Friday, October 29, 2010

We have won the prize for best wine book of the year!

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We have just won the prize for BEST WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR for our book on wine growing and winemaking!! We are so happy and proud! Champagn...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

”It’s raining Swedes” in South Africa

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Niel Pendock (twitter @NielPendock ) thinks ’it is raining Swedes’ in his column in TimesLive.co.za. There are no less than three qual...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Belgium wins international wine tasting competition

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Belgium emerged winner in the wine tasting competition organised by the French magazine La Revue du Vin de France. Curiously, the winne...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Luxury DRC wines from 2006 to be released in Sweden at bargain prices on October 19

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The Swedish retail monopoly Systembolaget has announced that they will release the long awaited lot of wines from the Domaine de la Ro...

Domaine Turner Pageot in Languedoc goes video viral

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Domaine Turner Pageot is a small wine estate in the village of Gabian not far from Béziers in the Languedoc. Karen Turner from Australi...
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New wine museum in Barolo

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Earlier in September a new wine museum opened in Barolo in Piedmont. It is, not surprisingly, called WiMu. It has been designed by the famo...
Monday, October 11, 2010

Languedoc wine auction on October 24

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On October 24 there will be a great auction of Languedoc wines in Pic Saint Loup, one of the most interesting sub-regions in the Langue...

Internet – paradise for wine lovers?

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In the last Brief we wrote about the total lack of interest in the (Swedish) wine trade, at both importers and in retail. This time it ...
Friday, October 08, 2010

Wine in Paris – BKWine in Frommer’s

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Frommer’s is one of the world’s biggest publishers of travel literature. On their web site they recently published an article on wine i...

Harvest Report 2010 – a first instalment

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September is the harvest month in Europe. Most producers are a bit reluctant to make statements about the quality of the harvest at this ear...
Thursday, October 07, 2010

BKWine Pick: Domaine Roger Sabon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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Domaine Roger Sabon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine Roger Sabon in Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a true family domaine. Roger Sabon created the...

BKWine Pick: Domaine Virgile Joly, Saint Saturnin de Lucian (Languedoc)

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Domaine Virgile Joly, Saint Saturnin de Lucian (Languedoc) Virgile July knew early that he wanted to work with wine. He studied to be...
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Monday, October 04, 2010

Book review: The Great Domaines of Burgundy

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The Great Domaines of Burgundy By Remington Norman and Charles Taylor, photo Jon Wyand (mainly) Publisher: Kyle Cathie Ltd The key to fi...

BKWine TV meets Domaine Duseigneur, a Rhône wine producer

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Domaine Duseigneur is run by the two brothers Frederic and Bernard Duseigneur. They are since many years not only organic but also biod...

Snow White goes wine tasting!?

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Perhaps an idea for the Guggenheim or the Tate? In the entrance hall of the Centre Pompidou museum in Paris (one of the modern art museums) ...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

New issue: Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 86, September 2010

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This will probably be a record short Brief. Not that it’s a record we’re aiming for. We hope you don’t mind too much. This is a rather busy ...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Languedoc to introduce Grand Cru...

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Some areas in the Languedoc, that fulfil certain criteria, will be classified as Grand Cru according to a new proposal from the produce...

A new wine auction house in Europe: Spectrum Wine

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Well, at least almost. Spectrum Wine holds auctions primarily in California and in Hong Kong but since some time back they have a live ...

The harvest has begun! In Rivesaltes! (old news...)

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First to harvest in France this year was (according to what is claimed) a wine producer in Rivesaltes: Domaine Rombeau. They started al...
Monday, September 20, 2010

New study shows the environmental impact of wine packaging: ”bag is best”

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Systembolaget, the Swedish retail monopoly, has had a study made to analyse the environmental impact of different types of wine packagi...