Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Record wine exports from the USA

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2007 was a record year also for American wine exports. Wine worth $951M (€606M) were shipped, up 8.6% in value. Californian wines compl...

Record exports for Austrian wines

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Austria continues to develops its wine exports. In 2007 it is estimated that exports will reach 56 million litres or €105 M. Contributi...

Old vines – and again

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The vine on the Place de la Victoire in Bordeaux was planted sometimes towards the end of the 18th century and it is still st...

Vin & Sprit with Absolut sold to Pernod Ricard

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Finally, the Swedish state has sold V&S Vin & Sprit, the producer of Absolut Vodka. After an outdrawn bidding process the Frenc...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

BKWine Pick: Racine

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Racine Paris 2e A small wine bar in one of the old 'passages' (indoor shopping gallery) close to the big boulevards. Th...

BKWine Pick: Mas Champart

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Mas Champart Saint-Chinian Isabelle and Mathieu Champart is a charming wine maker couple who fell in love with ...

BKWine Pick: Vignoble Tour de Verdots

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Vignoble Tour de Verdots AOC Bergerac David Fourtout is the winemaker and owner of this excellent winery in Berg...
Monday, April 28, 2008

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 57, April 2008

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Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 57, April 2008 Snow in Chablis. It's not exactly what you expect in April but we had it a wee...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Vinordic on April 23-26

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Scandinavia’s biggest (semi-annual) wine and spirit show will this year take place on April 23-26. They have extended the fair...
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Monday, March 31, 2008

Amazon starts selling wine

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Amazon.com, the world’s largest internet shopping site, will start selling wine. They are in the process of recruiting a buyer...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

”Bordeaux 1er Cru” – what is it?

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Most wine lovers would probably not hesitate, with a longing in their eyes, to say that Bordeaux Premier Cru refers to the to...
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Champagne Jacquesson changes hands?

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Jacquesson is a small, high-quality champagne house with a tradition of producing original and character-full champagnes from...

So, who’s the world’s biggest wine & spirits buyer?

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Well, many people think it is one of the big monopolies that still exist, for example Systembolaget in Sweden or the LCBO in C...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Do you have (or know of) a beautiful or special wine cellar?

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VdH books is a Belgian publisher specialized in making beautiful books, primarily on art. They are preparing a book on wine c...

Terrorists attack starred restaurant

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The Midsummer House in Cambridge is a restaurant starred by the Michelin Guide. It was recently attacked and vandalized by te...

About Malbec – Cahors and Argentina collaboration in April

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Argentina is actually the worlds largest producer of Malbec (sometimes called Auxerrois) with 24,000 ha. But historically it i...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Prize winning wine books – and one with a special offer from BKWine!

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”Wine Behind the Label” by Philip Williamson and David Moore won the 2007 André Simon award for best drink book in the UK. “T...
Friday, March 21, 2008

Wine is like fish, but more fun

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An American study has show that a moderate alcohol consumption has a similarly positive effect on the health as eating fish th...
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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Wine search engine: Able Grape

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Sometimes it is difficult to find what you are looking for among the millions of search results you might get on Google. Able...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

International Syrah Symposium in Lyons in May

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Scientific, oenological and marketing expertise gather in Lyons on May 13-14 to discuss all aspects of the future of the Syra...