Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Best Wine Book of 2010 – and the winner is BKWine! (more info)

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This is what we wrote in our press release about this prestigious award: “A Wine is Born: the work in the vineyard and in the wine cellar”...

Åsa's wine of the month: Taso, Valpolicella Superiore, Villa Bellini

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Quiet please! Cecilia at Villa Bellini has gone from making a wide range of wines to now only making two different cuvees. One which is her ...

BKWine Restaurant Pick: Bistrot le 7, Epernay

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Bistrot le 7, Epernay Epernay is a small town in the middle of the Champagne district. Here you’ll find big houses like Moët & Ch...
Monday, November 29, 2010

BKWine Pick: Stellekaya, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Stellekaya, Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellekaya is one of the wine producers that impressed us most during our trip to South Africa...

What do people say about a wine tour with BKWine?

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That is of course a question that we think is very important. We want it to be a wonderful and memorable experience for everyone. Here are s...
Friday, November 26, 2010

New Brief out: Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 88, November 2010

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We were, to say the very least, very surprised when we opened the envelope and read the letter: We had won the prize for the best wine book ...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

World’s biggest cooper: Seguin Moreau (part 3 of 3): the taste

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We had the occasion recently to taste a selection of wines that had “seen” wood in different ways. The most remarkable comparison was betwee...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

World’s biggest cooper: Seguin Moreau (part 2 of 3): technology and quality

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Seguin Moreau considers itself to be a pioneer in terms of technical innovation and quality control for barrel making. they were one of the ...
Friday, November 12, 2010

World’s biggest cooper: Seguin Moreau (part 1): The Oeneo Group

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If you want to be exact, the world’s biggest cooper brand, for barrels from French oak, is Seguin Moreau. There are bigger barrel makers, e....
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Organic products grow with 50% at the Swedish alcohol monopoly

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Systembolaget , Sweden’s retail monopoly for alcohol, reports an increase in sales of 50% for organic products, including wine, for the thir...
Monday, November 08, 2010

The Chinese wine market: a specialists’ blog

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Many wine producers are betting the future on the Chinese wine market these days. The export sales to most countries are weak, but Chin...
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Food photography festival in Paris 29 Oct – 14 Nov

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The International Festival of Culinary Photography (Festival International de la Photographie Culinaire) will take place for the second year...
Sunday, November 07, 2010

French wine TV relocates to Luxemburg

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Edonys is the cryptic name of a new television channel that will be entirely dedicated to programs about wine. The channel was created ...
Friday, November 05, 2010

Cognac Renault acquired by Altia from Pernod Ricard for € 10 M

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Cognac Renault is a brand that is mainly known on the Scandinavian market. Best known is the premium brand Renault Carte Noire, popularly ca...
Thursday, November 04, 2010

New Cru Bourgeois ”stamp” launched (4): Chateau la Tour de By renounces the Cru Bourgeois label

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The first reaction among the producers to the new Cru Bourgeois label has come quickly. According to a press release from Chateau la T...
Wednesday, November 03, 2010

New Cru Bourgeois ”stamp” launched (3): and the winners in 2008 are…

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The very first promotion of Cru Bourgeois labels have just been awarded – for the 2008 vintage. 290 chateaux were candidates but only 243 ch...

New Cru Bourgeois ”stamp” launched (2): How will it work? Will it work?

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Will this be useful for the consumers? Very doubtful. On the other hand there are several questions: How will a wine consumer know if a...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

New Cru Bourgeois ”stamp” launched (1): new rules

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In the olden times there was something called the Cru Bourgeois classification in Médoc (Bordeaux). But then, in 2003, they decided to...
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Wine of the Month - Åsa's Pick: Dolcetto d’Alba, Bric Trifula 2009, Cascina Luisin

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Dolcetto d’Alba, Bric Trifula 2009, Cascina Luisin This is an elegant food wine at a very reasonable budget: Dolcetto d’Alba from the...
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Monday, November 01, 2010

BKWine Pick: Coffele, Soave, Italy

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Coffele, Soave, Italy Soave is probably the most well-known white wine in Italy. The small and very pretty medieval town of Soave in situa...