BKWine Blog
Gérard Dépardieu, perhaps France’s most famous actor, was recently in Ukraine. Apart from dining with president Viktor Yushchenko, Dépardieu also had the time to investigate the prospects for growing wine on the Crimea Peninsula (which
Then there is a site for you: vitijob.com. Job hunters can register their profiles and look at job offers and employers can post their job ads and trawl through CVs. At the moment there is
Sometimes it is difficult to know what to believe. One day we read that it is expected that 2005 will prove to be a record vintage (in volume) in Sonoma and that it will lead
A research project in Gironde (Bordeaux) has developed a barrique (225 litre barrel) made of laminated wood. The inner layer is made of oak but the outer layer is made from ash wood. At blind
Jacques Orhon is a Frenchman expatriated to Canada working as a sommelier and writer. He has now (once again) shown unexpected talents by launching a CD with wine songs. He sings and plays the guitar
According to Inter-Rhône (the producers’ organisation) it will be an excellent vintage for all three colours. Almost perfect weather (avoiding excessive heats as in 2003) resulted in perfectly ripe and healthy grapes. We look forward
Sales, and consumption, are plummeting of cava – Spanish sparkling wine primarily made in Catalonia. Consumers in the rest of Spain are protesting against the proposals for more Catalan autonomy by drinking less of the
A Japanese laboratory has developed a method to rapidly give the wine the equivalent of bottle age by passing it through an electrolysis apparatus: a young, fruity wine is turned into a mellow, full-bodied wine
Paris, 2006-02-15 The world’s first competition for “Scandinavian” wines and spirits resulted in 5 Great Gold Medals, 9 Gold Medals and 24 Silver Medals. The competition – The 1st BKWine Scandinavian Wine & Spirit Competition
Buy a bottle of wine that is encased in a glass sculpture. To drink the wine you will have to break the sculpture. That is at least what Château Cablanc tries to convince buyers to
That’s right. We want to know where you are. Just for fun, to know where our readers are located. We have created a Frappr map (a free Google service) for the BKWine Brief. You can
– – China invests in wine production and export China is not a big wine producer today (only 4.3% of the world’s wine production) but they are putting a lot of effort into expanding the
Wine from 11 Asian countries will be presented at the Asian Wine Fair in Paris on March 6. Apparently it is high season for unusual wine fairs! The Asian event takes place at the Hotel
Andes’ Wines interviewed Britt in their December issue. Andes’ Wines is Chile’s leading online wine newsletter. We can’t help being a bit proud since a few days later they interviewed Jancis Robinson. https://www.andeswines.cl/raiz/english.php
30 Scandinavian wine and spirits producers will participate in the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris on February 11. This is a record number at this unusual wine and spirits event. In connection with the
The winemakers’ association in the Paris region (l’association des Vignerons Franciliens Réunis – VFR) have produced a map showing where you can find all the vineyards in and round Paris. The most famous is in
Some wine sites worth having a look at: Institut Coopératif du Vin – A site for those of you who are very interested in wine technology. Lots of information: https://www.icv.fr/ Tonnellerie Baron – interesting info
Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: Wine Learning Centre: Various wine information and a quite amusing section on how to pronounce wine terminology: www.winedefinitions.com Marc Squires, not the most up-to-date web design but
Just a reminder to you that we have some exciting wine tours lined up this year: Champagne, Chablis & Burgundy in May Bordeaux in June Northern Rhone in September Bordeaux at harvest (or just after)
Oh, and by the way, why don’t you put a pin for you on the Frappr map, just for fun, to show us where in the world you are! Click the Frappr sticker in the
In 1976 a blind tasting was organised in Paris (by Steven Spurrier if I remember correctly). It pitched, blind, some top French wines against top Californian wines. The Californians came out on top. A book
The WineFairy.com (Lynn Chamberlain) will feature an interview with Britt the week starting January 8. Listen to it here:— www.winefairy.com(the link in the centre just under “Listen to the current Wine & Dine Radio Show”)
The goal is to pull up 10,000 ha of vines in Bordeaux, which represents around 10% of the total area. Those who pull up can receive up to 15,000€ per hectare. The vignerons have until
Contrary to previous reporting the EU has decided to allow the use of oak chips at a meeting on December 12. The decision was taken on a proposal from the Italians but quite a few
It is becoming more and more popular to blog. Have you tried? There are both very interesting and, hrrmm, less interesting blogs. Here is a selection of wine and food blogs to keep you busy
V&S Vin & Sprit AB, the state-owned largest Swedish importer of wines and spirits have appointed a new manager for the business area V&S Wines: Andreas Carlsson. Carlson leaves his job as CEO of Fuijcolor
