Monday, August 31, 2009

Alcohol consumption

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How much alcohol do people drink in different countries? Here’s some statistics on the alcohol consumption, counted in litres per capit...

Tempest in a pot of Bordeaux

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Even Bordeaux is affected by the crisis. Bordeaux is otherwise one of the few wine districts that from a sales perspective have be...

Wine from Bolivia!

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But to tell the truth, Bolivia does produce ”real” wine too since a long time back. Unfortunately we have not (either…) had the opportu...
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Wine from Bolivia?

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What else could one expect? 1000 bottles of wine were shipped from Bolivia, via Chile to Europe. When it arrived in Bulgaria it was sei...
Friday, August 28, 2009

Åsa’s Wine of the Month: ”Behind the island” there is a sweet wine filled with sunshine – Dietro l’Isola from Salvino Gorgone

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Salvino Gorgone owns two hectares on one of the southernmost islands of Italy, Pantelleria, south of Sicily. He makes a wonderful sweet...

BKWine Pick: Le Vin Chai Moi, Paris 1

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Luc Menier is the sommelier and Sébastien Farré is the chef. Born and raised in the same village, in Chinon in the Loire Valley. Now th...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

BKWine Pick: Pascal Jolivet, Sancerre

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Pascal Jolivet, Sancerre The Domaine Pascal Jolivet winery is just on the edge of the Sancerre village, at the bottom of the hill. He w...

BKWine Pick: Château d'Anglès, Languedoc La Clape

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Château d'Anglès, Languedoc La Clape La Clape is an appellation not far from Narbonne, on the Mediterranean. It’s a limestone rock ...

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 73, August 2009

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What makes a good wine list in a restaurant? Various magazines and others have an annual prize for ”best wine list”. The most (in-)famous is...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Book Review: Wine Politics

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Wine Politics By Tyler Colman Publisher: University of California Press Tyler Colman is perhaps better known under the...
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Wine journalists – an endangered species?

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Sometimes that is indeed the impression one can get. But the question was posed by Jancis Robinson when she made a presentation to the ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Can you tell the difference between a cheap bulk wine and a quality wine?

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Rebecca Gibb is an English wine writer with, among other outputs, a nicely written and entertaining wine blog . She...

Book on Japanese whisky by Swedish (!) author wins prize

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Ulf Buxrud is a dedicated whisky fanatic. His latest (and second) book tells the story about Japanese whisky. It has been awarded third...

Big French wine retail chain for sale

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Many visitors to France have seen the Nicolas shops, but you will find a much more exciting selection of wines in the Repaire de Bacchu...

Médoc Marathon & St Estèphe dinner

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Every autumn sporting types can compete at the Marathon du Médoc, a challenging competition with a route through some of the most ...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

World wine exports down marginally – Italy biggest exporter

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World exports of wine was marginally down in 2008 to reach 89 Mhl, -0.4 Mhl compared to 2007. That follows a big increase between 2006 ...
Monday, August 03, 2009

World wine imports slightly down – Germany biggest market

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World imports shrunk slightly to reach 84 Mhl in 2008, down 1.4 Mhl from 2007. (2007 recorded substantial increase over 2006 with +4.6...
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Sunday, August 02, 2009

World wine consumption down – France still leads, USA closes in

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The world-wide consumption of wine shrank somewhat in 2008 to reach 245 Mhl (down with 2.4 Mhl from 2007). Even if there is a gap betwe...
Saturday, August 01, 2009

World wine production shrinks slightly. Italy is biggest producer

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World wine production in 2008 is estimated to be slightly down from 2007: 269 million hl, which is 0.4 Mhl less than 2007. The world’s bigge...
Friday, July 31, 2009

Italy is the world’s biggest producer of grapes, followed by China!

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Much of the world’s grape production is used for other things than wine. The productivity (tonnes/ha) varies enormously from country to...