Monday, June 25, 2007

Record harvest in Argentina

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The harvest volume in Argentina 2007 is expected to increase with 6.5% compared with 2006. It will be the largest volume since 10 years...

Napa Valley officially recognised by the EU

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The European Union has recently officially recognised the denominations “Napa” and “Napa Valley” for wine in a way similar to the Europ...

Water in the vineyard

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Is it permitted to irrigate the vineyard? It depends on where and when. Many believe that it is forbidden in e.g. France. However, that is n...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Austria bets on organic wine

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Austria aims to become the leading producer of organic wine. There are today 467 organic wineries in the country, representing 4% of the tot...

New VDP: Vin de Pays du Val de Loire

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On May 11 the official text for the new Vin de Pays du Val de Loire was published. It covers the departements Allier, Cher, Indre, Indre-et-...

Sneak release: truffles in February

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It's not officially released yet, but we can give you a sneak preview. On February 13-17 we will organise an exclusive Tr...
Monday, June 11, 2007

New guest writing on BKWine.com: Lebanon, Israel, Germany…

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First, we have the pleasure of welcoming a new guest writer, Per W Stryger, who is both a wine importer ( vinum-bonum.dk ) ...
Sunday, June 10, 2007

BKWine Pick: Domaine d'Aupilhac

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Domaine d’Aupilhac, Sylvain Fadat, Montpeyroux, Languedoc Sylvain Fadat prefers to spend his time in the field. That’s wher...
Saturday, June 09, 2007

Wine Tours

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Wine Tours 26-30 September: Côte d'Or, the heart of Burgundy Over the course of a long weekend we will t...
Friday, June 08, 2007

BKWine Brief nr 47, June 2007

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Here in Paris we had a wonderful month of April. We sat on the balcony until late in the evenings enjoying 20+ centigra...

Link Tips

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Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: On Italian Syrah wines: sfgate.com On Hans Vinding-Diers , a Danish-South African-Italian wi...
Thursday, June 07, 2007

Go for good or great Gigondas

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Gigondas is a small appellation in the southern Rhône valley that has almost become a little bit forgotten. For a while it has perhaps ...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Laroche opens boutique hotel in Chablis

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A year or two ago Laroche opened a wine bar and restaurant in an old renovated mill and now (after quite a long wait) it’s time for the...
Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Crowds in the vineyard – 17,000 vines per hectare

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Chateau de Tracy has just launched a new cuvée called “Haute Densité”, or simply HD. 2004 is the first vintage of the peculiar...

Bring you own wine to the restaurant

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Sometimes one thinks that it’s a pity that one can’t afford to drink some really nice wines in a restaurant. Wouldn’t it be nice to be ...

Next Vinisud takes place on 18-20 February 2008

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Vinisud in Montpellier is a trade show focusing on wines from the Mediterranean basin. It has grown rapidly in recent times and is toda...

Soave – combining wine and food

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During Vinitaly the Consortio of Soave launched a new information leaflet on combining Soave wine with food – specifically with Scandin...
Monday, June 04, 2007

OIV – what is it?

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In the last issue of The Brief we mentioned that Montenegro has joined the OIV. Unfortunately we were a little bit imprecise in explain...
Friday, June 01, 2007

Château la Roque in Pic-St-Loup (Languedoc) changes hands

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Château la Roque, one of the best known properties in the successful appellation Pic-St-Loup in Languedoc has just changed hands. The n...
Thursday, May 31, 2007

It’s official: AOC Languedoc is born

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In a text published on April 30 AOC Languedoc has been officially announced. Technically, it is not a new appellation but a modificatio...