BKWine Brief nr 267, November 2025
2025-11-30
— The Key to a Wine Producer’s Success: Marketing — Sometimes, one marvels at how all the wines produced manage to find consumers. And the
— The Key to a Wine Producer’s Success: Marketing — Sometimes, one marvels at how all the wines produced manage to find consumers. And the
In 2022, Voltis became the first fungus-resistant grape in France to be integrated (with restrictions) into the regulations for an appellation wine. The appellation was
White Burgundies are, more than other white wines, known for their long ageing potential. But with a changing climate and weather patterns, do these wines
We have heard a lot of positive things about the 2025 harvest around France during our autumn wine tours. But we have also heard about
In Rioja, tempranillo reigns supreme with 80% of the vineyard area. But perhaps not for much longer. It is getting warmer and drier and that
Verallia, a major glass manufacturer, has a factory strategically located in Champagne outside the village of Oiry, a grand cru village in the Côte des
For an industry that celebrates tradition and old myths, the wine industry is surprisingly obsessed with news, from the Swedish wine monopoly’s new releases several
— “We do what we always have done,” when did you last hear that? — For an industry that celebrates tradition and old myths, the
Divine, a Swedish importer, held a tasting with many of the wines from their range. I have followed Divine’s journey for many years, and like
Exactly a quarter (25.0%) of the vineyard area in Austria is certified organic, according to the latest figures from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. This
Champagne group Vranken Pommery Monopole, the second largest champagne conglomerate, has recently announced that it will sell one of its champagne houses – Heidsieck &
On our wine tour to the southern Rhône Valley recently, we visited the Alain Jaume winery who proudly announced that they had been named Wine
France will in future have fewer copper products to choose from to protect its vines against the serious fungal disease mildiou. ANSES (Agence nationale de
Inspired by our wine tour to Tuscany at the beginning of the season, I have put together some tips for good wines from this beautiful
On our New Zealand tour, from north to south, we see a lot of New Zealand’s landscape. Beautiful, sometimes spectacular. Perhaps the most extraordinary is
The heatwave in France at the beginning of August was a bit of a problem for winegrowers. But the producers we have met so far
New Zealand wines available abroad is dominated by large, internationally well-known wine companies (you will probably recognise their names). But there are also smaller family-owned
The French winemaker we had in front of us the other week on the Rhône wine tour looked a little stumped. He had just been
— When ideals meet reality — water becomes wine? — The French winemaker we had in front of us the other week on the Rhône
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