Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Chatea St Martin de la Garrigue

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Saint Martin de la Garrigue, a visit to the winery, barrel and vat cellar and some old wine bottles. Languedoc, France. By BKWine.

Sex sells – even wine?

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Perhaps not something that would catch on with most marketeers (and certainly not the advertising regulators) in Europe. But a Sou...

German consumers buy wines according to taste

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A survey of German consumer behaviour has shown that German consumers primarily buy wines according to taste and characte...

This month’s silly rule: English wine bars not allowed to serve exclusive wines in small glasses

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The Scandinavian monopoly markets don’t have a, ehrr, monopoly on silly rules…: Some English wine shops (e.g. The Sampler and Selfridges) ha...

Saint Emilion and satellites joins forces

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The producer organisations (who represent the interests of the wine makers) for Saint Emilion, Saint Emilion Grand Cru and the two “sat...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The world’s best Pinot Noir

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The tenth vintage of the world championship of Pinot Noir saw 1050 contestants – wines from many countries: France, Germany, ...

Moth new threat to Napa vineyards

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A small moth called Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer is the latest threat to Napa vineyards. One such moth was recently found in a trap i...

Torres establishes foothold in Rioja

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Torres is almost synonymous with Catalonia. But now they have bought a small property in Rioja, not big, just some 5 hectares...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Cornas in the northern Rhône valley threatened by property development

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According to municipal plans, 3.4 hectares in the appellation Cornas are set to be transformed into building plots. In this v...

BKWine Pick: Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, Beja – Alentejo, Portugal

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Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, Beja – Alentejo, Portugal 2003 was the first vintage for the Soares family and it has been a running ...
Monday, September 17, 2007

BKWine Pick: Château de Lascaux, Vaquières, Coteaux du Languedoc-Pic Saint Loup

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Château de Lascaux, Vaquières, Coteaux du Languedoc-Pic Saint Loup In Pic Saint Loup, a short drive north of Mo...
Sunday, September 09, 2007

It is soon time

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It is soon time. Well, yes, it’s soon time for the harvest too. And in many places it has already started. An exception...
Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Wanted: Stolen wines

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We’ve had a report of stolen wines that the owner would very much like to get back: “”2 Double Magnums Latour 1982, 9 Magnums ...

The World’s best Tempranillo

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More and more grape varieties get their own competition. This year is the third for Tempranillo. The judgment took place...
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...