Do you want to buy a vineyard?
2005-11-02
When recently in Burgundy we discussed vineyard land prices. We thought that it might be interesting for you who are dreaming of buying a few
When recently in Burgundy we discussed vineyard land prices. We thought that it might be interesting for you who are dreaming of buying a few
Bernard Magrez is not a wine collector. He is a chateau collector. He is probably the person who owns the greatest number of wine chateaux
“[the monopoly] is a vestige from the 1920s. […] a privatisation would not only benefit the consumers but it would also allow the government to
Michel Laroche, one of France’s most successful wine makers, on Vitisphere.com: “If I today am attracted by the New World countries in wine it is
Burgundy: The Burgundy Report is a site created by a Burgundy fanatic. Lots of interesting information: https://www.burgundy-report.com/ Grape-Nutz, a site wit lots of wine information
Recommendations Wine Bars and Restaurants Gothenburg: Barrique Wine Bar If you happen to be travelling to Gothenburg in Sweden there is a new wine bar
The November auction at the Hospice de Beaune is somewhat of a guide for the market evolution for Burgundy wines. It is a very traditional
BKWine’s reporter-at-large participated in the festivities on August 27 when Jamie Davies celebrated Schramsberg’s 40th anniversary. Schramsberg was founded by the Davies couple when they
The Swedish monopoly retailer has conducted a study on how the quality evolves over time for wines in bag-in-box. Only 5% of the wines tested
People are buying less wines en primeur in Sweden. Well, actually, they will be buying none at all since Systembolaget, the Swedish retail monopoly, has
Argentina is mainly know for the Mendoza wines but since the beginning of the decade massive investments (partially state subsidised) have been done in Patagonia,
Press information reports that the big Rhône producer Jaboulet is on the verge of being sold to the Swiss financier Jean-Jacques Frey. Jaboulet is one
Robert Parker, famous wine writer, critique and taster, and publisher of The Wine Advocate, has recruited a new collaborator to write about German wines: David
The Prime Minister Göran Persson and the finance minister Per Nuder both agreed that the Swedish taxation on alcohol should be lowered. But this will
Richard Branson, eccentric British billionaire, owner of e.g. Virgin Airlines, has launched a range of wines with the motto “Unscrew it, let’s do it!”. “Wine,
A French court (”Conseil d’Etat”) has annulled the creation in 2003 of the appellation Chaume Premier Cru for a sweet white wine made in Anjou
New rules were published on August 27: 20 geographical names (village “appellations”) can be used on the label: Beaumes-de-Venise, Cairanne, Chusclan (red and rosé), Laudun,
Robert Parker interviewed in the French magazine Paris Match, on the French classification systems: “The French classification systems are historically important, but the 1855 classification
On September 2 Anitra Steen, Managing Director of Systembolaget AB, announced what measures would be taken by Systembolaget against some of the companies suspected of
Touring in Wine Country Burgundy/Bordeaux/Loire/Rhône/ProvenceHubrecht Duijker (Mitchell Beazley), ca £10-13. Also exists in French, published by Flammarion These books were published some years ago but
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