Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 36, June 2006
2006-07-20
Finally, it seems, summer is here. Maybe that will be a good time to make some new and enjoyable wine discoveries. Summer wines Why not
Finally, it seems, summer is here. Maybe that will be a good time to make some new and enjoyable wine discoveries. Summer wines Why not
Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: New findings on how soil (or terroir if you wish) influences wine: “A new, improved level of
The cooperative wine producers in the French departement l’Hérault organise a yearly wine competition followed by a “final” called “Coup de Coeur des femmes journalistes”
You might expect the Concour Mondial de Bruxelles to take place in Belgium, and it usually does, but this year it was off-shored to Lisbon.
It will now be allowed to add 15% of a different vintage to the one indicated on the label in California, so no more than
As expected (or feared) the prices of the highly acclaimed 2005 vintage in Bordeaux are up, and not by little. According to the Danish, but
The Australian Wine Grape Growers Association (WGGA) wants that the government should support producers in difficulty due to over-production and falling prices. They have requested
Since 1979 a lot has changed in the vineyards so it is time to review old truths about what is taught in wine classes. The
Fonseca has launched an organic port wine: Terra Prima. They have since 1992 been cultivating a small plot of vineyard at the Quinta de Panascal
Since 1979 a lot has changed in the vineyards so it is time to review old truths about what is taught in wine classes. The
Drinks International, an English trade publication, has made a ranking of the world’s most powerful wine and spirits brands. Different factors have been combined to
This heading is usually reserved for items that we talk about with a certain irony. But this time it’s serious. Private Preserve is definitely worth
Do you remember a few months ago when we talked about the wine specially designed for men? Now it is the turn of women. The
INAO, the semi-governmental body that control French wine production rules, has proposed that the system of Appellation Contrôlée should be split into two tiers: one
A while back we wrote about an April’s Fool joke by the London wine merchant Berry Brothers and Rudd where they (jokingly) talked about Norwegian
Historically the Church has been very involved in winemaking and many vineyards have historic links to Christianity. But today very few wineries have any direct
Interesting for Londoners: The auction house Sotheby’s, one of the world leaders in wine auctions, also arranges wine tasting courses. The coming autumn there will
The champagne house Taittinger was sold last year to the American company Starwood. Now, Taittinger has returned to French hands. But that was probably more
The Swedish state-owned monopoly retailer of alcohol, Systembolaget, was criticised for selling Golan Heights wine under the country label “Israel”. They consulted with the Foreign
30 years after the original Paris Tasting when Steven Spurrier (an eminent British wine critic) organised the original version of the event to compare French
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