At the last Vinexpo, the world’s biggest wine fair that took place in Bordeaux in 2009 the Italian wine producers were absent. Instead they had rented a big “party tent” (600 m2) at a hotel
Perhaps you are familiar with ‘flash detente’. If you are not you should read our book The Creation of a Wine (A Wine is Born, unfortunately not yet available in English – Ett vin blir
It is common practice to add cultured (sometimes called artificial) yeast to the must to control the fermentation of wine. Just like for “natural” fermentation it is Saccharomyses Cerevisiae that converts the sugar to alcohol
17 billion wine bottles were sealed in 2009. 11.3 billion (66%) used “natural” cork, 3.1 bn used screw cap, and 2.9 bn used synthetic corks. The by far biggest producer of ‘natural’ cork is Portugal.
For organic wine farmers the only permitted products are copper and sulphur, it is often said. That is not quite correct, since in organic farming you are allowed to use other products – if they
La Vigne is the French wine magazine that you should subscribe to once you have become tired of consumer wine magazines’ superficiality. Or quite simply because you are curious about the details behind wine growing
Many wine producers make a cuvee ‘vieilles vignes’ (old viners). Old vine wines are often considered to have superior quality – lower yields producing more concentrated wines. Jean-Armand Bloc, who is not really a vigneron
Which is the world’s most planted grape variety? It is a common question in wine quizzes, since few have heard about the obscure grape. It is a Spanish white grape variety (unless it has changed
Since quite a few year it has been forbidden to use the expression “methode champenoise” on sparkling wines made with a second fermentation in the bottle. In the future we may instead see “methode provencale”.
Gum Arabic is, technically, a polysaccharide and a resin like substance from an Arabic acacia tree. Its use is permitted in winemaker. Nothing particularly strange about that. It is a regular food additive with the
Chenin blanc is not so often called steen, as it used to be, but it is still South Africa’s most grown grape variety, albeit decreasing. Quite a lot of it goes to making the very
Much have changed in South African wine production over a few decades. Today they use a classification system called Wines of Origin (WO) based on three levels: regions, districts, and wards. There are four regions,
South Africa is making progress in its wine exports. Total exports are on the increase. Great Britain is the single biggest market but the Scandinavian countries are also performing very well, in particular Sweden that
”Les assises de l’oenotourisme” is the elegant official name of the event that will take place on February 3 in the Languedoc. It sound perhaps a bit less prestigious if you translate it – the
(Written at the end of January…) We are soon on our way to Millésime Bio, the organic wine fair in Montpellier. It is the 18th vintage of this wine show. From a very humble start
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — This month’s Brief will be
Wines of Carcassonne – The Cabardès AOC By: Ryan O’Connell Self-published This is a book/ebook/Kindle book written by a wine producer about the wines of his region. Ryan (that we know personally) is a young
What Price Bordeaux? By: Benjamin Lewin Vendange Press What Price Bordeaux? is an unusual and an interesting book. But let me start with two things that I find annoying, to get them out of the
Tokaji Wine – Fame, Fate, Tradition By: Miles Lambert-Gócs Ambeli Press Miles Lambert-Gócs book is best classified as a reference book or encyclopaedia on the wines of Tokay (or Tokaji, or Tokaj). L-G is American
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
The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy By: Nicolas Belfrage Photo: Jon Wyand Fine Wine Editions This is the personal selection of the best producers in primarily Tuscany (and a bit more) by a
On 25-26 February 2011 the Zagreb Wine Gourmet Festival will be held in the capital of Croatia. It will feature both Croatian wines and food products as well as wines from producers from other countries.
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — We are soon on our
“Can a Swedish resident import wine for personal consumption, without having to go through the monopoly, or is it completely out of the question?” This is a question that pops up quite often, both from
In the last Brief we were proud to announce that we had won the prize for The Best Wine Book of the Year in Sweden for our book on vine growing and winemaking (original title
The Belgian wine magazine Vino!, published by Vinopres who also organises the Concours Mondial du Vin wine competition, has published its latest issue in-extenso on the internet. Read all of Vino Magazine here vino.vinopres.com
A new group of wine growers were recently established in the Languedoc-Roussillon. It is an exciting mix of interesting growers, from western Limoux to eastern Costières de Nîmes, And what do they have in common?
