The International Screw Cork Initiative
>> Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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A champagne sabre is not a weapon – says Danish police
At least not in Denmark. In Vinavisen.dk (a Danish wine newsletter) there has been a discussion of whether a champagne sabre should be considered a weapon and therefore require a weapons’ license. (A champagne sabre is used to “sabre” a bottle of wine – opening it by striking of the cork with a rapid blow with the sabre, a clear case of alcohol abuse in our opinion.) Now, to clarify the issue, they publish a statement from a representative from the Danish police. He says that, well, yes, a champagne sabre due to its shape could be considered a weapon but that it depends on what you do with it. Unless you run around town with it, it is really regarded as a piece of household equipment, much like a big cleaver for example.
Read more...Wine & Dine Radio in the USA interviews BKWine
We had a call one day from Lynn Krielow Chamberlain who said “Hi, I run a wine talk show called Wine & Dine Radio. Could I make an interview with BKWine to feature you in my next program?” Well, we couldn’t say no could we, flattered as we were! The program broadcast on Lynn’s own site www.winefairy.com and on Apple’s iTunes and Live365. You can listen to it here: Part 1 ... Part 2
Read more...New method to prevent cork taint
>> Sunday, February 26, 2006
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The Oregon Wine industry worth $1.4 billion per year
>> Friday, February 24, 2006
A study has shown that the Oregon wine industry is worth considerably more than what was previously thought. The researchers came up with the number $1.4 billion per year. The number includes wine sales to consumers. If you exclude that the value would be $801 million. As reported in Katu Newsin Oregon
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Star wines in Ukraine?
Gérard Dépardieu, perhaps France’s most famous actor, was recently in Ukraine. Apart from dining with president Viktor Yushchenko, Dépardieu also had the time to investigate the prospects for growing wine on the Crimea Peninsula (which is an old wine growing area) with a team of experts that he had brought with him. Dépardieu already makes wine in e.g. the Loire Valley and the Languedoc. Read more in MosNews.com. (Maybe this is a reflection of the saying ”Do you know how to make a small fortune in wine? – Start with a big fortune!”)
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Looking for a job in the wine industry in France?
>> Thursday, February 23, 2006
Then there is a site for you: vitijob.com. Job hunters can register their profiles and look at job offers and employers can post their job ads and trawl through CVs. At the moment there is 166 job offers. http://www.vitijob.com/
Read more...Surplus of grapes in California .... or shortage?
Sometimes it is difficult to know what to believe. One day we read that it is expected that 2005 will prove to be a record vintage (in volume) in Sonoma and that it will lead to plummeting prices. Next day we read that there are fears for a grape shortage… But the shortage is supposedly only for selected, high-in-demand grapes. Read both versions on North Bay Business Journal and in The Press Democrat.
Read more...Cheaper oak aged wines with laminated barrels?
>> Sunday, February 19, 2006
A research project in Gironde (Bordeaux) has developed a barrique (225 litre barrel) made of laminated wood. The inner layer is made of oak but the outer layer is made from ash wood. At blind tastings of wine aged in the laminated barrels after six months ageing the wines from the “traditional” barrels had more oak character but the wine from the laminated barrels were preferred since the wine’s own characteristics were more evident. Similar trials have been done in Hungary and Portugal. Read more Vitisphere.com
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2005 promises to be an excellent Rhône vintage
According to Inter-Rhône (the producers’ organisation) it will be an excellent vintage for all three colours. Almost perfect weather (avoiding excessive heats as in 2003) resulted in perfectly ripe and healthy grapes. We look forward to tasting them!
Read more...Catalan separatists kills cava sales
>> Saturday, February 18, 2006
Age your wine fast-forward with electrolysis
>> Friday, February 17, 2006
A Japanese laboratory has developed a method to rapidly give the wine the equivalent of bottle age by passing it through an electrolysis apparatus: a young, fruity wine is turned into a mellow, full-bodied wine in a couple of minutes. The inventor, Hiroshi Tanaka at Innovative Design and Technology in Tokyo, says that he thinks that it will not be easy to sell the machine in Europe and in other traditional (or traditionalistic) wine countries. Read more in Sydney Morning Herald and on CNN.
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5 Great Gold Medals at the 1st BKWine Scandinavian Wine & Spirit Competition and record number of wine fair visitors
>> Thursday, February 16, 2006
Paris, 2006-02-15
The third Scandinavian Wine Fair was successfully completed with a record number of exhibitors and visitors. Some 350 visitors sniffed, slurped and sometimes drunk more than 100 different wines and spirits presented by 32 exhibitors from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Most of the wines and spirits were of course produced by “emigrated” Scandinavians in France and other wine making countries but there were even three exhibitors growing and making wine in Sweden.
