Monday, November 30, 2009

BKWine TV: [E] European Wine Bloggers Conference 09. How was it for you? (Full version)

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Interviews with a handful of participants at the European Wine Bloggers Conference ( #EWBC ) that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in October...
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BKWine TV: [E] (Short) European Wine Bloggers Conference 09. How was it for you?

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Interviews with a handful of participants at the European Wine Bloggers Conference ( #EWBC ) that took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in October...

Rosé port

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There’s a new category of port wine: rosé. The Port Wine Institute (IDVP) has approved rosé port as a denomination. Already l...

Antinori makes wine in Romania

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“[Romaina] has all the right ingredients to produce great wines: perfect climate, very good exposure, great terroirs.” Piero Antinori s...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Parsed wine

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Are you looking for a nice gift to give to your enemy? Perhaps one of the strange decanters made by the artist Etienne Meneau can ...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Box bar?

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Can you make BiBs trendy? The first “pop up bar” is what they call it. The wine importer Philipson Söderberg has launched a w...

White wine is dangerous for your teeth

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The high acidity found in most white wines can damage your teeth, according to a report in Nutrition Research. The acidity in...
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Mechanical harvest at Isole e Olena, Tuscany

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http://www.bkwine.com/wine_tours/wine_tours.htm --- Harvest at Isole e Olena winery in Chianti, Tuscany. Harvesting the grapes with a tract...

Amazon.com closes down it’s wine shop

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It was big new in ecommerce when Amazon.com decided to launch a wine shop. but even before the shop has started they have dec...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The (new) ultimate wine site for everything? Findawine.com

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There are a surprising amount of people who think that there is money to be made from online wine sites. Some are wine lovers, some of ...
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Wine of the Month

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Criteria: an interesting wine (not too cheap) and one that you can enjoy with dinner or friends (not too expensive). And very good! Åsa’s wi...

BKWine Pick: Au Vieux Comptoir, Bar à vins – Restaurant, Paris 1

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Au Vieux Comptoir, Bar à vins – Restaurant, Paris 1 A popular restaurant on a side street to the busy rue Rivoli. Nice atmosph...
Monday, November 16, 2009

BKWine Pick: Restaurant Cap Sud, Tours

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Restaurant Cap Sud, Tours A charming little restaurant in the heart of Tours in the Loire valley, located between the Cathedral and...

BKWine Pick: Domaine Marronniers, Chablis

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Domaine Marronniers, Chablis We find Domaine Marronniers in the small village of Préhy, a short drive from Chablis itself. Th...

BKWine Pick: Domaine Monplezy, Pezenas, Languedoc

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Domaine Monplezy, Pezenas, Languedoc They make Vin de Pays des Cotes de Thongue, one of the better known vin de p...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

BKWine Brief #76 is out!

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It’s done. The book is on its way from the printer’s. We haven’t seen it yet but will soon. We’re very excited. On Thursday November 19 we w...
Saturday, November 14, 2009

”The world’s smartest way to sell alcohol”

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Usually, this is a story that would only appear in the Swedish edition of the BKWine Brief but this is so outrageous so we have to shar...
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Free samples and free tastings - this thing with disclosure

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One of the discussions that came up on the recent European Wine Bloggers Conference (#EWBC) was about free wine samples: should bloggers acc...
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”Let the children taste wine”

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In many places this is a controversial statement, not least in Sweden, our country of origin. But there’s recently been quite some disc...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Book review: Wine Brands

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Wine Brands By Evelyne Resnick Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan This is an interesting book that we certainly recommend to thos...
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