The “natural” cork industry has made great strides this year to regain credibility with consumers. Consumer attitudes to natural cork and screw caps vary vastly from one country to another. For example, in Scandinavia (and
Constellation is the world’s biggest wine producer, as mentioned elsewhere in the Brief. However, they are now set to lose the top spot to Fosters or E&J Gallo. Constellation is in the process of selling
Once upon a time it was said that Gallo was the world’s biggest wine producer and that they made as much wine as the whole of Bordeaux. This is no longer quite true (but not
At the last Vinexpo, the world’s biggest wine fair that took place in Bordeaux in 2009 the Italian wine producers were absent. Instead they had
Perhaps you are familiar with ‘flash detente’. If you are not you should read our book The Creation of a Wine (A Wine is Born,
It is common practice to add cultured (sometimes called artificial) yeast to the must to control the fermentation of wine. Just like for “natural” fermentation
17 billion wine bottles were sealed in 2009. 11.3 billion (66%) used “natural” cork, 3.1 bn used screw cap, and 2.9 bn used synthetic corks.
For organic wine farmers the only permitted products are copper and sulphur, it is often said. That is not quite correct, since in organic farming
La Vigne is the French wine magazine that you should subscribe to once you have become tired of consumer wine magazines’ superficiality. Or quite simply
Many wine producers make a cuvee ‘vieilles vignes’ (old viners). Old vine wines are often considered to have superior quality – lower yields producing more
Which is the world’s most planted grape variety? It is a common question in wine quizzes, since few have heard about the obscure grape. It
Since quite a few year it has been forbidden to use the expression “methode champenoise” on sparkling wines made with a second fermentation in the
Gum Arabic is, technically, a polysaccharide and a resin like substance from an Arabic acacia tree. Its use is permitted in winemaker. Nothing particularly strange
Chenin blanc is not so often called steen, as it used to be, but it is still South Africa’s most grown grape variety, albeit decreasing.
Much have changed in South African wine production over a few decades. Today they use a classification system called Wines of Origin (WO) based on
South Africa is making progress in its wine exports. Total exports are on the increase. Great Britain is the single biggest market but the Scandinavian
”Les assises de l’oenotourisme” is the elegant official name of the event that will take place on February 3 in the Languedoc. It sound perhaps
(Written at the end of January…) We are soon on our way to Millésime Bio, the organic wine fair in Montpellier. It is the 18th
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
Wines of Carcassonne – The Cabardès AOC By: Ryan O’Connell Self-published This is a book/ebook/Kindle book written by a wine producer about the wines of
What Price Bordeaux? By: Benjamin Lewin Vendange Press What Price Bordeaux? is an unusual and an interesting book. But let me start with two things
Tokaji Wine – Fame, Fate, Tradition By: Miles Lambert-Gócs Ambeli Press Miles Lambert-Gócs book is best classified as a reference book or encyclopaedia on the
Inside Burgundy – The vineyards, the wine & the people By: Jasper Morris Berry Bro:s & Rudd Press I wonder what it is with Burgundy
The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy By: Nicolas Belfrage Photo: Jon Wyand Fine Wine Editions This is the personal selection of the best
On 25-26 February 2011 the Zagreb Wine Gourmet Festival will be held in the capital of Croatia. It will feature both Croatian wines and food
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
“Can a Swedish resident import wine for personal consumption, without having to go through the monopoly, or is it completely out of the question?” This
In the last Brief we were proud to announce that we had won the prize for The Best Wine Book of the Year in Sweden
The Belgian wine magazine Vino!, published by Vinopres who also organises the Concours Mondial du Vin wine competition, has published its latest issue in-extenso on
A new group of wine growers were recently established in the Languedoc-Roussillon. It is an exciting mix of interesting growers, from western Limoux to eastern
The “natural” cork industry has made great strides this year to regain credibility with consumers. Consumer attitudes to natural cork and screw caps vary vastly
Constellation is the world’s biggest wine producer, as mentioned elsewhere in the Brief. However, they are now set to lose the top spot to Fosters
Once upon a time it was said that Gallo was the world’s biggest wine producer and that they made as much wine as the whole
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