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.

Chateau Cantenac-Brown sold

Chateau Cantenac-Brown, a 3rd Cru Classé in Margaux (Médoc), has just been sold to Simon Halabi, a British financier. Seller is AXA, an insurance company that owns numerous other wine properties in Bordeaux and elsewhere

Bordeaux producers continue price fixing cartel

A while back, the producers’ association for Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur decided by vote that anyone selling his wines for less than 1000 euro per tonneaux (900 litre) would be denied to use the Appellation

One step closer to oak chips

A French government report has proposed to allow oak chips in the wine making. As we have mentioned previously in the Brief there is a EU proposal on the way to being accepted that would

Är systemet (monopolet) framgångsrikt?

Är systemet framgångsrikt? Ett inlägg i den här tråden fick oss att igen ta en titt på lite statistik. Låt oss titta på hur den svenska alkoholpolitiken varit framgångsrik. Enligt statistik från ”OECD Health Data

Wine Tours in English

Wine Tours September 27 – October 1: The Northern Rhône Valley If you love the Syrah grape, this is the trip for you! The northern part of the Rhône Valley is mostly about powerful red

Finnish Language Wine Tours – Viinimatkoja Ranskan viinialueille!

Finnish Language Wine Tours – Viinimatkoja Ranskan viinialueille! Tours on the schedule (in Finnish): 20.9 – 24.9 2006: Viinimatkan kohteena Bordeaux Bordeaux on viininystävälle ehdoton matkakohde! Siellä ovat tunnetut isot viinitilat, klassiset viinit mutta myös

Just back from Burgundy and Champagne

I’ve just been on quite an exhausting 3-day trip to Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy, visiting winemakers and seeing how far the vines have progressed in the vineyards. (Not very far at all actually. There are

Do you like our Blog (or not)

We just joined Blogtopsite. Mostly for fun, not sure what good it can do…? If you like our blog you can rank us on Blogtopsites. (Well, you can of course also rank us if you

Systembolagets fantastiska sortiment. Av Bourbon.

Råkade hitta en liten historia skriven av en bourbon-fantast. Han hade också ”upptäckt” Systembolagets illusoriska ”stora” sortiment: Idag fick jag för mig att köpa en flaska Wild Turkey. Maj månad och Kentucky Derby närmar sig

Thomas Jefferson

Link tip: About Thomas Jefferson, president, ambassador and wine enthusiast: In Forbes

Winewoman@Bergerac.France

Book Review:Winewoman@Bergerac.France Helen Gillespie-Peck, Melrose Books Wine educator, wine writer and wine maker Helen Gillespie-Peck arrived in France 30 years ago. The book is not so much an autobiography – even if she explains all

Chablis raises the allowed yield?

Reading official French texts can be a challenge if you want to understand the details and the gist. But if we understand things correctly, Chablis has received approval, on a temporary and experimental basis until

Vinisud wine fair completed successfully

The organisers of the Vinisud wine fair, focusing on southern European and Mediterranean wines, are satisfied with the recently finished event: 1506 exhibitors and 31,817 visitors, 23% of which came from abroad. | Come on

New AVA in Washington: Rattlesnake Hills

Rattlesnake Hills is the ninth AVA (American Viticultural Area) in Washington. It covers 1500 acres (~700 ha) planted with vines, reaching an altitude of 1000 meters. The main grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah,

Tonnerre new appellation in Burgundy

INAO has also approved a new appellation in Burgundy: AOC Bourgogne Tonnerre. The AC covers 756 hectares and has a maximum permitted yield of 55 hl/ha. All fans of Tintin and Captain Haddock welcomes this

Kaefferkopf new Grand Cru in Alsace

INAO, the French control authority for the appellation system, has approved Kaefferkopf as a new Grand Cru area in Alsace. Permitted grape varieties in the wine are Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris (previously Tokay d’Alsace).

Vinordic opens for consumers

Vinordic is the biggest wine and spirits fair in Scandinavia. It takes place on April 24-27 and is a showcase and contact forum for the wine trade in Scandinavia. In previous editions of the event

Wine Fair in Israel

IsraWinExpo 2006 is the first wine fair in Israel. The theme is primarily Israeli wines and Israeli wine production, so if you want to learn more about wine in Israel this is the vent for

Australian wines expected to continue growing

Australian wine exports are expected to reach almost $5 bn by 2010-11. It is an increase with $2 b: this year exports will reach some $2.9 bn for 749 million litres. Prices, though, are expected

Wine accord between the EU and the US signed

On March 10 the agreement on wine was finally signed by the EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel and the US Trade Representative Rob Portman. The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate trade in

Interactive vineyard map

Do you want to find out exactly where a winery is located? Then you can go to MapMuse, enter the name of the winery and MapMuse will show you a map of where it is.

