
The first thing we just have to tell you is that our new book won the prize as Best Wine Book for Professionals in Sweden by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards! We just received the
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
A new year is beginning and also, probably, new discussions and new debates in the world of wine. What will be the main topics during
Good news! Our new book has won the award “Best wine book in Sweden for professionals” in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards! The book is
“I have approached natural wine with a certain healthy (in my opinion) scepticism. But after a recent tasting of natural wine courtesy of wine importer
Sometimes one is not so diligent as one should be. Apparently. I happened to find two video interviews that we have made quite some time
We have made a list with all Swedish wine blogs. All that we could find. We thought that we would find perhaps 30 or 40
Both the demand for and the production of organic wine continues to experience strong growth, according to the latest numbers from Millesime Bio. Over seven
The question is fundamental to the whole concept of blind tastings. There are many arguments for saying that it is virtually impossible to give a
Overshadowed by Prosecco and Franciacorta in export markets, Trento DOC accounts for 12% of the domestic Italian sparkling wine market. Ten percent of its production
74% of the gastronomic restaurants (which means that the bill, without wine, is at least 45 euro) in France have organic wines on their wine
After much anguish and agony the new classification in Saint Emilionhas been unveiled. But will it stick? This time? It was already overturned four times
An interesting research report concerning the yeast that can be found on the grape skins was published recently. Italian and French researchers believe they have
The purchase is now said to have been officially approved and confirmed: For the first time a Chinese buyer has acquired a classed growth chateau
A dark night in November vandals broke into the wine cellar at the wine producer Case Basse in Montalcino in Tuscany. The hoodlums opened all
The first thing we just have to tell you is that our new book won the prize as Best Wine Book for Professionals in Sweden
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
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