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Wine Australia, a government financed promotional organisation, has launched a new web site that includes a very ambitious wine course. It contains thirty modules where you can learn (not quite) all about grape varieties, wine
Sales of champagne fell by 5% in 2008. “The fall is a good thing: our purpose was to decrease sales by 2% at the start of 2008. Hopefully grape growers can stop increasing their prices
Why not come to Paris to take the WSET diploma (Wine & Spirits Education Trust), Intermediate level. It’s the Ecole du Vin who organises a three day intensive course on March 16-18. They promise more
Serve no wine please. We’re French. France is to many the cradle of wine and the world’s biggest wine producer (tying with Italy). Wine is also a major export product for the country. Not to
We recently discovered a wine from Côtes du Ventoux (recently renamed AOC Ventoux) called Chat-en-Oeuf, which obviously is a lame attempt to bask in the glory of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. A few years ago there was a
That delicious sounding desert was the winner in the Roussillon Dessert Trophy, served together with AOC Rivesaltes Domaine Gauby Caricia 2005. The winning entry was created by Thibaut Panas and Anne Coquellin from Le Manoir
On April 8 and 9 you can visit the wine and food show Sud-Ouest Découverte in Toulouse. It is a meeting place primarily for buyers and importers who look for interesting products, both wines and
Lucian Freud is a British artist who can boast to be the painter with the price record for paintings by living artists. He is also grandson to Sigmund Freud. A drawing by Freud will adorn
Strictly speaking, there is no organic wine today. Instead, we have “wine produced from organically grown grapes”. This is because it is not defined what “organic” means in the winery, only what it means in
On January 1 the EU approved a proposal for organic agriculture and organic products. The most visible result will be a common labelling of organic products. The regulations also include definitions of the methods of
Not many people know of Fenouillèdes. Unfortunately. It is a small wine region in southern France, in Roussillon close to the Spanish border. There are several very interesting producers in the area, but it is
Sometimes when we’re visiting wine producers we see a few barrels or a tank wrapped in tape with mysterious symbols on. On closer inspection it turns out to be Hebrew. We’re then at a producer
Sales of armagnac grew with 18 % within France and 10.8% (in value) on the export market over the period from January to October 2008. This compares to the total spirits market in France that
The Swedish government has appointed the successor to Anitra Steen, CEO of Systembolaget AB, the Swedish alcohol retail monopoly. The future CEO is Magdalena Gerger, currently Vice President at Arla Foods with a career history
VinNatur is an association of Italian wine producers who make ”natural” wines. They organise a wine show and some tastings with several producers of “natural” wines: VinNatur, April 5-6 in Vicenza. www.vinnatur.it
The wine louse (phylloxera vastatrix) has been found in Australia. The dreaded insect showed it’s ugly head in Europe at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries and almost wiped out all of
The meandering story of the new classification of Saint Emilion seems to be a story without an end. It has long since past the limit between reasonable and ridiculous. The classification is supposed to be
Michel Chasseuil is a retired French engineer. A long time ago he caught the wine virus, long before it become trendy with wine tastings and long before the nouveaux riches started collecting wines. Today he
Here are the top selling lots at Sotheby’s in 2008. Not cheap… – $ 724,371: Ch Yquem, 70 vintages, 136 bottles ($5326/bottle) – $169,400: Romanée Conti 1971, 6 magnum ($14166) – $151,250: Romanée Conti 1985,
To become a winemaker is perhaps a secret dream for some, but one that is not easy to make come true. Well, now there is another possibility to do it (other than dishing out 200€M
There are not many better occasions to discover the wines of the Rhône than the Découverte en Vallée du Rhône. Over several days there are many tastings and meetings with vignerons in villages all along
Château Latour, one of the five Premier Grand Cru Classés in Bordeaux, belongs to the fabulously rich French industrialist and financier François Pinault. According to persistent rumours (e.g. in TimesOnline) the chateau is now for
The big Loire wine fair will take place, as always, the first week of February: on February 2-4 in Angers. An outstanding opportunity if you are looking for Loire wines. (Trade show.) www.salondesvinsdeloire.com
On a very small niche… BKWine TV (beta) is our collection of wine video clips: winemaker interviews, reportage from vineyards and other wine related stuff. We don’t have a big production department (nor a small)
Robert Joseph founded (together with Charles Metcalf) a long time ago Wine International Magazine and the International Wine Challenge. He has written some 30 wine books. In a new (long, interesting and original) article on
According to research done by PowerBoutique sales of wine over the internet grew with 171% between 2006 and 2007 compared to +31% for the average on-line shop – in France. Numbers that are perhaps a
