Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Finnish wine and gastronomy fair in August

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For the second year in a row, Virpi Sorvisto organises a wine and gastronomy fair in Kokkola (Karleby) in Finland on August 15 and 16. ...

Does the cork breathe?

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This question has been more hotly debated since the screw cap arrived on the scene. According to a study at the faculty of oenology at ...
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Bordeaux primeurs 2007 finds a tough market

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The primeur season for the Bordeaux 2007s has ended and it seems to be, just like our summer weather, with a lot of clouds in the sky. ...

Finnish wine threatens the EU CAP agricultural policy?

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Apparently, Mr Fredrik Slotte on the Finnish island of Aland in the Baltic Sea grows vines on a small vineyard. He hopes to soon produc...

Red sparkling Beaujolais?

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Perhaps it will be the saviour for the hard hit wine growers in Beaujolais who today have difficulties selling their wines? Sicarex in ...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Organic wine farming growing in France

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Organically farmed vineyards have increased substantially in France: up with 20% compared with a fall in the total surface of vineyards...

Chateau Vignelaure changes hands

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Chateau Vignelaure is one of the best known wine producers in Provence. It was recently sold to a Swedish-Danish couple, Bengt Sundströ...
Monday, July 21, 2008

Scandinavian Grand Slam in chef-Olympics Bocuse d’Or

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This year, for the first time ever, the Bocuse d’Or competition (the “World Cuisine Contest”) was held outside of Lyons ...

Meeting Wine – a meeting for those who look for Italian wines October 17-19

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Meeting Wine is a wine show/meeting place specifically targeting international buyers looking for Italian wines from Piedmont, Tuscany ...
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Norwegian wins Nordic sommelier trophy

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Meret Bøe took first place in the Nordic Sommelier Championship recently held in Norway. She is working as sommelier at the Bagatelle r...

Legendary Loire producer leaves his vineyard

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Jo Pithon, one of the producers who have put Anjou on the map for excellent dry and sweet whites from the heavily underrated ...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Saint Emilion classification, suspension in suspension in suspension

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The rules for the St Emilion classification (Grand Cru Classé) stipulate that every ten years the ranking should be re-done. ...

Europe’s first congress for wine educators held in Austria

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The recently created European Academy of Wine Education (EAWE) has held its first congress in Austria. Representatives from 16 countrie...

South African exports grow

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The exports of South African wine continue to grow. In 2007 the sales increased in all but two of the top ten export countries, the two...

New Zealand grape varieties

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New Zealand is best known for its very fragrant sauvignon blanc wines, with much ”SB” typicity, yet full-bodied. But all is not sauvign...

Wine from northern Greece

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I’m probably not alone in having some pré-jugées about Greek wines. A bit like, OK, a bottle of retsina can go down once...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

BKWine Pick: Sorza, Paris 4

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Strolling along the river on the Ile Saint-Louis is something that both tourists and Parisians love to do. A relatively new restaurant ...

BKWine Pick: Château Pey La Tour, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur

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A biggish and well-maintained property with 170 ha of vines in the heart of Entre-deux-Mers. Since 1990 it belongs to th...

BKWine Pick: Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss, Alsace

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Marc Kreydenweiss is one of our big favourites in Alsace. He’s an outstanding winemaker and with biodynamic agriculture and l...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 60, July 2008

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A new issue of the BKWine Brief is out! Summer is in full swing even if our weather here doesn’t quite live up to it. A few nice wi...