Författare: Per Karlsson

Swedish. Per is co-founder together with his wife Britt of BKWine. Rumour has it that his interest in wine started already when he was 11. Just like Britt he visits some 200 wineries each year on wine tours and for journalistic research. He writes about wine primarily online on BKWine Magazine and in the BKWine Brief. Per is also a professional photographer, specialising in wine and travel photography. See BKWine Photography for more on this. Since a few years back he has also branched out into video production on the same subject. He has contributed all images, and some text, to BKWine’s wine books.

Sprit- och Vinleverantörsföreningen argumenterar

Sprit- och Vinleverantörsföreningen (SVL) har länge levat ett ganska undanskymt liv men verkar på senare tid ha blivet mer sugen på att synas utåt. Man har t.ex. börjat med en kampanj riktad till politiker. Så

Testa dina alkoholvanor

En ny site skapad av Sprit- och Vinleverantörsföreningen verkar vilja sprida lite diverse information om drickande (det är inte helt lätt att få en klar bild vare sig av vem som står bakom siten eller

Internetbutiker leder till tonårsfylleri. Eller?

En dom i USAs Högsta Domstolen förra året innebar att det blev lättare att sälja vin på internet. Många ”traditionella” handlare menade på att det skulle leda till att många fler tonåringar fick tillgång till

The EU Wine Production

Some statistics selected from the briefing material released when EU presented it’s discussion proposal for new wine policy: Europe counts for 40% of the world’s wine acreage and 60% of world wine production. It also

Wine pictures update

We have done a major update to the wine photography section on our site. A few thousand new pictures are now available online. Both the northern and the southern Rhône Valley, South America with Argentina

Sturehof, restaurang Stockholm | BKWine Tips

Får väl idag anses vara en av klassikerna i Stockholm. Inspirerat av Parisbrasserier: ”alltid” öppet och alltid möjligt att äta. Informell stämning och mycket blandad publik. Bra kök med både ganska exklusiva rätter och en

Ulriksdals Wärdshus, Stockholm | BKWine Tips

En verklig klassiker. Klassisk mat, klassisk lokal, klassiskt serverat. Gott och vackert. Också klassiska viner med ett bra urval från Frankrike men också förstås från andra länder. Men det som gör Ulriksdal verkligt unik (i

Il Fantozzi, Stockholm | BKWine Tips

Jag kan inte påstå att jag är en specialist på italienska restauranger i Stockholm, men den här ligger bra till för att hamna högt upp på listan. Först måste man dock hitta dit: den ligger

August wine

I hope you have had (or still have) a nice vacation. So far, we have not had much time for holidays ourselves but been busy with several projects. The most exotic one is, no doubt,

Link Tips

Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: About Max Schubert, the creator of the legendary Grange Hermitage (now called only Grange) from Penfold: The Living.Scotsman.com The University of Missouri uses biotechnology to create grapes

South Africa Day in Stockholm on October 13

Wines of South Africa (WOSA) organises a South African wine day in Stockholm in the restaurant Operaterassen (part of Operakällaren). More info will (we hope) be published on www.wosa.se

Rhône festival in Denmark on September 16

For the third consecutive year Dansk Vincenter near Copenhagen organises the great Danish Rhône Festival. On Saturday September 16 a large number of wines will be presented from the 2003, 2004 and 2005 vintages. More

Ekologiska viner allt populärare i Sverige

Försäljningen av ekologiska viner ökade med 56% under 2005. Samma tendens har fortsatt under 2006. Det är dock fortfarande en försvinnande liten del av försäljningen totalt: endast 0,5% är ekologiska. ”Anledningen till det ökade intresset

EU wine policy to be reformed

On June 22 the EU agricultural commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel presented a proposal to reform the cash-consuming wine support policies in the EU. The purpose is to improve the competitiveness of European wines and create

Parker writes for Business Week

Robert Parker, the world’s best known and influential wine critic, often referred to as ”guru”, will write a weekly column for Business Week magazine, starting on June 16. (BTW a famous economist, often referred to

French Castel plants vineyards in Azerbaijan

The French wine group Castel is planting new vineyards in Azerbaijan in collaboration with the local government. The plan is to plant 500 hectares, half of which is already planted. The wine is primarily for

René Renou, president of INAO, passed away

René Renou, president of the INAO, died in his sleep during the night of June 19 while on a business trip to South Korea. He was only 54 years old but suffered from cancer. Renou

Norwegian wins European Championship for sommeliers

The Trophée Ruinart, popularly known as the European Championship for Sommeliers, was won this year by a Norwegian: Robert Lie. Lie works at the luxury restaurant Bagatelle in Oslo. Second place went to Paolo Basso

Black Dead Arm – now in France

It sounds scary and it is not the nicest thing to catch. Black Dead Arm (BDA) is a new kind of disease first discovered in 1999. It is a fungus disease that attacks the vine

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 36, June 2006

Finally, it seems, summer is here. Maybe that will be a good time to make some new and enjoyable wine discoveries. Summer wines Why not take a few leisurely afternoons or evenings and discover a

Testa dina alkoholvanor

En ny site skapad av Sprit- och Vinleverantörsföreningen verkar vilja sprida lite diverse information om drickande (det är inte helt lätt att få en klar

The EU Wine Production

Some statistics selected from the briefing material released when EU presented it’s discussion proposal for new wine policy: Europe counts for 40% of the world’s

Wine pictures update

We have done a major update to the wine photography section on our site. A few thousand new pictures are now available online. Both the

Sturehof, restaurang Stockholm | BKWine Tips

Får väl idag anses vara en av klassikerna i Stockholm. Inspirerat av Parisbrasserier: ”alltid” öppet och alltid möjligt att äta. Informell stämning och mycket blandad

Il Fantozzi, Stockholm | BKWine Tips

Jag kan inte påstå att jag är en specialist på italienska restauranger i Stockholm, men den här ligger bra till för att hamna högt upp

August wine

I hope you have had (or still have) a nice vacation. So far, we have not had much time for holidays ourselves but been busy

Link Tips

Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: About Max Schubert, the creator of the legendary Grange Hermitage (now called only Grange) from Penfold: The

Ekologiska viner allt populärare i Sverige

Försäljningen av ekologiska viner ökade med 56% under 2005. Samma tendens har fortsatt under 2006. Det är dock fortfarande en försvinnande liten del av försäljningen

EU wine policy to be reformed

On June 22 the EU agricultural commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel presented a proposal to reform the cash-consuming wine support policies in the EU. The purpose

Parker writes for Business Week

Robert Parker, the world’s best known and influential wine critic, often referred to as ”guru”, will write a weekly column for Business Week magazine, starting

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