The fabulous White Club DRC Burgundy tasting (with a few dark horses) Most people rarely have the opportunity to taste a wine from the Domaine de la Romanee Conti even once in a life time. So when you have the opportunity to taste nine decades of DRC wine it is permitted to be a bit [...]
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Problems in Beaujolais
As many as a quarter of all Beaujolais growers (ie 500 growers) will possibly go bankrupt before the year is over. So great is the crisis in the region, according to La Vigne. The harvest in 2012 will, due to various weather problems, be small and this will not help the situation. The growers expect [...]
Quick facts on Beaujolais
An introduction to Beaujolais in Burgundy Beaujolais is the southernmost, and biggest, wine region in Burgundy. Here are some quick facts on the district: 22,000 hectares 843,000 hectolitres of wine, of which 266,000 hl is Beaujolais Nouveaux (32%). It used to be even more nouveau, sometimes called “primeur”. Almost all wine is red but there [...]
Sold out: delicious wines from Domaine Goisot in Burgundy
Don’t worry; the stock is not empty at the winery. Domaine Goisot is a small Burgundy producer that makes wines from several different appellations in Burgundy. He makes wines from chardonnay, aligoté and even from sauvignon blanc (!). Our reporter Magnus Reuterdahl in Stockholm recently had the occasion to taste a range of Domaine Goisot’s [...]
Downy mildew attacks Burgundy
Coulure has been a problem in the French vineyards this year. But a bigger problem is probably the downy mildew. According to La Vigne, the mildew attacks started early this year in Burgundy, already at the beginning of the flowering. The reason is the wet spring in Burgundy. It rained 300 mm in April and [...]
Britt’s Wine of the Month #1: Petit Chablis 2010, Domaine Sainte Claire, Jean-Marc Brocard
Petit Chablis 2010 Domaine Sainte Claire Jean-Marc Brocard Very pleasant Chablis with crispy freshness and aromas of citrus. Good length and more body than you would expect. Petit Chablis may be the lowest of the four levels in Chablis, but the wines can be, as this one here, really good.
The simplest Burgundy wine changes name. Farewell Grand Ordinaire!
A new appellation has been born in Burgundy. Or rather, an old appellation has changed its name and its profile. The old name was AOC Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire, or BGO. A wonderful name, I have always thought and now I also know what is behind the name. In the old days the every day wine [...]
Quality Beaujolais, Domaine des Terres Dorées | BKWine Pick
In the March Brief we said that Beaujolais needs promoting. And we would like to do our part. Because when a Beaujolais wine is of good quality it is really a very pleasant wine. One of our favourite producers in the area, Domaine des Terres Dorées, recently launched two wines at the Systembolaget in Sweden. [...]
Understanding Beaujolais
The grape gamay needs to be promoted. That is the opinion of Inter Beaujolais, which, according to www.thedrinksbusiness.com, now encourages the producers to mention the name of the grape on the back label. Gamay is not found in many other places (a little bit in the Loire Valley, in Switzerland and a few other places) [...]
We taste Portuguese wines from Bacalhôa and Burgundies from Bichot
At a recent trade tasting with two producers in Sweden we had the occasion to taste through part of the range from the Portuguese wine producer Bacalhoa and the Burgundy négociant winemaker Bichot. It was a tasting in five rounds that alternated the Portuguese with the Burgundies. Peter Modin reports on the best wines in [...]
Cultural vineyards in Burgundy
Just before Christmas we wrote about the applications of Burgundy and Champagne to be the French candidate for the 2012 UNESCO world cultural heritage. The happy winner was announced a few weeks ago and it was Burgundy. Together with the other winner, La Grotte orné Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, with cave paintings that are 35 000 years [...]
Portuguese wines from Bacalhôa and Burgundies from Bichot
A number of exciting wines from the Portuguese wine producer Bacalhoa, white, red and sweet, and from the Burgundy négociant Bichot, white wines, chablis, and red pinot noirs at a tasting with the Swedish importer with a representative from each of the two wineries. Peter Modin reports on the best wines in the tasting. On [...]
When the vineyard land is more expensive than your apartment
According to Le Journal du Vin.com, famous Burgundy house Domaine Leroy has recently bought 7 ouvrées of Batard-Montrachet, one of the most exclusive white Grand Cru vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet. An ouvrée equals 428 m2 and is an old measurement for plots of vineyards in Burgundy which is still widely used here, probably because in Burgundy [...]
The Priory travels to Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy
Five days in Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy, is a wine tour that we call The Three Classics. It is one of the most popular tours on our “public” tour scheduled and it is also a tour that we do frequently as a custom made wine tour for private groups. The Priory (“Prästgården”) is a small [...]
Who will win – Champagne or Burgundy?
At the beginning of next year president Sarkozy will decide if he will choose Champagne or Burgundy to be the French candidate for the 2012 UNESCO world cultural heritage. There is of course also the possibility that none of them will win. There are other cultural candidates. Burgundy is stressing the climats in its application. [...]
Champagne in Beaujolais? Are the Champenois crazy?