New Guest Writer on BKWine.com: Phil Leventhal

Phil is actually a science write but has a great passion for wine. He has chosen to write about two very different subjects. Read the articles in our Guest Writer Section: A profile of the

Christie’s celebrates

The British auction house Christie’s celebrates its 240th anniversary since its creation this year as well as 40 years since the wine department was created. The anniversary year will focus on developing the activity in

The Scandinavian Wine Fair – successfully completed!

On February 11, 32 Scandinavian wine and spirit producers met with some 300 visitors. And for the first time, the Scandinavian producers had the opportunity to “flex their muscles” and measure up against the others

Vad tycker du om monopolet? – Omröstning

Vi har gjort en omröstning där du kan rösta om monopolet. I högermarginalen finns två frågor: inte längre tillgangligt Tycker du att vi ska ha monopol? Vad är viktigaste fördelen med monopol? Den andra frågan

L’Ecluse, Paris | BKWine Pick

Det finns sex stycken L’Ecluse vinbarer i Paris, och det faktum att det är en kedja kan säkert av vissa uppfattas som negativt – men det är en ambitiös sådan och trevlig att besöka. Positivt

En bra Bourgogne?

Vi fick en fråga i Vinforumet (se här) avslutat om ett tips på en bra och lagringsduglig Bourgogne i prisklassen 150-350 kr. Det ledde till att vi tog en titt på urvalet av bourgogneviner i det

Chateau Cantenac-Brown sold

Chateau Cantenac-Brown, a 3rd Cru Classé in Margaux (Médoc), has just been sold to Simon Halabi, a British financier. Seller is AXA, an insurance company

One step closer to oak chips

A French government report has proposed to allow oak chips in the wine making. As we have mentioned previously in the Brief there is a

Wine Tours in English

Wine Tours September 27 – October 1: The Northern Rhône Valley If you love the Syrah grape, this is the trip for you! The northern

Just back from Burgundy and Champagne

I’ve just been on quite an exhausting 3-day trip to Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy, visiting winemakers and seeing how far the vines have progressed in

Do you like our Blog (or not)

We just joined Blogtopsite. Mostly for fun, not sure what good it can do…? If you like our blog you can rank us on Blogtopsites.

Thomas Jefferson

Link tip: About Thomas Jefferson, president, ambassador and wine enthusiast: In Forbes

Winewoman@Bergerac.France

Book Review:Winewoman@Bergerac.France Helen Gillespie-Peck, Melrose Books Wine educator, wine writer and wine maker Helen Gillespie-Peck arrived in France 30 years ago. The book is not

Chablis raises the allowed yield?

Reading official French texts can be a challenge if you want to understand the details and the gist. But if we understand things correctly, Chablis

Vinisud wine fair completed successfully

The organisers of the Vinisud wine fair, focusing on southern European and Mediterranean wines, are satisfied with the recently finished event: 1506 exhibitors and 31,817

New AVA in Washington: Rattlesnake Hills

Rattlesnake Hills is the ninth AVA (American Viticultural Area) in Washington. It covers 1500 acres (~700 ha) planted with vines, reaching an altitude of 1000

Tonnerre new appellation in Burgundy

INAO has also approved a new appellation in Burgundy: AOC Bourgogne Tonnerre. The AC covers 756 hectares and has a maximum permitted yield of 55

Kaefferkopf new Grand Cru in Alsace

INAO, the French control authority for the appellation system, has approved Kaefferkopf as a new Grand Cru area in Alsace. Permitted grape varieties in the

Vinordic opens for consumers

Vinordic is the biggest wine and spirits fair in Scandinavia. It takes place on April 24-27 and is a showcase and contact forum for the

Wine Fair in Israel

IsraWinExpo 2006 is the first wine fair in Israel. The theme is primarily Israeli wines and Israeli wine production, so if you want to learn

Interactive vineyard map

Do you want to find out exactly where a winery is located? Then you can go to MapMuse, enter the name of the winery and

Christie’s celebrates

The British auction house Christie’s celebrates its 240th anniversary since its creation this year as well as 40 years since the wine department was created.

L’Ecluse, Paris | BKWine Pick

Det finns sex stycken L’Ecluse vinbarer i Paris, och det faktum att det är en kedja kan säkert av vissa uppfattas som negativt – men

En bra Bourgogne?

Vi fick en fråga i Vinforumet (se här) avslutat om ett tips på en bra och lagringsduglig Bourgogne i prisklassen 150-350 kr. Det ledde till att

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