The BKWine Scandinavian Wine and Spirit Competition
Five Great Gold Medals was awarded by the jury that consisted of sommeliers, wine writers and oenologues:
-- Red wine
Château Lecusse 2001 Vieilli en fût, Gaillac, France, owned by the Danish couple Mogens and Pernille Olesen.
-- Rosé wine
Chateau de Palayson Rosé 2004, Côtes de Provence, France, owned by the Swedish-American couple Christine and Allan von Eggers Rudd.
-- Dry white wine
Château Carsin l’Etiquette Grise 2002, Bordeaux, France, owned by the Finn Juha Berglund.
-- Sweet white wine
Château Carsin 2001, Cadillac, France, owned by the Finn Juha Berglund.
-- Spirits
Gute Restu Exklusiv "grappa", Gute Vingård, Gotland, Sweden, a grappa-style spirit made from grapes in Sweden by the Swede Lauri Pappinen.
9 Gold Medals were awarded to wines and cognacs.
Silver Medals
24 Silver Medals were awarded to wines, cognacs and an armagnac.
The BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair
The Scandinavian Wine Fair greeted a record number of exhibitors: 32 wine and spirit producers, all with a Scandinavian link, came and presented in person their wines and spirits. The full list of exhibitors and their provenance is available on the site: http://www.bkwine.com/winefair/winefair-2006.htm
Britt Karlsson, BKWine, organiser of the event, says: ”I am very satisfied with the outcome. Record number of exhibitors and record number of visitors. The wine producers say they very much like the informal way of meeting with consumers and professionals. But many also point out that it is their only occasion to meet other Scandinavians involved in wines and spirits. It was very positive to see the high quality of the wines. The wide range is impressive and perhaps confusing – wines from 2 euro to 200 euro were there to taste – but virtually all was of good quality. Which also showed in the number of medals awarded”. Britt explains about the competition: “The jury consisted of ten wine experts – sommeliers, oenologists, wine writers. All wines and spirits were of course tasted blind and if it reached a certain, pre-defined score it was awarded a medal.”
Press photos
Medals
More info
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Contact:
- Britt Karlsson, ph 00 33 1 58 88 04 66, info@bkwine.com,
or
- Per Karlsson, ph mobil 00 33 6 83 51 12 53
BKWine AB – Britt Karlsson
BKWine, 51, rue du Chevalier de la Barre, F-92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (Paris), France, ph 00 33 6 80 45 35 70, info@bkwine.com, http://www.bkwine.com
BKWine is managed by Britt Karlsson, a Swede living in Paris. She is one of the few Swedes working internationally with wine education and wine journalism and is also a very experienced organiser of wine tours.
The Swedish Club in Paris
Cercle Suédois, 242, rue Rivoli, F-75001 Paris, France, ph 00 33 1 42 60 76 67, http://www.cercle-suedois.com
The Cercle Suédois was founded in 1891 and is a meeting point for Swedes and other Scandinavians living in Paris. The Club is housed in a prestigious building overlooking the Louvre and Tuileries gardens.
The Restaurant Rivoli at the Swedish Club
Restaurant Rivoli, 242, rue Rivoli, F-75001 Paris, France. ph 00 33 1 42 60 40 22, fax 00 33 1 42 61 46 06, http://www.restaurantrivoli.se
Kajsa von Sydow runs the restaurant at the Swedish club, the Restaurant Rivoli. It is open for lunch guest as well as for private parties and functions. It is open both for members of the club as well as for non-members.
This month’s must-have wine (gadget)
>> Wednesday, February 15, 2006
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Wine and China
>> Tuesday, February 14, 2006
China is not a big wine producer today (only 4.3% of the world’s wine production) but they are putting a lot of effort into expanding the sector. There was recently an job ad looking for a winemaker from Bordeaux, they buy wine presses from Italy, and plan for more exports. Read more in the NZ Herald
- - California sees China as an interesting export market and not as a competitor
California could have felt threatened but instead they see China as an opportunity. Daniel Sumner from the University of California considers China to be an interesting export market, as he recently explained at a Californian wine strategy seminar. Read more at California Farm Bureau Federation
Asian Wine Fair in Paris
>> Monday, February 13, 2006
Wine from 11 Asian countries will be presented at the Asian Wine Fair in Paris on March 6. Apparently it is high season for unusual wine fairs! The Asian event takes place at the Hotel Normandy. Contact Gourmand International for info: icr-at-virtualsw-dot-es
Read more...BKWine interviewed in Chile’s main online wine news site
>> Sunday, February 12, 2006
Andes’ Wines interviewed Britt in their December issue. Andes’ Wines is Chile’s leading online wine newsletter. We can’t help being a bit proud since a few days later they interviewed Jancis Robinson.
http://www.andeswines.cl/raiz/english.php
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