Home | BKWine Magazine |

Australia’s most popular grape varieties

Nowhere else is the dominance of a few grape varieties as big as in Australia. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay

Sibling conflicts in Burgundy

It is not as bad as it sounds… We wrote some time ago about the role of wine in French

Alain Senderens: the people around him

Conversations with Alain Senderens, one of France’s greatest chefs In this episode: the people around him This is a video series in

In Spain, what to do with tipping, restaurant etiquette, transport, shopping etc

Handy tips on tipping customs, shopping hours, restaurant etiquette, taxi and transport, and more. One should perhaps not take too

Wines to keep an eye on: Domaine de Marcoux

Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhone wines from a famous family winery Domaine de Marcoux is not one of the biggest producers in

Alain Senderens: gastronomy and restaurants

Conversations with Alain Senderens, one of France’s greatest chefs In this episode: gastronomy and restaurants This is a video series in six

Choose MCC for high-quality bubbly from South Africa

Method Cap Classique (MCC) is the name given to South African sparkling wine produced according to the traditional method, ie

Six secret wines show the importance of the winemaker

The wine maker needs a strategy, knowledge and experience, as demonstrated Oenoforo's experiment About two years ago I was in Tuscany

This post is also available in: Swedish

Australia’s most popular grape varieties

By Britt Karlsson on September 23, 2018 in News

Nowhere else is the dominance of a few grape varieties as big as in Australia. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay account for almost 60% of the total vineyard area of 149,000 hectares. Syrah alone accounts for 28% of the planted vines. But perhaps a diversification is in sight. Both Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc are […]

Sibling conflicts in Burgundy

By Britt Karlsson on September 22, 2018 in News

It is not as bad as it sounds… We wrote some time ago about the role of wine in French films. We asked our readers for recommendations of “wine movies” and one of our readers took us up on that. She recommends a film she watched a few months ago called “Ce qui nous lie”. […]

Alain Senderens: the people around him

By Per Karlsson on September 15, 2018 in Food and Wine

Conversations with Alain Senderens, one of France’s greatest chefs In this episode: the people around him This is a video series in six parts: Senderens and wine Paring wine and food A long career in gastronomy Gastronomy, and the restaurant business People around Alain Senderens Inspirations and other countries The series is based on short […]

In Spain, what to do with tipping, restaurant etiquette, transport, shopping etc

By Per Karlsson on September 14, 2018 in News

Handy tips on tipping customs, shopping hours, restaurant etiquette, taxi and transport, and more. One should perhaps not take too seriously rules about how to behave. On the other hand, it can be dangerous to be totally ignorant about local customs and traditions when travelling in a foreign country. So here are a few half […]

Wines to keep an eye on: Domaine de Marcoux

By Sven-Olof Johansson on September 13, 2018 in Rhône Valley Wineries, Wine Producer Profiles

Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhone wines from a famous family winery Domaine de Marcoux is not one of the biggest producers in Chateauneuf, but it is a very highly respected family winery with a history of making quality wines, with biodynamic principles. Their recent vintages have just arrived on the market in Sweden, but are also […]

Alain Senderens: gastronomy and restaurants

By Per Karlsson on September 10, 2018 in Food and Wine

Conversations with Alain Senderens, one of France’s greatest chefs In this episode: gastronomy and restaurants This is a video series in six parts: Senderens and wine Paring wine and food A long career in gastronomy Gastronomy, and the restaurant business People around Alain Senderens Inspirations and other countries The series is based on short videos […]

Choose MCC for high-quality bubbly from South Africa

By Britt Karlsson on September 4, 2018 in News

Method Cap Classique (MCC) is the name given to South African sparkling wine produced according to the traditional method, ie with a second fermentation in the bottle. The Cap Classique Producers Association (CCPA) was founded in 1992. The idea was to find a suitable name that would facilitate the marketing of the wines. To call […]

Six secret wines show the importance of the winemaker

By Per Karlsson on September 3, 2018 in Wine Producer Profiles

The wine maker needs a strategy, knowledge and experience, as demonstrated Oenoforo’s experiment About two years ago I was in Tuscany to harvest grapes. Syrah grapes. There are actually a fair amount of syrah planted in Tuscany. But this was a bit special. We were to harvest seven tons, which is about to one and […]

