Tuesday, February 28, 2006

The International Screw Cork Initiative

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“Screw Corkers Unite!” could be the slogan. The purpose is to inform about the benefits of the screw cork and to be way for producers w...

A champagne sabre is not a weapon – says Danish police

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At least not in Denmark. In Vinavisen.dk (a Danish wine newsletter) there has been a discussion of whether a champagne sabre ...

Wine & Dine Radio in the USA interviews BKWine

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We had a call one day from Lynn Krielow Chamberlain who said “Hi, I run a wine talk show called Wine & Dine Radio. Could I make an ...
Sunday, February 26, 2006

New method to prevent cork taint

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“ Innocork ” is a new method to eliminate TCA contamination in corks (TCA is the substance that causes “corked wines”). The process has...
Friday, February 24, 2006

The Oregon Wine industry worth $1.4 billion per year

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A study has shown that the Oregon wine industry is worth considerably more than what was previously thought. The researchers came up with th...

Star wines in Ukraine?

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Gérard Dépardieu, perhaps France’s most famous actor, was recently in Ukraine. Apart from dining with president Viktor Yushchenko, Dép...
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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Looking for a job in the wine industry in France?

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Then there is a site for you: vitijob.com. Job hunters can register their profiles and look at job offers and employers can post their ...

Surplus of grapes in California .... or shortage?

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Sometimes it is difficult to know what to believe. One day we read that it is expected that 2005 will prove to be a record vintage (in ...
Sunday, February 19, 2006

Cheaper oak aged wines with laminated barrels?

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A research project in Gironde (Bordeaux) has developed a barrique (225 litre barrel) made of laminated wood. The inner layer is made of...

Tune in to Wine

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Jacques Orhon is a Frenchman expatriated to Canada working as a sommelier and writer. He has now (once again) shown unexpected talents by la...

2005 promises to be an excellent Rhône vintage

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According to Inter-Rhône (the producers’ organisation) it will be an excellent vintage for all three colours. Almost perfect weather (a...
Saturday, February 18, 2006

Catalan separatists kills cava sales

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Sales, and consumption, are plummeting of cava – Spanish sparkling wine primarily made in Catalonia. Consumers in the rest of Spai...
Friday, February 17, 2006

Age your wine fast-forward with electrolysis

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A Japanese laboratory has developed a method to rapidly give the wine the equivalent of bottle age by passing it through an electrolysi...

”Can you help us?” or ”Do you want wine news on your site?”

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Can you help spread the word about the Brief? And at the same time get some up to date wine news on your site! If you have a ...
Thursday, February 16, 2006

5 Great Gold Medals at the 1st BKWine Scandinavian Wine & Spirit Competition and record number of wine fair visitors

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Paris, 2006-02-15 The world’s first competition for “Scandinavian” wines and spirits resulted in 5 Great Gold Medals, 9 Gold Medals...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006

This month’s must-have wine (gadget)

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Buy a bottle of wine that is encased in a glass sculpture. To drink the wine you will have to break the sculpture. That is at leas...

Tell us where you are!

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That’s right. We want to know where you are. Just for fun, to know where our readers are located. We have created a Frappr ma...
Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Wine and China

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- - China invests in wine production and export China is not a big wine producer today (only 4.3% of the world’s wine product...
Monday, February 13, 2006

Asian Wine Fair in Paris

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Wine from 11 Asian countries will be presented at the Asian Wine Fair in Paris on March 6. Apparently it is high season for unusual win...
Sunday, February 12, 2006

BKWine interviewed in Chile’s main online wine news site

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Andes’ Wines interviewed Britt in their December issue. Andes’ Wines is Chile’s leading online wine newsletter. We can’t help being a b...