Thursday, May 26, 2011

A short story on travelling in Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy

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Quite a few kilometres over three days, that’s what you get if you come on our “Three Classics” tour. And quite a few wine producers and win...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Why we don’t see more videos with Jancis Robinson, or wine tasting is not a spectator sport

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Jancis Robinson is one of the wine world’s super-stars. She recently published a new video with herself, one of only two she has made with h...
Monday, May 23, 2011

The US overtakes France as the biggest wine consumer

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As expected, the USA as overtaken France as the biggest wine consuming nation in the world, according to a report by Gomberg, Fredrikson ...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011

New Zeeland: bigger volumes, lower prices

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The latest statistics show that New Zealand is producing more wine but getting less money for it. That is perhaps a confirmation of the fear...
Monday, May 16, 2011

Sangiovese to be planted in Languedoc

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One of the effects of the wine sector reform that has recently been done in France is that it will become somewhat easier to plant unusual o...
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Wines from Istria in Croatia, part 5: An Austrian in Istria explains

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Guido Schwengersbauer has lived in Croatia for many, many years. Today he runs a charming small hotel called La Parenzana in the small villa...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Wines from Istria in Croatia, part 4: with an international reputation: Markezic and Degrassi

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One of the most established and well known producers in Istria is Marino Markežić at Kabola. He wants to go back to the roots. And his way o...
Monday, May 09, 2011

Wines from Istria in Croatia, part 3: Breaking new ground; Kozlovic & Tomaz

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Gianfranco Kozlovic is also experimenting with acacia wood. His Acacia malvazija is aged for nine months and he likes the result so far. And...
Saturday, May 07, 2011

Wines from Istria in Croatia, part 2: Acacia and Ivica Matosevic

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Ivica Matosevic is the first one to make wine in his family. “You can’t make a lot of money in wine” he says, but it is a nice job! And peop...
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Friday, May 06, 2011

Wines from Istria in Croatia, part 1: Magnificent Malvazia

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Are you looking for something different, out of the ordinary? Wines that don’t taste like everything else? Go to Istria and taste their extr...

Germany’s most grown grapes

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In our last Brief we wrote about the most popular grape varieties grown in Germany. The figures came from a print magazine but after looking...
Thursday, May 05, 2011

FINE The Wine Magazine free to readers of the BKWine Brief

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FINE Magazine is a super-exclusive magazine on wine. It is enough to look at who their advertisers are and you understand: Aston Marti...
Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Born Digital Wine Awards shortlisting

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Good news! We're shortlisted for the "Investigative" category for the 2010 Born Digital Wine Awards. It's for a piece w...
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Cognac makes new sales record: 1.86 bn euro

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Things are apparently going well for cognac, in spite of the financial crisis. 2010 was a record year for cognac sales: 1.86 billion euro in...

Ten year anniversary for Champagne des Vignerons.

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Traditionally champagne is made and marketed by the big ”houses” in the region, with all the well-known champagne brands. Quite few c...
Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Asa's Wine of the Month: Paolo Scavino, Barbera d´Alba 2010

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We recently did a wine tour to Piedmont and visited Paolo Scavino. He makes many interesting wines: Barolo, Langhe Nebbiolo, Barbera etc. Mo...

5e Cru - Cave à Vin & Table d‘hôtes, Paris 5e

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It looks like a wine store and it is a wine store. But also a very inspiring place for a lunch or a dinner, amongst wine bottles...
Monday, May 02, 2011

BKWine Pick: Champagne Tarlant

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You find Champagne Tarlant at the top of the small village of Oeuilly, a few kilometres west of Epernay. The view from their house is magnif...

Chateau Grillet, a mythological appellation and chateau, sold

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Chateau Grillet is one of these French appellations that most wine lovers have heard about but few have tasted. It is sometimes said to...

The Indian wine magazine Sommelier India writes about BKWine’s wine tours

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Sommelier India is a glossy (in the nice sense of the term) wine magazine that also has a web site full of wine information. They recently r...