Fitou is at the very southern edge of Languedoc, just before it changes to Roussillon. It is a region that has since long tried to keep a high quality profile. This region, basking in sun,
One bottle of Rüdesheimer Apostelwein 1727 was recently sold by Christie’s in Amsterdam for more than 5,500€. According to Michael Broadbent it had a taste reminiscent of apples and of an old sherry, according to
All accused were found guilty in the first of several trials in the bribery scandal around the Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget involving in total around one hundred persons. 18 people were fined, two from one
We just learned that Unwins, one of the UK’s leading chains of wine shops (380 shops, 24 employees) has been put in liquidation after a long period of uncertainty. It would be easy to crack
Gérard Dépardieu, perhaps France’s most famous actor, was recently in Ukraine. Apart from dining with president Viktor Yushchenko, Dépardieu also had the time to investigate
Then there is a site for you: vitijob.com. Job hunters can register their profiles and look at job offers and employers can post their job
Sometimes it is difficult to know what to believe. One day we read that it is expected that 2005 will prove to be a record
A research project in Gironde (Bordeaux) has developed a barrique (225 litre barrel) made of laminated wood. The inner layer is made of oak but
Jacques Orhon is a Frenchman expatriated to Canada working as a sommelier and writer. He has now (once again) shown unexpected talents by launching a
According to Inter-Rhône (the producers’ organisation) it will be an excellent vintage for all three colours. Almost perfect weather (avoiding excessive heats as in 2003)
Sales, and consumption, are plummeting of cava – Spanish sparkling wine primarily made in Catalonia. Consumers in the rest of Spain are protesting against the
A Japanese laboratory has developed a method to rapidly give the wine the equivalent of bottle age by passing it through an electrolysis apparatus: a
Paris, 2006-02-15 The world’s first competition for “Scandinavian” wines and spirits resulted in 5 Great Gold Medals, 9 Gold Medals and 24 Silver Medals. The
Buy a bottle of wine that is encased in a glass sculpture. To drink the wine you will have to break the sculpture. That is
That’s right. We want to know where you are. Just for fun, to know where our readers are located. We have created a Frappr map
– – China invests in wine production and export China is not a big wine producer today (only 4.3% of the world’s wine production) but
Wine from 11 Asian countries will be presented at the Asian Wine Fair in Paris on March 6. Apparently it is high season for unusual
Andes’ Wines interviewed Britt in their December issue. Andes’ Wines is Chile’s leading online wine newsletter. We can’t help being a bit proud since a
30 Scandinavian wine and spirits producers will participate in the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris on February 11. This is a record number at
The winemakers’ association in the Paris region (l’association des Vignerons Franciliens Réunis – VFR) have produced a map showing where you can find all the
Some wine sites worth having a look at: Institut Coopératif du Vin – A site for those of you who are very interested in wine
Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: Wine Learning Centre: Various wine information and a quite amusing section on how to pronounce wine terminology:
Just a reminder to you that we have some exciting wine tours lined up this year: Champagne, Chablis & Burgundy in May Bordeaux in June
Oh, and by the way, why don’t you put a pin for you on the Frappr map, just for fun, to show us where in
In 1976 a blind tasting was organised in Paris (by Steven Spurrier if I remember correctly). It pitched, blind, some top French wines against top
The WineFairy.com (Lynn Chamberlain) will feature an interview with Britt the week starting January 8. Listen to it here:— www.winefairy.com(the link in the centre just
The goal is to pull up 10,000 ha of vines in Bordeaux, which represents around 10% of the total area. Those who pull up can
Contrary to previous reporting the EU has decided to allow the use of oak chips at a meeting on December 12. The decision was taken
It is becoming more and more popular to blog. Have you tried? There are both very interesting and, hrrmm, less interesting blogs. Here is a
V&S Vin & Sprit AB, the state-owned largest Swedish importer of wines and spirits have appointed a new manager for the business area V&S Wines:
Fitou is at the very southern edge of Languedoc, just before it changes to Roussillon. It is a region that has since long tried to
One bottle of Rüdesheimer Apostelwein 1727 was recently sold by Christie’s in Amsterdam for more than 5,500€. According to Michael Broadbent it had a taste
All accused were found guilty in the first of several trials in the bribery scandal around the Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget involving in total around
We just learned that Unwins, one of the UK’s leading chains of wine shops (380 shops, 24 employees) has been put in liquidation after a
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