Alain Senderens on Place de la Madeleine

Alain Senderens: Alain Senderens, a long career

By Per Karlsson on September 2, 2018 in Food and Wine

Conversations with Alain Senderens, one of France’s greatest chefs In this episode: Alain Senderens, a long career This is a video series in six parts: Senderens and wine Paring wine and food A long career in gastronomy Gastronomy, and the restaurant business People around Alain Senderens Inspirations and other countries The series is based on […]

Table setting at Restaurant Alain Senderens

Alain Senderens: Pairing food and wine

By Per Karlsson on August 30, 2018 in Food and Wine

Conversations with Alain Senderens, one of France’s greatest chefs In this episode: Pairing food and wine This is a video series in six parts: Senderens and wine Paring wine and food A long career in gastronomy Gastronomy, and the restaurant business People around Alain Senderens Inspirations and other countries The series is based on short […]

Giannoudi 2015, Vlassides Winery, Cypern (sample)

Uncorked: Good wines we have tasted recently, Summer 2018

By Britt Karlsson on August 29, 2018 in Tastings

Uncorked: Under this heading, we collect various wines that we have tasted, and liked, recently. It can be wines that we have had during dinner at home, at wine tastings, press lunches, visits to vineyards, or other occasions. We describe the wines just with a few short sentences, tasting notes that we hope will give […]

Alain Senderens: Senderens and wine

By Per Karlsson on August 28, 2018 in Food and Wine

Conversations with Alain Senderens, one of France’s greatest chefs In this episode: Senderens and wine This is a video series in six parts: Senderens and wine Paring wine and food A long career in gastronomy Gastronomy, and the restaurant business People around Alain Senderens Inspirations and other countries The series is based on short videos […]

Vina Maquis makes top-quality rosé wines in Chile, explained by the winemaker Rodrigo Romero | Per on Forbes

By Per Karlsson on August 27, 2018 in Wine Producer Profiles

The trend today is in most countries for very pale pink rosé wines, sometimes almost indistinguishable from a white wine, and for too often with a little bit of “RS” – residual sugar – in it. And not much taste. There is a different category of rosé wines, rosés that in my view are much […]

The Big Zin Zinfandel-Primitivo, Puglia, Italy

Italians do not want Nero d’Avola from Australia

By Britt Karlsson on August 26, 2018 in News

Some wine regions and even individual wine producers are incredibly keen, sometimes excessively so, to protect their names and brands. Champagne is the undisputed world champion in this sport. The most recent discussion in this topic is between Italy and Australia. The conflict is about whether the Australians should be able or not to put […]

When the "blind" part is over at the VinNatur workshop

Will new rules make “natural wines” more normal? | Britt on Forbes

By Britt Karlsson on August 24, 2018 in Winemaking & Viticulture

Natural wines are the darlings of sommeliers and wine bars around the world at the moment. But what is a natural wine? For some people, it is a style of wine, a style that you recognize easier than the origin or the grape variety. Often the “style” is unusual, not to say odd, with wines […]

Greek and Italian grapes in Languedoc

By Britt Karlsson on August 23, 2018 in News

It gets warmer and drier in Languedoc, says Christophe Bousquet at Domaine Pech Redon in La Clape. This cannot completely be compensated for by irrigation. That’s why Christophe this summer is going to plant grape varieties that are used to an even warmer climate. He has chosen Nero d’Avola (!) from Sicily and the amazing […]

Cork oak tree in Portugal harvest a year with 5

New techniques for cork oaks in Portugal

By Britt Karlsson on August 21, 2018 in News

Portugal’s (and the world’s) largest producer of cork products, Amorim, is slowly changing the cork industry. Since 2013, a project has been in progress concerning the possibility to start harvesting the cork from the cork oaks earlier than at the age of 25, as is the case today. The solution seems to be an improved […]

Provence, a pink success story

By Britt Karlsson on August 20, 2018 in News

The world drinks more rosé wine than ever before. Rosé consumption in the world has risen by 31% since 2003. The very light coloured style of rosé, such as they are made in Provence, is the highest fashion. The rosé trend has made Provence an extremely successful wine region. 89% of the wines in Provence […]

