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One of the best things with our wine tours (at BKWineTours.com) is the meals! (Well, and the wines of course!) On all our tour programs the food and gastronomy almost automatically get a very prominent
This winter was harsh in many parts of France. The vines can handle quite cold temperatures in winter time and it is rare that it gets so cold in France that they do not survive.
We have not shared the beautiful pictures of it before, but we have mentioned it (I think even several times). Our last book, The Creation of a Wine (Ett vin blir till, in Swedish) first
Coulure has been a problem in the French vineyards this year. But a bigger problem is probably the downy mildew. According to La Vigne, the mildew attacks started early this year in Burgundy, already at
From this year EU countries as well as Canada require that wine labels provide information about contents in the wine that can cause allergic reactions (allergens). It is already compulsory to mention on the label
When we do our wine tours in Veneto (with amarone, Valpolicella etc) we often make a small detour to Bardolino, the wine region on the eastern shore of the Garda Lake in the Vento region
Benoit is one of many extremely interesting small producers in Champagne. He is the kind of producer that you rarely find, unless you know exactly where to go. Benoît also belongs to the small number
“Sustainable” is actually quite a curious terminology. Not least for wine. Sometimes it is used as some kind of “super category” embracing everything that is organic, environmentally friendly and sometimes even “ethical”. At other occasions
After a hard winter the wine growers had hoped for a nice spring and early summer. But instead, diseases have spread in the vineyards. La Vigne informs about cool and rainy weather during flowering, which
“The vineyard is our bank savings so we must protect it,” says Giusto Occhipinti at COS winery in Sicily. He founded COS with two friends in the early 1980′s and now runs it together with
“Sicily is like a whole continent in one small island” – I am not sure who is the origin of the expression. It was certainly what we thought when we were travelling there to explore
Kay Steffey Bouchard at Quinta do Tedo in the Douro Valley writes an interesting blog about the life and the work at the quinta (the winery and vineyard) run by herself and her French husband
Both our two new wine tours have now been officially launched: Chile & Argentina, 4-19 February 2013 South Africa, 1-11 March 2013 The Chile & Argentina tour includes the best of the wine regions in
“The Lallemand Malolactic Fermentation Wine Competition 2012″ – This is probably the most original wine competition that we have heard of. It was organized for the second time by chemical company Lallemand in Madrid in
A wine travel update for July 2012: What’s on at BKWine Tours “World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com 2012 wine tour program Bordeaux 19-23 September Tuscany 10-14 October Champagne 14-18
Five hectares is not much. But apparently that is the total planted acreage of the folle noire grape in France. The relative folle blanche is much more common. It is widely planted in the Cognac
Speaking of Coteaux Bourguignons (see other news item yesterday) as a name for an appellation, the trend in recent years in France has rather been to get rid of words like “coteaux” and “côte”. Côtes
A new appellation has been born in Burgundy. Or rather, an old appellation has changed its name and its profile. The old name was AOC Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire, or BGO. A wonderful name, I have
How does the fact of having a monopoly on retail sales influence the range of products on sale in Sweden? A few years back a new range of wines was introduced, the so called “On
On May 6, new rules were published for the labeling of wines in France. The rules come into force on 1st of July. The ministries involved, writes La Vigne, have taken quite some time to
The £100,000 wine bottle now for sale In marketing you can find a lot of very strange and curious ideas, not least in the wine sector since wine marketing is very restricted in most countries.