BKWine Travel Stories: vintage organic Millésime Bio is the only (as far as we know) wine fair dedicated to “vins bios”. Bio wines translates to organic wines but the scope is a bit bigger since
Laetitia Bléger won the title Miss France in 2004. She’s the daughter of a winemaker in Alsace and after her Miss modelling career she has returned to the source and has started to make her
Sherry is another of those wines that definitely deserves to be more appreciated by the wine lovers. Especially the wonderfully dry and crisp fino with some olives or Serrano ham, not to mention manzanilla an
I wonder if Robert Parker is honorary citizen of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? If he’s not (and I imagine that’s the case), then perhaps he should be. He has probably done more than anyone else to revive the
Wine Australia, a government financed promotional organisation, has launched a new web site that includes a very ambitious wine course. It contains thirty modules where
Sales of champagne fell by 5% in 2008. “The fall is a good thing: our purpose was to decrease sales by 2% at the start
Why not come to Paris to take the WSET diploma (Wine & Spirits Education Trust), Intermediate level. It’s the Ecole du Vin who organises a
Serve no wine please. We’re French. France is to many the cradle of wine and the world’s biggest wine producer (tying with Italy). Wine is
We recently discovered a wine from Côtes du Ventoux (recently renamed AOC Ventoux) called Chat-en-Oeuf, which obviously is a lame attempt to bask in the
That delicious sounding desert was the winner in the Roussillon Dessert Trophy, served together with AOC Rivesaltes Domaine Gauby Caricia 2005. The winning entry was
On April 8 and 9 you can visit the wine and food show Sud-Ouest Découverte in Toulouse. It is a meeting place primarily for buyers
Lucian Freud is a British artist who can boast to be the painter with the price record for paintings by living artists. He is also
Strictly speaking, there is no organic wine today. Instead, we have “wine produced from organically grown grapes”. This is because it is not defined what
On January 1 the EU approved a proposal for organic agriculture and organic products. The most visible result will be a common labelling of organic
Not many people know of Fenouillèdes. Unfortunately. It is a small wine region in southern France, in Roussillon close to the Spanish border. There are
Sometimes when we’re visiting wine producers we see a few barrels or a tank wrapped in tape with mysterious symbols on. On closer inspection it
Sales of armagnac grew with 18 % within France and 10.8% (in value) on the export market over the period from January to October 2008.
The Swedish government has appointed the successor to Anitra Steen, CEO of Systembolaget AB, the Swedish alcohol retail monopoly. The future CEO is Magdalena Gerger,
VinNatur is an association of Italian wine producers who make ”natural” wines. They organise a wine show and some tastings with several producers of “natural”
The wine louse (phylloxera vastatrix) has been found in Australia. The dreaded insect showed it’s ugly head in Europe at the end of the 19th
The meandering story of the new classification of Saint Emilion seems to be a story without an end. It has long since past the limit
Michel Chasseuil is a retired French engineer. A long time ago he caught the wine virus, long before it become trendy with wine tastings and
Here are the top selling lots at Sotheby’s in 2008. Not cheap… – $ 724,371: Ch Yquem, 70 vintages, 136 bottles ($5326/bottle) – $169,400: Romanée
To become a winemaker is perhaps a secret dream for some, but one that is not easy to make come true. Well, now there is
There are not many better occasions to discover the wines of the Rhône than the Découverte en Vallée du Rhône. Over several days there are
Château Latour, one of the five Premier Grand Cru Classés in Bordeaux, belongs to the fabulously rich French industrialist and financier François Pinault. According to
The big Loire wine fair will take place, as always, the first week of February: on February 2-4 in Angers. An outstanding opportunity if you
On a very small niche… BKWine TV (beta) is our collection of wine video clips: winemaker interviews, reportage from vineyards and other wine related stuff.
Robert Joseph founded (together with Charles Metcalf) a long time ago Wine International Magazine and the International Wine Challenge. He has written some 30 wine
According to research done by PowerBoutique sales of wine over the internet grew with 171% between 2006 and 2007 compared to +31% for the average
BKWine Travel Stories: vintage organic Millésime Bio is the only (as far as we know) wine fair dedicated to “vins bios”. Bio wines translates to
Laetitia Bléger won the title Miss France in 2004. She’s the daughter of a winemaker in Alsace and after her Miss modelling career she has
Sherry is another of those wines that definitely deserves to be more appreciated by the wine lovers. Especially the wonderfully dry and crisp fino with
I wonder if Robert Parker is honorary citizen of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? If he’s not (and I imagine that’s the case), then perhaps he should be. He
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