Kathy Merchant, an American wine writer, travelled with us on our latest South America wine tour. She has written two travel stories on what she experienced in Chile and in Argentina, stories that are now
I must admit that there have been fewer and fewer wines from the New World on my table in recent years. It has happened to Chilean Cabernets have been dismissed as blackcurrant juice. But this
Carignan is a grape loved by many producers in the Languedoc who think that Carignan gives the most typical Languedoc wines. Also in other places you find growers that are fond of the Carignan. In
2015 has so far been a good year for the Chilean wines. The harvest was a record-high 12.86 million hectolitres. It’s a good recovery from last year’s very low figure. It is even a bit
We recently published the press release on our winter wine tours. There will be two new wine and food tours the coming winter season, both to far-away exotic destinations: Chile and Argentina in South America,
We recently launched the winter wine tour program. Two long-distance wine and food tours that are perfect to make the cold and dark winter more bearable: Chile and Argentina in February: A magnificent experience both
A short note on that it is high time to book your autumn tour, the wine tour that you really want to go on when days are getting shorter. We have two exciting tours on
We can already today give you the details, although it will not be officially launched yet for some time: the new wine tour to Chile and Argentina early 2016. Two wine countries on each side
We have just launched the program for our autumn wine tours. It is a small selection of two top quality destinations where you can enjoy some of the best wine and food experiences: Bordeaux, the
Did you drink a wine made from the Carmenère grape on November 24? Probably not. And maybe you were not even aware of the fact that this day was “World Carmenère Day”. But now you
We have some news on the travel blog, comments from people who have travelled with us in South America and a mention of our wine tours in the gastronomic press. Read more here: “You feel
A wine tour to Argentina and Chile is very much about passion and enthusiasm. It is spectacular and remote wine regions. A wonderful gastronomy. Welcoming people. But it is also an opportunity to explore the
Soon here on BKWine Magazine we will publish a story about a fantastic visit to a winery in Chile that took place earlier this year, on this year’s South America wine tour. It was quite
Organic wines are getting more and more sought after. Journalists write more and more about them and hopefully, finally, people are realizing that there are some very delicious organic wines out there. Here are some
It is now high time to book your wine tour for the autumn and to start thinking about winter wine touring. On the autumn program we have two spectacular classics: Bordeaux and the Douro Valley.
Vina Vik is a spectacular winery project at the end of a far-away valley in Chile. It was created by the Norwegian entrepreneur Alexander Vik and is managed and run by Patrick Valette and Gonzague
The Lurtons is a great wine family in Bordeaux. François is from the younger generation and started his career in Bordeaux but has since achieved great success worldwide. He has achieved fame with some great
If you have never been to Chile and Argentina then you have a great experience to look forward too. It is two neighbouring countries that although they have a long common border are very different.
25 years ago there were no vineyards at all in the Casablanca Valley in Chile. Today it is one of Chile’s “hottest” wine regions precisely because it is not so hot. It is located towards
Here is some short info on the currently scheduled wine tours (in English). Douro Valley, Portugal, 23-27 October (closed) South America: Chile and Argentina, 1-16 February 2014 South Africa, 28 February – 10 March 2014
We are busy finalising all the details for the winter and spring wine tours. We have already fixed the dates but even if all the details are not yet settled we wanted to give you,
Chile and Argentina are two very intense countries and so are many of their wines. There are many parallels between the development of the countries and the wines. Today both Chile and Argentina make wines
Britt has made her début as a winemaker. Or rather, she has blended a wine from three different grape varieties, bottled and labelled it and taken it home with her. At home she tasted it
Next winter we will have both South Africa and South America on our wine tour program. The programs for both wine tours are now ready. It will be two long-distance wine tours that will be
Now we have finalised all the details for the wine tour to Chile and Argentina. The tour that we did in February this year was such a great success that we decided to make a
“World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com 2012 wine tour program Bordeaux 19-23 September Tuscany 10-14 October Champagne 14-18 November 2013 wine tour program Chile & Argentina, 4-19 February 2013 South
