Sunday, February 28, 2010

Wood disease - maladie de bois

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A big problem in many vineyards today is ’maladie de bois’ (wood disease?). It is a fungal disease that attacks the vine and finally kills i...

Chateau des Estanilles changes hands

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Château des Estanille, in the Faugères appellation, is one of the leading wineries in Languedoc. It was created by and has been run by ...
Saturday, February 27, 2010

Bordeaux crisis – in the USA?

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One of the biggest (if not the biggest) importer of exclusive clarets to the US, Diageo Chateau & Estates, has closed down its Bord...

What is ”organic wine”?

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It’s not always easy to get to grips with the terminology, so here’s a short introduction. Strictly speaking one should talk about “win...
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Open doors in Côtes du Bourg on May 8 & 9

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On May 8 and 9 all the doors are open in Côte de Bourg, at least those of a hundred or so wine chateaux – the annual ‘portes ouvertes’. Ther...
Friday, February 26, 2010

A wine that's gone flat

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Adrien Cussonneau, a design student, won a well deserved prize for his original wine bottle. His end-of-studies project was to design a bott...
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Winery for sale – in Bulgaria!

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Our spook in Bulgaria reports that there is a winery for sale in Bulgaria. the place is equipped with classic winemaking stuff: concrete fer...

BKWine Pick: Ma Cave Fleury, Paris 2

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Ma Cave Fleury, Paris 2 Almost exactly one year ago Morgane Fleury opened the doors to her ’cave éco-logique’ in Paris called Ma Cave...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Record breaking organic wine fair: Millésime Bio

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The number of visitors grew by 76% compared to 2009 to reach 3000 visitors at the organic wine fair in Montpellier that just took place...

Wine of the Month

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Åsa’s wine of the month Riserva Castel Sant´Elena A wine for the ”goderecci”: Riserva Castel Sant’Elena. In other words, a wine for those...
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Organic wines at Millésime Bio

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We were (Per was) recently at the organic wine show in Montpellier: Millésime Bio. It is a wine fair that is quite different from many ...

New (or renovated) photo blog for BKWine Photography

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BKWine Photography, the name we’ve chosen for our wine, travel and food photo archive, has undergone a renovation. We’ve completely re-...

BKWine Pick: Domaine Courtault, Chablis

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Domaine Courtault, Chablis Jean-Claude Courtault came from the Loire Valley to Chablis in 1974 to work as vineyard manager at a winer...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

”How I saved the world from Parkerization”

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The full title of the book is “The battle of the wine and of love – How I saved the world from Parkerization” ("La bataille du vin...

More wine tastings and events at (or off) Vinisud

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If you’re going to Vinisud you can come to the organic wine tasting with BKWine that we talk about elsewhere. But there is more. Here are so...

Taste organic wines with BKWine at Vinisud

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Vinisud, France’s second largest wine show after Vinexpo, organises a tasting of organic wines. The tasting is primarily intended for S...

BKWine Pick: Weingut Erich Machherndl, Wachau, Austria

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Weingut Erich Machherndl, Wachau, Austria Erich Machherndl in Weissenkirchen in der Wachau is a master of the Austrian grape variety grüne...

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 79, February 2010

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You, us and The Brief We do put in quite a lot of effort and time into making the Brief each month. Partially because it is interesting an...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Wine events : exhibitions, competitions,…

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We have updated our events calendar with several new events : competitions, shows and other. Thank you to FIJEV (Federation International de...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Record wine sales expected in Sweden

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According to the forecast at the end of last year 2009 will be a record year for wine sales in Sweden. If December sales were...