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New edition of French wine atlas

« Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France » by Benoit France (Editions Solar) is a big book with maps over the French vineyards. it was first published in 2002 and has now been reviewed and

Will champagne hit the wall?

Carol Duval-Leroy, owner of Champagne Duval-Leroy, producing some 6 million bottles per year, is worried about the future with rising champagne prices and looming financial crisis. Prices of grapes as well as of champagne has

Chapoutier expands in Portugal and/or Beaujolais

The famous Rhone wine producer Michel Chapoutier was on the brink of signing the deal to acquire a 15 ha property in Beaujolais, but when the seller suddenly raised the price from 90 000 euro

Youthful American MW to pull for French wines

Sopexa is the name of a French marketing and promotional organisation focusing on wine (and other agricultural products). for example, they run www.wines-france.com. Their latest initiative is to recruit Sheri Sauter Morano to popularise French

The owner of Ch Carbonnieux dies

Anthony Perrin, owner of Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac-Léognan / Graves, died in September of lung cancer aged 68. It was his father who bought the property in 1956 and passed it on to Anthony in

Didier Dagueneau dies in flight crash

Didier Dagueneau was a winemaker in Pouilly-sur-Loire (Pouilly-Fumé wines) who has contributed much to putting Pouilly more clearly on the map for wine lovers. He started making in 1982 and became famous for his very

Bordeaux voted most popular wine tour destination

The 7 million members of TripAdvisor.com have selected the world’s most popular wine tour destination. On top came Bordeaux, in front of Tuscany, Napa, South Africa and all the others. Bordeaux certainly seems to be

Book on Portuguese wines wins prestigious prize

”The Wine & Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal” is an excellent book onn Portuguese wines and wine districts full of tips and recommendations of how to travel, where to stay, and of course what to

New issue of the ezine Fine Wine

A new issue of the internet magazine Fine Wine has been published. In it you can read about e.g. Domaine Bertagna in Burgundy and about the city of Bordeaux. You can download it here: www.finewine.nu

New wine video on Madiran

We have published a new wine video on the Madiran district in the south-west of France. It is a region that has undergone somewhat of a renaissance over the last decades. Today you can fins

Top ten wines at Systembolaget

Systembolaget is the monopoly wine retailer in Sweden and (as a consequence) one of the largest wine and spirits retailers in the world. Here are some top-ten sales lists for January to August 2008: Red

BKWine in Alsace on French television

When we recently were in Alsace the big French television channel France 2 took the occasion to make a program for its News at One (Journal de 13h). It features our visit to the famous

Fifteen new Masters of Wine

Master of Wine, MW, is a very prestigious title in the wine world. It is only held by 227 people today. The latest “promotion” of MW students added 15 new titulars, the first ever Asian

Avignonesi in Tuscany sold to Belgian investor

One of the top producers in Montalcino In Tuscany has been sold to the Belgian business woman Virginie Saverys. The Falvi family will retain a 10% shareholding. Avignonesi has 109 ha of vineyards split on

Champagne harvest started on September 15

On September 15 the harvest began in Champagne. They have had a cool but reasonably dry summer so the expectations are for a comparatively small quantity but with healthy grapes. The maximum yield has been

Beaucastel buys Tourelles in Gigondas

Or to be more precise, the Perrin family, owners of the famous Domaine de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, has bought the Domaine des Tourelles in Gigondas. Tourelles is a highly regarded Gigondas vineyard with 9 ha

Draught in California

California is seeing the lowest water levels in 30 years in some of its water reservoirs. If the lack of rain continues 2009 is likely to be the driest year in Californian modern history. What

2008 – hot and dry in Roussillon

Many European wine regions have had a cool and dreary summer, even if it has not been too wet. Almost the opposite is the case in Roussillon in southern France. They have had a hot

Champagne Light?

Champagne is bottled in heavy, solid bottles so that they will not burst from the pressure inside the bottle. A typical champagne bottles weighs in at around 900 grams, almost double a regular bottle. CIVC,

Burgundy information

Are you looking for information about Burgundy? Or perhaps thinking of making a trip? They it can be worth your while to visit the BurgundyEye.com site with lots of tourism and wine info: https://www.burgundyeye.com/

The great tasting in Paris…

Le Grand Tasting they call it… It is a big wine fair and, yes, tasting that is open to both the public and professionals and will take place this year on November 21 and 22

Something ‘nouveau’ in the Muscat?

Since 2006 a Muscat de Noel (Christmas Muscat wine) is launched just in time to be enjoyed around the Christmas tables. From this year it will be a special designation available to wines within the

The harvest has started in Bordeaux

The harvest will be later than usual this year, due to the cool summer. But the ‘ceuillette’ for the white wines has already started. For example, at Chateau Carbonnieux, a winery in Pessac-Léognan / Graves

New edition of French wine atlas

« Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France » by Benoit France (Editions Solar) is a big book with maps over the French vineyards. it was

Will champagne hit the wall?

Carol Duval-Leroy, owner of Champagne Duval-Leroy, producing some 6 million bottles per year, is worried about the future with rising champagne prices and looming financial

Youthful American MW to pull for French wines

Sopexa is the name of a French marketing and promotional organisation focusing on wine (and other agricultural products). for example, they run www.wines-france.com. Their latest

The owner of Ch Carbonnieux dies

Anthony Perrin, owner of Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac-Léognan / Graves, died in September of lung cancer aged 68. It was his father who bought the

Didier Dagueneau dies in flight crash

Didier Dagueneau was a winemaker in Pouilly-sur-Loire (Pouilly-Fumé wines) who has contributed much to putting Pouilly more clearly on the map for wine lovers. He

New issue of the ezine Fine Wine

A new issue of the internet magazine Fine Wine has been published. In it you can read about e.g. Domaine Bertagna in Burgundy and about

New wine video on Madiran

We have published a new wine video on the Madiran district in the south-west of France. It is a region that has undergone somewhat of

Top ten wines at Systembolaget

Systembolaget is the monopoly wine retailer in Sweden and (as a consequence) one of the largest wine and spirits retailers in the world. Here are

Fifteen new Masters of Wine

Master of Wine, MW, is a very prestigious title in the wine world. It is only held by 227 people today. The latest “promotion” of

Beaucastel buys Tourelles in Gigondas

Or to be more precise, the Perrin family, owners of the famous Domaine de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, has bought the Domaine des Tourelles in Gigondas.

Draught in California

California is seeing the lowest water levels in 30 years in some of its water reservoirs. If the lack of rain continues 2009 is likely

Champagne Light?

Champagne is bottled in heavy, solid bottles so that they will not burst from the pressure inside the bottle. A typical champagne bottles weighs in

Burgundy information

Are you looking for information about Burgundy? Or perhaps thinking of making a trip? They it can be worth your while to visit the BurgundyEye.com

The great tasting in Paris…

Le Grand Tasting they call it… It is a big wine fair and, yes, tasting that is open to both the public and professionals and

The harvest has started in Bordeaux

The harvest will be later than usual this year, due to the cool summer. But the ‘ceuillette’ for the white wines has already started. For

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