Both our two new wine tours have now been officially launched: Chile & Argentina, 4-19 February 2013 South Africa, 1-11 March 2013 The Chile & Argentina tour includes the best of the wine regions in
Fair trade, sustainable, organic,… Is it perhaps a meaningless terminology? “Sustainable” is actually quite a curious terminology. Not least for wine. Sometimes it is used as some kind of “super category” embracing everything that is
BKWine has just launched a new wine tour destination: Chile and Argentina. It is a spectacular wine tour that will show you some of the very best that these two top South American countries have
According to the latest statistics vineyard acreage grew with 6.5% in Chile in 2009. They now have 111 52 ha planted with vines to produce wine. 73% of the vineyards are planted with red grapes
Kathy Merchant, an American wine writer, travelled with us on our latest South America wine tour. She has written two travel stories on what she
I must admit that there have been fewer and fewer wines from the New World on my table in recent years. It has happened to
Carignan is a grape loved by many producers in the Languedoc who think that Carignan gives the most typical Languedoc wines. Also in other places
2015 has so far been a good year for the Chilean wines. The harvest was a record-high 12.86 million hectolitres. It’s a good recovery from
We recently published the press release on our winter wine tours. There will be two new wine and food tours the coming winter season, both
We recently launched the winter wine tour program. Two long-distance wine and food tours that are perfect to make the cold and dark winter more
A short note on that it is high time to book your autumn tour, the wine tour that you really want to go on when
We can already today give you the details, although it will not be officially launched yet for some time: the new wine tour to Chile
We have just launched the program for our autumn wine tours. It is a small selection of two top quality destinations where you can enjoy
Did you drink a wine made from the Carmenère grape on November 24? Probably not. And maybe you were not even aware of the fact
We have some news on the travel blog, comments from people who have travelled with us in South America and a mention of our wine
A wine tour to Argentina and Chile is very much about passion and enthusiasm. It is spectacular and remote wine regions. A wonderful gastronomy. Welcoming
Soon here on BKWine Magazine we will publish a story about a fantastic visit to a winery in Chile that took place earlier this year,
Organic wines are getting more and more sought after. Journalists write more and more about them and hopefully, finally, people are realizing that there are
It is now high time to book your wine tour for the autumn and to start thinking about winter wine touring. On the autumn program
Vina Vik is a spectacular winery project at the end of a far-away valley in Chile. It was created by the Norwegian entrepreneur Alexander Vik
The Lurtons is a great wine family in Bordeaux. François is from the younger generation and started his career in Bordeaux but has since achieved
If you have never been to Chile and Argentina then you have a great experience to look forward too. It is two neighbouring countries that
25 years ago there were no vineyards at all in the Casablanca Valley in Chile. Today it is one of Chile’s “hottest” wine regions precisely
Here is some short info on the currently scheduled wine tours (in English). Douro Valley, Portugal, 23-27 October (closed) South America: Chile and Argentina, 1-16
We are busy finalising all the details for the winter and spring wine tours. We have already fixed the dates but even if all the
Chile and Argentina are two very intense countries and so are many of their wines. There are many parallels between the development of the countries
Britt has made her début as a winemaker. Or rather, she has blended a wine from three different grape varieties, bottled and labelled it and
Next winter we will have both South Africa and South America on our wine tour program. The programs for both wine tours are now ready.
Now we have finalised all the details for the wine tour to Chile and Argentina. The tour that we did in February this year was
“World’s Top Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com 2012 wine tour program Bordeaux 19-23 September Tuscany 10-14 October Champagne 14-18 November 2013
Both our two new wine tours have now been officially launched: Chile & Argentina, 4-19 February 2013 South Africa, 1-11 March 2013 The Chile &
Fair trade, sustainable, organic,… Is it perhaps a meaningless terminology? “Sustainable” is actually quite a curious terminology. Not least for wine. Sometimes it is used
BKWine has just launched a new wine tour destination: Chile and Argentina. It is a spectacular wine tour that will show you some of the
According to the latest statistics vineyard acreage grew with 6.5% in Chile in 2009. They now have 111 52 ha planted with vines to produce
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