Tuesday, August 28, 2007

But ”Cru Bourgeois” will perhaps rise again

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So it is forbidden to use the classification Cru Bourgeois. What to do? Why not create a “label” that could be called “Label Cru Bourge...

”Cru Bourgeois” banned

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The latest chapter in the classification carrousel in Bordeaux: DGCCRF (“La Fraude”), the French administration responsible fo...

Bordeaux named World Heritage Site by Unesco

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Large parts of the city of Bordeaux has been given World Heritage status by Unesco. It is primarily the old city centre and i...

Wine making as in roman times

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An American wine producer has started making wine in huge terracotta amphorae – the way wine was made in roman times it is sa...

Record early harvest in Italy too

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The very warm weather, already early in the year, has led to that an exceptionally early harvest is expected – the earliest harvest for...

Dutch wine threaten by EU reform?

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Dutch wine growers are worried that the proposed ban on adding sugar to the must will make it impossible to make wine in Holland. Virtu...

The main themes in the EU reform

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Until then, here are the main themes of the reform: - abolition of market management measures (e.g. “crisis” distillation) ...

The EU wine reform

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In early July the EU launched its proposal for reform of the wine sector. Today large amounts of money are spent on various measures, t...

Machine identifies corked wines

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The restaurant Latour in new Jersey, has developed a machine (in collaboration with UC Davis) that can identify if a wine is ...

Bag-without-box

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Otherwise, the latest packaging innovation is wine in plastic bags. Not the ones you carry home the bottles in of course. Many people a...

Wine in plastic bottles

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Sainsbury’s, the big British retail supermarket chain, will start selling wine in plastic bottles. One of the arguments is that it will...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

BKWine Pick:

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Domaine Vincent Paris, Cornas Vincent Paris made his first wine in 1997 and was soon mentioned as one of th...
Monday, August 20, 2007

BKWine Pick: Mas de Perry

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Mas de Perry, Languedoc Geneviève and Didier Ponson-Nicot and the two children manage this charming family prop...

BKWine Brief nr 49, August 2007

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This is a summer when I feel very English: always talking about the weather. Will it change or not? For most people a summ...
Monday, July 30, 2007

Do you want to work in the vineyard during the harvest?

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Vinomedia has a page for those who wants to find a job in the vineyard during the harvest. NB: its not a vacation pastime but ...
Friday, July 27, 2007

English wines win prizes

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The recently held competition for English wines saw record number of contestants and better wines than ever, according to the organiser...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Bordeaux.com in new clothes

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Bordeaux.com, the ”official” site for Bordeaux wines, have had a thorough redesign. You will find information on appellations, the ...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Would you like to buy a vineyard in France?

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Then you have a vast range of prices to choose from. Some examples of prices per hectare: - Champagne: 627,000€ (the only regio...
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New tour from BKWine: Truffles, Wine, Foie Gras and Duck, February 13-17, 2008

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PRESS RELEASE – Paris , 23 July 2007 New tour from BKWine: Truffles, Wine, Foie Gras and Duck, February 13-17, 2008 Paris , 23 Ju...
Monday, July 23, 2007

V&S Vin & Sprit up for sale

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The Swedish government has confirmed its willingness to sell the government owned wine and spirits importer and producer V&S Vin ...