In 1976 a blind tasting was organised in Paris (by Steven Spurrier if I remember correctly). It pitched, blind, some top French wines against top Californian wines. The Californians came out on top. A book
The WineFairy.com (Lynn Chamberlain) will feature an interview with Britt the week starting January 8. Listen to it here:— www.winefairy.com(the link in the centre just under “Listen to the current Wine & Dine Radio Show”)
The goal is to pull up 10,000 ha of vines in Bordeaux, which represents around 10% of the total area. Those who pull up can receive up to 15,000€ per hectare. The vignerons have until
Contrary to previous reporting the EU has decided to allow the use of oak chips at a meeting on December 12. The decision was taken on a proposal from the Italians but quite a few
It is becoming more and more popular to blog. Have you tried? There are both very interesting and, hrrmm, less interesting blogs. Here is a selection of wine and food blogs to keep you busy
Fitou is at the very southern edge of Languedoc, just before it changes to Roussillon. It is a region that has since long tried to keep a high quality profile. This region, basking in sun,
V&S Vin & Sprit AB, the state-owned largest Swedish importer of wines and spirits have appointed a new manager for the business area V&S Wines: Andreas Carlsson. Carlson leaves his job as CEO of Fuijcolor
Nej, det tror jag inte. I en del länder har det dock blivit populärt bland verkställande direktörer att blogga. Det finns flera mycket kända namn som bloggar och till och med en klubb för ”CEO
All accused were found guilty in the first of several trials in the bribery scandal around the Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget involving in total around one hundred persons. 18 people were fined, two from one
One bottle of Rüdesheimer Apostelwein 1727 was recently sold by Christie’s in Amsterdam for more than 5,500€. According to Michael Broadbent it had a taste reminiscent of apples and of an old sherry, according to
We just learned that Unwins, one of the UK’s leading chains of wine shops (380 shops, 24 employees) has been put in liquidation after a long period of uncertainty. It would be easy to crack
The EU commission voted to approve an agreement between the EU and the US on wine trade on December 20. Exactly what the agreement will mean is unclear to us at this moment. It is
Det har varit en del aktivitet och kommenterande i bloggen over helgerna. Har folk tagit sig tid under semestern? Ett exempel: ”Det är ju verkligen förjävligt att bra vin inte är dyrare i Sverige! (Har
Lustigt att få medhåll från just Landsorganisationen LO. LO säger så här: ”Att motverka monopol och garantera mångfald måste ytterst vara politikens ansvar”. Kan man inte annat än att hålla med om. För att göra
Uppsala Nya Tidning (UNT) gjorde en undersökning med hjälp av några ungdomar om hur lätt det är att köpa vin och sprit på Systembolaget när man är för ung. Enligt undersökningen begärde man legitimation i
Vinguiden.com, en svensk webbsite med reklam om vin och sprit, fick i våras en ny affärsidé: På uppdrag av en vinimportör gjorde man det lätt för besökare på webbsiten att beställa viner från beställningssortimentet. Från
Vi fick ett annat mail från en person som tröttnat på Systembolagets självförhärligande i sin tidning Bolaget, tidningsannonser mm om att vara störst, bäst och vackrast (d.v.s. ha ”ett av världens största sortiment” och sälja
Vi fick ett mail angående Dear Mr B från upphovsmannen. Ja alltså inte från Systembolaget (DearMrB.se. Systembolaget har sällan för vana att reagera på vad vi skriver, tyvärr) utan från han som passade på att
Alla som ingår i det första skedet av domarna i muthärvan får fällande domar. Två personer från Vin-Trädgårdh döms skyldiga till bestickning. Vice-VDn har dömts till 51.000 kronor i böter. Alla de 18 åtalade butikscheferna
Did you know we have thousands of wine pictures available for licensing to professional photo buyers/photo editors/magazines/… Or if you want to buy a print for your own personal use to decorate your wall that
“Fine Wine” is a relatively recent UK based wine magazine. It is very contents rich and often has probing articles written by well known writers. Now you can get a good deal from us on
Tours on the schedule (in Finnish): May 3-7, 2006: Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy – 3 Classic Wine Regions – ”3 Klassikkoa”. March 29 – April 2, 2006: Bordeaux. More info here!
Tours on the schedule: May 17-21, 2006: Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy – 3 Classic Wine RegionsTake a break for a long weekend and visit three of the most famous wine regions in France: Champagne, Chablis
Rémi Klein’s father bought Domaine Réméjeanne in 1960. Réméjeanne is in the Côtes-du-Rhône, close to Bagnols-sur-Ceze, on the west side of the river. He started with 5 hectares and it has now grown to 35
Oremus is owned by the same Spanish family that owns Vega Sicilia, the Alvarez. It is a spectacular place. The winery is impressive and brand new, just as new as the ageing cellars are old!
