Cava Meeting: challenges and opportunities
2026-01-27
The Cava Meeting is held every two years in and around Barcelona, and in November this year (2025), around 100 journalists, including BKWine, buyers, and
The Cava Meeting is held every two years in and around Barcelona, and in November this year (2025), around 100 journalists, including BKWine, buyers, and
The Golden Glass is a prestigious award from the Swedish food magazine Allt om Mat. This year (2025), it went to one of South Africa’s
OIV (The International Organisation of Vine and Wine) has published the first preliminary figures for wine production in 2025. Production is estimated to reach around
Beaujolais Nouveau Day has already passed, but this year’s wines are excellent and can certainly be purchased even after the third Thursday in November. Beaujolais
Francesco Lollobrigida, Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, was shocked when he recently found ready-made spaghetti carbonara with the wrong ingredients in the shop at the European
— The carbonara war and Bordeaux – tradition as a straitjacket or an evolving culture? — Francesco Lollobrigida, Italy’s Minister of Agriculture, was shocked when
About 12 years ago, Svenolov Molin bought a winemaker’s house in a small village in the Languedoc. He came from the Swedish west coast, was
At home, we like to drink vermouth when it is time for an aperitif. Although vermouth is essentially a fortified wine flavoured with herbs and
In November we did a tour with several wine tastings in Sweden for wine clubs. We tasted some delicious wines from various parts of the
Munskänkarna, a Swedish wine lovers’ association with almost 30,000 members, have just announced their choice as “Wine Region of the Year”. It is Bierzo. It
On November 24–25, the big World Bulk Wine Exhibition took place in Amsterdam. Bulk wine may not attract the typical wine enthusiast, but it is
Sometimes you find yourself in a city where you need to spend a few hours until leaving. You have a suitcase with you. But you
The cold snap in November meant that many German wine regions have already harvested grapes for producing ice wine which is unusually early. Regulations require
Swedes are phenomenally good at recycling. Except when it comes to cork stoppers. But now this is about to change, starting in the town of
It’s not too early to start thinking about Christmas presents! But for this one, it is very early, one year ahead. It is about our
Sometimes, one marvels at how all the wines produced manage to find consumers. And the right consumer. The one who enjoys that particular wine. Also,
— 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
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