Champagne growers on a visit to Stockholm with the Franska Vinlistan serve Nobel Prize wine It has almost become a tradition. At the end of
OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) announces that the 2023 wine harvest is the lowest in more than 60 years due to severe weather
The sorting machines and sorting tables worked overtime during the 2023 harvest in France. Overall quality has been excellent and in some places this equipment
China has received its first Demeter-certified vineyard. Demeter is the worldwide (private) certification for biodynamic agriculture. The winery is Silver Heights and is located in
Sometimes it is difficult to know what grape variety you have in the vineyard or at home. For example, in Chile, people thought they had
We ended up in the middle of the harvest when we visited Bordeaux around September 20th. We had expected to see some gloomy faces, but
Impressions from a wine show with producers from Australia and New Zealand. Overall, the quality level was very high among the wines at the show,
We don’t usually write about olive trees and olive oil. But they are frequently seen close to vineyards, and they, like the vine, have a
The other month, we wrote in the Brief about rules and regulations in the wine industry. The other day, I had reason to ponder this
— All the strange things that you can find on a wine label — The other month, we wrote in the Brief about rules and
The release of beaujolais nouveau used to be a big event, the third Thursday in November. The very first chance to try this year’s wine.
Irrigation has always been strictly regulated in the European vineyards. But drought affects more and more wine vineyards, and the rules are loosened. It has
Alsace wants to try out 16 new grape varieties to see if they can help wine producers in the region cope with climate change and
Skin-macerated white wine has been made here and there before today’s trend of orange wines started. One such wine district in Spain is Terra Alta
The South African wine industry is recovering from the pandemic, but challenges remain. This is according to the latest Outlook report 2023-2032 from the Bureau
In several European wine regions, fungal diseases in the vineyard have been a major problem this summer. Severe attacks by, not least, downy mildew can
Now it is finally here. The book about the wine of the future, with the title “The Wine of the Future, Sustainable, Organic, Natural, Environmentally
Our heads are spinning right now from all the impressions from the autumn wine tours, the wine regions we visited and above all the many
— Contrasts, people, experiences — Our heads are spinning right now from all the impressions from the autumn wine tours, the wine regions we visited
Even if you missed it, it is never too late for an apéro! (But go for a real one! Not the sugary fizzy-drinks version spritz.)
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