In this brief we write about several wine competitions. One is very special, almost a curiosity: A competition to nominate the wine with the most successful (or best) malolactic fermentation. I wonder how you judge
Bragging time? We have not shared the beautiful pictures of it before, but we have mentioned it (I think even several times). Our last book, The Creation of a Wine (Ett vin blir till, in
It is easy to believe that the USA is the pinnacle of market economies. In the alcohol sector that could not be farther from the truth. The rules around selling alcohol vary much from state
In France, women buy the food and men the wine. Of course, with some generalization, but in La Vigne, we read of a survey conducted by the company SymphonyIRI showing that 55% of wine buyers
A vineyard in Provence that also traces its roots to Bordeaux recently organised a tasting with wines back to 1970: Chateau Vignelaure in Coteaux d’Aix en Provence. Here the first cabernet sauvignon was planted in
Syrah du Monde is a wine competition for wines made from the syrah grapes. No prize for guessing. As with all competitions, you can only win if you decide to take part in the competition
BKWine has just launched a new wine tour destination: Chile and Argentina. It is a spectacular wine tour that will show you some of the very best that these two top South American countries have
Cape Wine is to be held in the Cape Town Convention Centre from 25 to 27 September 2012. This is a trade event “with loads of fun built in”, according to the organisers. There will
“World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com Currently available scheduled tours on the wine travel program. Do take a look at the custom designed tours too. 2012 wine tour program Bordeaux
One of the best things with our wine tours (at BKWineTours.com) is the meals! (Well, and the wines of course!) On all our tour programs
This winter was harsh in many parts of France. The vines can handle quite cold temperatures in winter time and it is rare that it
We have not shared the beautiful pictures of it before, but we have mentioned it (I think even several times). Our last book, The Creation
Coulure has been a problem in the French vineyards this year. But a bigger problem is probably the downy mildew. According to La Vigne, the
From this year EU countries as well as Canada require that wine labels provide information about contents in the wine that can cause allergic reactions
When we do our wine tours in Veneto (with amarone, Valpolicella etc) we often make a small detour to Bardolino, the wine region on the
Benoit is one of many extremely interesting small producers in Champagne. He is the kind of producer that you rarely find, unless you know exactly
“Sustainable” is actually quite a curious terminology. Not least for wine. Sometimes it is used as some kind of “super category” embracing everything that is
After a hard winter the wine growers had hoped for a nice spring and early summer. But instead, diseases have spread in the vineyards. La
“The vineyard is our bank savings so we must protect it,” says Giusto Occhipinti at COS winery in Sicily. He founded COS with two friends
“Sicily is like a whole continent in one small island” – I am not sure who is the origin of the expression. It was certainly
Kay Steffey Bouchard at Quinta do Tedo in the Douro Valley writes an interesting blog about the life and the work at the quinta (the
Both our two new wine tours have now been officially launched: Chile & Argentina, 4-19 February 2013 South Africa, 1-11 March 2013 The Chile &
“The Lallemand Malolactic Fermentation Wine Competition 2012″ – This is probably the most original wine competition that we have heard of. It was organized for
A wine travel update for July 2012: What’s on at BKWine Tours “World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com 2012 wine
Five hectares is not much. But apparently that is the total planted acreage of the folle noire grape in France. The relative folle blanche is
Speaking of Coteaux Bourguignons (see other news item yesterday) as a name for an appellation, the trend in recent years in France has rather been
A new appellation has been born in Burgundy. Or rather, an old appellation has changed its name and its profile. The old name was AOC
How does the fact of having a monopoly on retail sales influence the range of products on sale in Sweden? A few years back a
On May 6, new rules were published for the labeling of wines in France. The rules come into force on 1st of July. The ministries
The £100,000 wine bottle now for sale In marketing you can find a lot of very strange and curious ideas, not least in the wine
In this brief we write about several wine competitions. One is very special, almost a curiosity: A competition to nominate the wine with the most
Bragging time? We have not shared the beautiful pictures of it before, but we have mentioned it (I think even several times). Our last book,
It is easy to believe that the USA is the pinnacle of market economies. In the alcohol sector that could not be farther from the
In France, women buy the food and men the wine. Of course, with some generalization, but in La Vigne, we read of a survey conducted
A vineyard in Provence that also traces its roots to Bordeaux recently organised a tasting with wines back to 1970: Chateau Vignelaure in Coteaux d’Aix
Syrah du Monde is a wine competition for wines made from the syrah grapes. No prize for guessing. As with all competitions, you can only
BKWine has just launched a new wine tour destination: Chile and Argentina. It is a spectacular wine tour that will show you some of the
Cape Wine is to be held in the Cape Town Convention Centre from 25 to 27 September 2012. This is a trade event “with loads
“World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com Currently available scheduled tours on the wine travel program. Do take a look at
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