The reports we’ve had from various vineyards are generally positive to very positive to outright jubilant. The growing season has mostly been excellent with good weather. Not much disease or other problems (even if there’s
It is curious how different markets work differently. Sweden and Denmark are basically rather similar countries, especially when seen from a distance (for instance from Paris as in our case, although we’re of Swedish origin).
Is there anyone who has not seen Susan Boyle singing on Britain’s Got Talent? Or Diversity, the dance group who practiced in front of the bus station since there was a ‘free’ mirror wall? Incredible
Summer is approaching I was recently in Veneto in northern Italy. That’s the birthplace of the famous amarone wines – a wine that has over recent years found a dedicated following amongst many wine enthusiasts,
Castilla y Léon Castilla y Léon? Yes, that’s right. We were recently there to take a closer look at their wines, but not, as you might think their most famous wine region the Ribera del
Last month we suggested that you try a wine from a not so well known wine region every once in a while. So, here are some suggestions for wine regions that can be worth discovering
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 67, February 2009 French folies ”Ils sont foux les romains” is what Asterix and Obelix says about the old romans. It may now seem more apt to say “ils
BKWine bigger than Wine Spectator? Well, it depends how you count. We were surprised recently when we saw that BKWine TV had more viewers than WineSpectatorVideo on YouTube: 4796 against 4290. Fun! We actually have
This time of the year is relatively calm and quiet in the wine cellar. The fermentation is mostly finished. Where the action is at this time of the year is in the vineyards. It is
It’s quite some time now since most vineyards finished harvesting. We’ve been around many different districts this season: Tuscany and Veneto in Italy, Alentejo and the Douro Valley in Portugal, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, Languedoc… If
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It will be an interesting harvest this year. The weather have been playing hide-and-seek with many winegrowers in France, putting various sticks in the wheels. I just returned from the Rhône Valley where during one
The sports hysteria is now in full bloom. The Olympic Games have just started… and what has that to do with wine, you may ask? Not much, but it serves as an excuse to talk
A new issue of the BKWine Brief is out! Summer is in full swing even if our weather here doesn’t quite live up to it. A few nice wines will always help to cheer up
Summer wines In northern Europe they have summer already. Swedes are complaining (or not) about 30 degrees. Here in Paris we have so far a dismal beginning of the summer. Just barley over half the
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 58, May 2008 To paraphrase Dinah Washington – What a difference a month makes. 31 little days. A month ago I was complaining about the snow storm that hit
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 57, April 2008 Snow in Chablis. It’s not exactly what you expect in April but we had it a week ago when we were there. On the other hand,
Greener wines? Green seems to be the most trendy colour these days with wine. In February there was a Climate Change and Wine conference in Barcelona with vice-president Al Gore (but not quite). Organic wines
Where to, French wine journalism? In January there has been a number of remarkable court rulings in France around wine. The oddest one being when a court fined a French daily paper, Le Parisien, for
The long sleepy days of Christmas and New Year are over for this time and hopefully you have enjoyed one or two nice bottles. At home in Paris we celebrated new Year in style with
Thank you. The end of the year is approaching so I wanted to take the occasion to say a big thank you! Thank you – to all readers and visitor on the site! We now
One of the things we really enjoy is looking for and discovering new wines. Drinking a very good Bordeaux or Burgundy (just to mention those two as examples) can be very satisfying but it is
Most early forecasts for this year’s harvest has been moderate to pessimistic. A summer that has been in many places not very warm (to say the least) and humid has not meant ideal weather for
It is soon time. Well, yes, it’s soon time for the harvest too. And in many places it has already started. An exceptionally early harvest that will probably yield not very large volumes and uncertain
This is an archive version of the newsletter previously published in another format. Welcome to the first issue of my monthly email newsletter, “BKWine Brief”. In my activity, WineTastings Britt Karlsson, I do tastings and
The reports we’ve had from various vineyards are generally positive to very positive to outright jubilant. The growing season has mostly been excellent with good
It is curious how different markets work differently. Sweden and Denmark are basically rather similar countries, especially when seen from a distance (for instance from
Is there anyone who has not seen Susan Boyle singing on Britain’s Got Talent? Or Diversity, the dance group who practiced in front of the
Summer is approaching I was recently in Veneto in northern Italy. That’s the birthplace of the famous amarone wines – a wine that has over
Castilla y Léon Castilla y Léon? Yes, that’s right. We were recently there to take a closer look at their wines, but not, as you
Last month we suggested that you try a wine from a not so well known wine region every once in a while. So, here are
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 67, February 2009 French folies ”Ils sont foux les romains” is what Asterix and Obelix says about the old
BKWine bigger than Wine Spectator? Well, it depends how you count. We were surprised recently when we saw that BKWine TV had more viewers than
This time of the year is relatively calm and quiet in the wine cellar. The fermentation is mostly finished. Where the action is at this
It’s quite some time now since most vineyards finished harvesting. We’ve been around many different districts this season: Tuscany and Veneto in Italy, Alentejo and
Help us find more subscribers. The more people who read the Brief, the more fun it is to write it. If you enjoy reading it,
It will be an interesting harvest this year. The weather have been playing hide-and-seek with many winegrowers in France, putting various sticks in the wheels.
The sports hysteria is now in full bloom. The Olympic Games have just started… and what has that to do with wine, you may ask?
A new issue of the BKWine Brief is out! Summer is in full swing even if our weather here doesn’t quite live up to it.
Summer wines In northern Europe they have summer already. Swedes are complaining (or not) about 30 degrees. Here in Paris we have so far a
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 58, May 2008 To paraphrase Dinah Washington – What a difference a month makes. 31 little days. A month
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 57, April 2008 Snow in Chablis. It’s not exactly what you expect in April but we had it a
Greener wines? Green seems to be the most trendy colour these days with wine. In February there was a Climate Change and Wine conference in
Where to, French wine journalism? In January there has been a number of remarkable court rulings in France around wine. The oddest one being when
The long sleepy days of Christmas and New Year are over for this time and hopefully you have enjoyed one or two nice bottles. At
Thank you. The end of the year is approaching so I wanted to take the occasion to say a big thank you! Thank you –
One of the things we really enjoy is looking for and discovering new wines. Drinking a very good Bordeaux or Burgundy (just to mention those
Most early forecasts for this year’s harvest has been moderate to pessimistic. A summer that has been in many places not very warm (to say
It is soon time. Well, yes, it’s soon time for the harvest too. And in many places it has already started. An exceptionally early harvest
This is an archive version of the newsletter previously published in another format. Welcome to the first issue of my monthly email newsletter, “BKWine Brief”.
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