Thursday, August 28, 2008

The St Emilion circus continues…

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Well, you cannot call it much else but a circus… At the beginning of July a court decided that the ‘new’ Saint Emilion classi...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

UK retail chain Oddbins sold. Again

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Oddbins used to be a leading British retail chain known for a good wine selection and unusual shops. A few years ago it was sold, follo...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Pernod Ricard to sell wine assets?

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According to a report in the Financial Times, Pernod Ricard plans to sell large portions of its wine portfolio in a streamlining of its...
Monday, August 25, 2008

French government launches unsuccessful anti-alcohol campaign

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The French government has launched a campaign targeting youngsters that wants to discourage young people from drinking. According ...

Chateau Montelena in California to be sold to a Frenchman

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Michel Reybier already owns the famous Chateau Cos d’Estournel in Bordeaux. Now he is extending is chateau collection with Chateau Mont...

The world’s oldest Veuve Clicquot

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When Chris James bought the Torosay castle on the Scottish isle of Mull it came with the furniture. In a cabinet that had no key but th...
Friday, August 22, 2008

Italy may allow DOC in bag-in-box

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Italian authorities have decided to allow wines of the quality appellation DOC to be packaged in bag-in-box. The top level wines with D...

Wine is good for your health – especially with food

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Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that wine is particularly good for your health if you drink it with f...
Thursday, August 21, 2008

World’s biggest selling spirit brands

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- Smirnoff – 24 300 (thousand cases @ 9l) (ägs av Diageo) - Bacardi – 19 200 - Johnnie Walker – 16 050 (owned by Diageo) - Absol...

World’s biggest selling champagne

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- Moët & Chandon – 2640 (thousand cases @ 9l) (owned by Moët Hennessy, LVMH) - Veuve Clicquot – 1658 (owned by Moët Hennessy, L...

World’s biggest selling wine brands

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- Gallo – 19 250 (thousand cases @ 9l) - Hardys – 11 000 (owned by Constellation) - Yellow Tail – 11 000 - Concha y Toro – 10 46...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 61, August 2008

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The sports hysteria is now in full bloom. The Olympic Games have just started… and what has that to do with wine, you may ...
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 ...