We all know that Champagne is protecting its name with an almost fanatical intensity. God help the non-champagne-producer who puts the name of Champagne on the label. We read in the French wine magazine La Revue du Vin de France that the latest region to experience the wrath of the Champagne producers is Fleurie, one [...]
Domaine de la Meulière, Chablis Premier Cru Mont de Milieu Vieilles Vignes 2008 | Britt’s Wine of the Month
I normally prefer the crispy, fresh style of Chablis but I also like this powerful Mont de Milieu, a delicious wine made by Vincent Laroche at his family vineyard in the small village of Fleys (another Laroche family than the one one thinks of usually in the context of Chablis). A very small part, 5 [...]
Le Bistro de l’Hôtel de Beaune – BKWine Pick
A newly opened bistro-chic owned by Swede Johan Björklund, previous owner of London based wine company Cave Cru Classé. But Johan started his career as a chef and now he is the happy owner of this high-class bistro and luxury hotel with seven rooms in the centre of Beaune. The food is well prepared and [...]
La Chablisienne – a high quality cooperative
There are a lot of wine cooperatives in France, some of them good, some of them bad. One of the best is to be found in Chablis. This cooperative is called La Chablisienne and you will find the wines of La Chablisienne easy enough, as the cooperative is responsible for about 25 % of the [...]
Burgundy is kind of magic
We recently wrote a short article on a typical morning on a wine tour: a few grand crus, a 2000 thrown in just to illustrate aging, beautiful landscapes… Here’s the introduction: “This particular day we were in the heart of Burgundy, in the Côte d’Or. This is a magical place. It is hard to explain, [...]
News on Wine Tours from BKWine
“World’s Best Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com BKWine offers you two possibilities to go wine travelling this autumn: Wine Tour to Bordeaux, October 5-9, 2011 For a wine lover a trip to Bordeaux is a must! In Bordeaux you find world famous châteaux and world famous wines but also a lot [...]
The name of the vineyard and the soil is more important than the grape variety in Burgundy, according to BIVB
Representatives from BIVB – Bureau Interprofessionel des Vins de Bourgogne – were in Stockholm recently and BKWine took the opportunity to talk to Raphaël Dubois, wine grower with his sister in Premeaux-Prissey, and also responsible for communication at the BIVB. The theme for the Stockholm event was terroir och climats. The objective was to put [...]
Inside Burgundy – The vineyards, the wine & the people
Inside Burgundy – The vineyards, the wine & the people By: Jasper Morris Berry Bro:s & Rudd Press I wonder what it is with Burgundy that makes so many of the books on the region come shaped like bricks. This one weighs in at 1957 grams and 656 pages, just about 100 g more than [...]
Luxury DRC wines from 2006 to be released in Sweden at bargain prices on October 19
The Swedish retail monopoly Systembolaget has announced that they will release the long awaited lot of wines from the Domaine de la Romanée Conti on October 19. It is various cuvées from DRC from the 2006 vintage which have been resting in the monopoly cellars for quite some time. The top wine is the Romanée [...]
The Great Domaines of Burgundy
The Great Domaines of Burgundy By Remington Norman and Charles Taylor, photo Jon Wyand (mainly) Publisher: Kyle Cathie Ltd The key to finding good Burgundy wines is to find the right producer. There are few wine regions where it is so important to know exactly who it is who has made the wine, rather than [...]
DRC wines on ice until fair monopoly trade is invented
Some of the world’s most expensive wines come from Domaine de la Romanée Conti in Burgundy. They can go for around 4000€. Per bottle. The Swedish monopoly Systembolaget received its allocation of the 2006 wines early 2009. They have still not been sold in the monopoly stores though. According to WOW News there is a [...]
Organic wine fair in Burgundy on March 19-20
For the second year running there will be an organic wine fair dedicated to wines from Burgundy. The first edition in 2010 brought together 35 ecological producers. The next edition hopes to attract even more. The wine show takes place in Beaune on March 19 and 20, 2011 in Beaune. Interesting, not least since Burgundy [...]
Restaurant La Part des Anges, Beaune – BKWine Pick
In the centre of the small town of Beaune you find La Part des Anges. The interior is modern, designed (for being in rural France). Food is stylish French, but not Burgundian. It rather takes its inspiration from the Mediterranean region. Elegantly presented by a cheerful staff. Expect to pay around 35-40 euro for three [...]
Domaine du Vissoux, Beaujolais | BKWine Pick
Preconceived ideas are not uncommon when people talk about Beaujolais. Those who automatically think of beaujolais as a ‘petit vin’ they should try Pierre-Marie Chermette’s wines from Domaine du Vissoux. Pierre-Marie has 30 ha, 10 of which are Beaujolais “cru” (from one of the top villages). He is based in the southern part of the [...]
Domaine Courtault, Chablis – BKWine Pick
Jean-Claude Courtault came from the Loire Valley to Chablis in 1974 to work as vineyard manager at a winery in Lignorelles. In 1984 he started to buy his own land and in 1987 he launched his first vintage. Now Jean-Claude has 20 hectares and he has almost handed over to his daughter Stéphanie and her [...]
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