On February 11 BKWine organises the 3rd Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris. Registrations have started to arrive and we currently have around 25 registered producers. In connection with the Fair BKWine also organises the First
Constellation Brands, one of the world’s largest wine producers, is making a hostile bid to take over Vincor International. Vincor is the forth largest wine producer in the USA. Constellation is offering CAN$ 1.48 bn
That was the challenge launched by one Swedish wine importer (Bibendum) recently. Main challenger was Yves Vatelot, who was there to present his wine from Château Reignac, a Bordeaux Supérieur in the Entre-deux-Mers region. Vatelot
This year, the traditional autumn auction at the Hospices de Beaune was managed by Christie’s. On average prices were up by 11%. 789 pièces (burgundy barrels) of this year’s wine were sold for a total
Buller Wines, a family owned winery in Australia, has announced that they will sponsor Sexpo in Melbourne. Sexpo is the largest fair on sex and sexuality in the southern hemisphere. Buller says that they hope
In 1976 a blind tasting was organised in Paris (by Steven Spurrier if I remember correctly). It pitched, blind, some top French wines against top
The WineFairy.com (Lynn Chamberlain) will feature an interview with Britt the week starting January 8. Listen to it here:— www.winefairy.com(the link in the centre just
The goal is to pull up 10,000 ha of vines in Bordeaux, which represents around 10% of the total area. Those who pull up can
Contrary to previous reporting the EU has decided to allow the use of oak chips at a meeting on December 12. The decision was taken
It is becoming more and more popular to blog. Have you tried? There are both very interesting and, hrrmm, less interesting blogs. Here is a
Fitou is at the very southern edge of Languedoc, just before it changes to Roussillon. It is a region that has since long tried to
V&S Vin & Sprit AB, the state-owned largest Swedish importer of wines and spirits have appointed a new manager for the business area V&S Wines:
Nej, det tror jag inte. I en del länder har det dock blivit populärt bland verkställande direktörer att blogga. Det finns flera mycket kända namn
All accused were found guilty in the first of several trials in the bribery scandal around the Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget involving in total around
One bottle of Rüdesheimer Apostelwein 1727 was recently sold by Christie’s in Amsterdam for more than 5,500€. According to Michael Broadbent it had a taste
We just learned that Unwins, one of the UK’s leading chains of wine shops (380 shops, 24 employees) has been put in liquidation after a
The EU commission voted to approve an agreement between the EU and the US on wine trade on December 20. Exactly what the agreement will
Det har varit en del aktivitet och kommenterande i bloggen over helgerna. Har folk tagit sig tid under semestern? Ett exempel: ”Det är ju verkligen
Lustigt att få medhåll från just Landsorganisationen LO. LO säger så här: ”Att motverka monopol och garantera mångfald måste ytterst vara politikens ansvar”. Kan man
Uppsala Nya Tidning (UNT) gjorde en undersökning med hjälp av några ungdomar om hur lätt det är att köpa vin och sprit på Systembolaget när
Vinguiden.com, en svensk webbsite med reklam om vin och sprit, fick i våras en ny affärsidé: På uppdrag av en vinimportör gjorde man det lätt
Vi fick ett annat mail från en person som tröttnat på Systembolagets självförhärligande i sin tidning Bolaget, tidningsannonser mm om att vara störst, bäst och
Vi fick ett mail angående Dear Mr B från upphovsmannen. Ja alltså inte från Systembolaget (DearMrB.se. Systembolaget har sällan för vana att reagera på vad
Alla som ingår i det första skedet av domarna i muthärvan får fällande domar. Två personer från Vin-Trädgårdh döms skyldiga till bestickning. Vice-VDn har dömts
Did you know we have thousands of wine pictures available for licensing to professional photo buyers/photo editors/magazines/… Or if you want to buy a print
“Fine Wine” is a relatively recent UK based wine magazine. It is very contents rich and often has probing articles written by well known writers.
Tours on the schedule (in Finnish): May 3-7, 2006: Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy – 3 Classic Wine Regions – ”3 Klassikkoa”. March 29 – April
Tours on the schedule: May 17-21, 2006: Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy – 3 Classic Wine RegionsTake a break for a long weekend and visit three
Rémi Klein’s father bought Domaine Réméjeanne in 1960. Réméjeanne is in the Côtes-du-Rhône, close to Bagnols-sur-Ceze, on the west side of the river. He started
Oremus is owned by the same Spanish family that owns Vega Sicilia, the Alvarez. It is a spectacular place. The winery is impressive and brand
On February 11 BKWine organises the 3rd Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris. Registrations have started to arrive and we currently have around 25 registered producers.
Constellation Brands, one of the world’s largest wine producers, is making a hostile bid to take over Vincor International. Vincor is the forth largest wine
That was the challenge launched by one Swedish wine importer (Bibendum) recently. Main challenger was Yves Vatelot, who was there to present his wine from
This year, the traditional autumn auction at the Hospices de Beaune was managed by Christie’s. On average prices were up by 11%. 789 pièces (burgundy
Buller Wines, a family owned winery in Australia, has announced that they will sponsor Sexpo in Melbourne. Sexpo is the largest fair on sex and
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