Author: Per Karlsson

Swedish. Per is co-founder together with his wife Britt of BKWine. Rumour has it that his interest in wine started already when he was 11. Just like Britt he visits some 200 wineries each year on wine tours and for journalistic research. He writes about wine primarily online on BKWine Magazine and in the BKWine Brief. Per is also a professional photographer, specialising in wine and travel photography. See BKWine Photography for more on this. Since a few years back he has also branched out into video production on the same subject. He has contributed all images, and some text, to BKWine’s wine books.

Restaurant recommendations…

For more restaurant recommendations and for the addresses – visit our restaurant page on the site:Restaurants Wine Shops Books

Recommended Restaurant: Numéro 75, Avignon

This beautiful hôtel particulier has been transformed into a trendy restaurant without losing its noble character. The walls have been painted in a warm burgundy red colour which goes very well with the very special

Recommended Restaurant: Radis Roses, Paris 9

A tiny restaurant with amusing and colourful details and a very ambitious cuisine. The speciality of the house is ravioli (but there are other things as well) and as raviolis are a speciality from the

Recommended Producer: Château Potensac, Médoc

This big chateau in the northern part om Médoc belongs to the family Delon, who also owns the more famous Château Léoville-las-Cases i Saint-Julien and recently Château Nenin in Pomerol was acquired. Potensac is a

Link: Resveratrol… its good for you

Resveratrol is a substance that can be found in wine and that is believed to be good for your health. Now there is a site dedicated to resveratrol: www.resveratrolnews.com

Vranken buys Listel

According to our information (and as a confirmation of previous rumours) Vranken has bought Listel (owned mainly by Val d’Orbieu and the bank Credit Agricole). However, it is not the champagne house Vranken that buys

Famous Burgundy house Remoissenet sold to American

The famous Burgundy house Remoissenet was recently sold to an American investor called Edward Millstein for around 10 million euro. Millstein bought Remoissenet in collaboration with Louis Jadot who had a 20% stake.

Selling wine on the internet is not easy

Every once in a while you see an new internet shop that tries and sell wine. That it is not very easy to do that profitably is well illustrated by the story of American wine

Discount on the new wine magazine Fine Expressions

In the last Brief we mentioned that Fine Expressions, a magazine on wine and rinks, has been launched in the UK. You can get a discounted subscription on Tom Cannavan’s Wine Pages. (Tom also happens

French Minister of Agriculture calls for changes

At the opening of Vinexpo the French minister of agriculture said ‘The French offer does not always win over new consumers, who sometimes prefer products that are easier to buy and consume, not to mention

Louis Roederer gives prizes to wine writers

Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2005 have been given in four different categories: * Wine Writer of the Year 2005: John Stimpfig, articles in the FT ‘How to Spend It’ * International Wine Book

Also Australia has its wine crisis

In a survey by Deloitte almost half of the wineries were found to have made losses in 2004. As in France, the government has stepped in with financial support. Read more in Beveragedaily.com.

New AOC: Beaume de Venise

INAO has approved Beaume de Venise as a new AOC. The wine was previously part of Côtes du Rhône Villages. Permitted grape varieties are Grenache (minimum 50%) and Syrah (min 25%), with the rest being

Tattinger up for sale?

Rumours (and press reports) are saying that the Taittinger champagne house is being put up for sale. It is owned by the Taittinger family that also owns numerous other luxury firms, e.g. Baccarat Crystal and

Champagne Lanson for sale

44% of Lanson is owned by the bank Caisse d’Epargne. They have said that they are interested in selling their stake in the champagne house. Caisse d’Epargne bought it only last July from the Mora

Michelin launches new wine guide

Michelin, famous for its red guides on gastronomy and green tourist guides, has launched a new green guide called “The Wine Regions of France”. It is a practical, pocket size guide (provided you have big

New Scandinavian Wine Fair on 11 February 2006

BKWine organises a new Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris on February 11 in collaboration with Le Cercle Suédois. The date has just been set so we you will get more details later, but book the

Recommended Producer: Chateau Thieuley

Chateau Thieuley has long been a favourite of ours among the not-so-expensive Bordeaux wines – both the red and the white wines. The chateau is close to La Sauve Majeure, in the centre of Entre-deux-Mers.

Recommended Producer: Chateau de Haux

Flemming and Peter Jørgensen bought Chateau de Haux in 1985. The vineyard was in poor shape and the chateau itself was in ruins. They were in for plenty of work to put things in order.

A wine site worth having a look at

Jennifer Rosen – an American wine writer (called Chotzi…?). Many articles on her site: www.vinchotzi.com (be aware: the site doesn’t work properly if you use the web browser Mozilla Firefox)

RVF revises the 1855 classification of Bordeaux

La Revue du Vin de France likes making classifications. We have talked about their suggested classification of Graves here before. Now they have taken on the ultimate in classifications: the 1855 classification of Bordeaux (Médoc,

Rosé wine make progress

The consumption of rosé wines should progress by 8.5% between 2004 and 2009 according to a report published by Europmonitor. Statistics have already shown that in France the sales of rosé is good and several

Foster finalises take-over of Southcorp

The wine world has grown smaller again. Fosters has now finalised the deal worth AUS$ 3.17bn taking over Southcorp. Both were already Australian drinks giants. The deal means e.g. that Foster will now control famous

Prize winning wines from organic growers

Signature BIO is a wine competition for organic wines (biologique). This year the first prize went to, Medaille d’Or Mention Spéciale: Domaine de la Grande Pallière (M. Guibergia) AOC Côtes de Provence Rosé 2004 11

New English drinks magazine: Fine Expressions

One more new English drinks magazine has just been borne. It’s about wine but also about spirits and fine beers, with a distinct “lifestyle” flavour, judging from the first issue. More info here: www.fineexpressions.co.uk

Restaurant recommendations…

For more restaurant recommendations and for the addresses – visit our restaurant page on the site:Restaurants Wine Shops Books

Vranken buys Listel

According to our information (and as a confirmation of previous rumours) Vranken has bought Listel (owned mainly by Val d’Orbieu and the bank Credit Agricole).

Also Australia has its wine crisis

In a survey by Deloitte almost half of the wineries were found to have made losses in 2004. As in France, the government has stepped

New AOC: Beaume de Venise

INAO has approved Beaume de Venise as a new AOC. The wine was previously part of Côtes du Rhône Villages. Permitted grape varieties are Grenache

Tattinger up for sale?

Rumours (and press reports) are saying that the Taittinger champagne house is being put up for sale. It is owned by the Taittinger family that

Champagne Lanson for sale

44% of Lanson is owned by the bank Caisse d’Epargne. They have said that they are interested in selling their stake in the champagne house.

Michelin launches new wine guide

Michelin, famous for its red guides on gastronomy and green tourist guides, has launched a new green guide called “The Wine Regions of France”. It

A wine site worth having a look at

Jennifer Rosen – an American wine writer (called Chotzi…?). Many articles on her site: www.vinchotzi.com (be aware: the site doesn’t work properly if you use

Rosé wine make progress

The consumption of rosé wines should progress by 8.5% between 2004 and 2009 according to a report published by Europmonitor. Statistics have already shown that

Foster finalises take-over of Southcorp

The wine world has grown smaller again. Fosters has now finalised the deal worth AUS$ 3.17bn taking over Southcorp. Both were already Australian drinks giants.

Prize winning wines from organic growers

Signature BIO is a wine competition for organic wines (biologique). This year the first prize went to, Medaille d’Or Mention Spéciale: Domaine de la Grande

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