Rocca di Frassinello vineyards in Maremma

Meet two of the producers in Maremma on the Tuscan coast (part 2 of 2)

By Åsa Johansson on August 19, 2018 in Wine Producer Profiles

Antinori’s Le Mortelle and Rocca di Frassinello Maremma is the new kid on the block in Tuscany. The region received its appellation as late as 2014. But it is a region with a history with ties back to the beginning of the “super-tuscans” in nearby Bolgheri. BKWine Magazine’s Åsa Johansson met two of the pioneers […]

Maremma – the wild neighbour of the super-tuscans (part 1 of 2)

By Åsa Johansson on August 16, 2018 in Wine Regions

Discover the unknown Tuscany by the coast Maremma is Tuscany’s Wild West. Horses and cowboys. Rolling fields, quaint villages and gorgeous white beaches by the crystal blue sea. But also a wine region that offers a wide variety of wines. BKWine Magazine’s Åsa Johansson takes us to the wild vineyard landscape and to the wines. […]

Fredholms Vingård (Winery) in Scania wins a Great Gold Medal in Rioja

By Britt Karlsson on August 14, 2018 in News

The Swedish vineyard Fredholms Vingård has won a medal in a wine competition in Rioja, the International Wine Awards Spain 2018. And not just any medal but a Great Gold Medal. We say a big congratulations! The award-winning wine is ELSA 2017 and is a white wine made from the solaris grape. Solaris is sometimes […]

The most popular grape varieties in Italy – the country of many grapes

By Britt Karlsson on August 13, 2018 in News

Few wine countries, if any, can compete with Italy in terms of the number of grapes used for wines. The ten most planted grapes account for only 38% of the total plantings. In France the top-ten account for 70% and in Spain 75%. “Other grapes” are thus planted on and extraordinary 62% of the total […]

Finally, it rains in South Africa

By Britt Karlsson on August 9, 2018 in News

It’s winter in South Africa and it’s raining, at last. A relief, but more rain is needed, says DP Burger, winemaker at Glenwood in Franschhoek, and others we have heard from. The draught in Western Cape, where the wine regions are, have long been a serious problem, but the situation is now improving. The water […]

Nets to protect vines from hail in Chablis, Burgundy

Hail nets are now permitted in France

By Britt Karlsson on August 8, 2018 in News

Wine producers in France are now allowed to use vertical hail nets. After three years of experiments in Burgundy, the INAO has decided that the nets do not affect the maturity or quality of the grapes. The background is that in recent year hail has caused extensive damage and lost harvests in several wine regions. […]

Gravelly soil, old vines, Chateau Belgrave, Medoc

Vineyard prices in France on the rise

By Britt Karlsson on August 7, 2018 in News

Buying a vineyard in France is not getting any cheaper. On the contrary. All categories of vineyards are becoming more and more expensive. This is evident from numbers recently published by Safer, a governmental organization overseeing property transactions. The average price per hectare of AOP vineyards is 143,900 euros, an increase from last year of […]

A quick 101 on making gin-and-tonic

By Per Karlsson on August 6, 2018 in More

I imagine hardly anyone needs an instruction on how to make a Gin-and-Tonic, or G-and-T. Could it be the world’s most popular drink? But there are different ways to do it. For example, in this video, they use a blood grapefruit. Personally, I prefer a slice of lemon or lime. Some use cucumbers, blueberries and […]

Popular bubbles from the Loire Valley

By Britt Karlsson on August 2, 2018 in News

The various sparkling crémant wines produced around France are becoming more and more popular. Not least the Crémant de Loire, which has seen a huge boost for its exports. 2017 saw an increase in exports to the US by 9%. The wines are made mainly in the Saumur area but can also be made in […]

Older posts

TopMenuEN

Archives

Site Map

Wine Travel & Wine Tours

Professional Affiliations, journalism

All BKWine sites

Wine & Travel Photography

About BKWine Magazine

Sign up for our Newsletter!

Make your friends happy!