BKWine Brief nr 97, August 2011
BKWine Brief Issue 97, August 2011 This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may have noticed that we
BKWine Brief Issue 97, August 2011 This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may have noticed that we
”No, that’s not correct. You can’t say that”, I was told off. It felt a bit like being squashed down the shoes, especially since it was a Master of Wine who said it – at
Finally some summer. We had a sampling of summer in April and early May but after that it has been rather chilly. Summer can be a good occasion to spend some more time with good
— Important: This newsletter has been “imported” from our old archive. Links, formatting and images do not necessarily work correctly! — The competition in the wine world today is tough whatever the price
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Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 89, December 2010 2010 is rapidly approaching its end. It is often the occasion to summarize what’s happened over the year, and in our case it is the wine
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This is nice: ”World’s Top Wine Tours”! That’s what the worlds biggest travel magazine says about BKWine. We’re very proud! Travel and Leisure Magazine has recently published a web feature on the world’s best wine
New issue of the BKWine Brief out. Here’s the intro: It has been an eventful few weeks lately. Most dramatic, and tragic, is the earth quake in Chile. It has cased much damage in the
You, us and The Brief We do put in quite a lot of effort and time into making the Brief each month. Partially because it is interesting and fun to do it. But also since,
Just like last year, we did some brain storming (late one night after some good bottles of course) on what might be the trends in the wine world in the coming year. You can read
At this time of the year we start thinking of what port wines we might find in our cellar, to bring up to the table for the festivities. This year we already know exactly which
It’s done. The book is on its way from the printer’s. We haven’t seen it yet but will soon. We’re very excited. On Thursday November 19 we will have a launch event in Stockholm, so
The big thing for us right now is that our new book is finished. Really finished. We will have it in our hands in just a few weeks! We’re really excited. The book tells the
The reports we’ve had from various vineyards are generally positive to very positive to outright jubilant. The growing season has mostly been excellent with good weather. Not much disease or other problems (even if there’s
It is curious how different markets work differently. Sweden and Denmark are basically rather similar countries, especially when seen from a distance (for instance from Paris as in our case, although we’re of Swedish origin).
Is there anyone who has not seen Susan Boyle singing on Britain’s Got Talent? Or Diversity, the dance group who practiced in front of the bus station since there was a ‘free’ mirror wall? Incredible
Summer is approaching I was recently in Veneto in northern Italy. That’s the birthplace of the famous amarone wines – a wine that has over recent years found a dedicated following amongst many wine enthusiasts,
Castilla y Léon Castilla y Léon? Yes, that’s right. We were recently there to take a closer look at their wines, but not, as you might think their most famous wine region the Ribera del
Last month we suggested that you try a wine from a not so well known wine region every once in a while. So, here are some suggestions for wine regions that can be worth discovering
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 67, February 2009 French folies ”Ils sont foux les romains” is what Asterix and Obelix says about the old romans. It may now seem more apt to say “ils
BKWine bigger than Wine Spectator? Well, it depends how you count. We were surprised recently when we saw that BKWine TV had more viewers than WineSpectatorVideo on YouTube: 4796 against 4290. Fun! We actually have
This time of the year is relatively calm and quiet in the wine cellar. The fermentation is mostly finished. Where the action is at this time of the year is in the vineyards. It is
It’s quite some time now since most vineyards finished harvesting. We’ve been around many different districts this season: Tuscany and Veneto in Italy, Alentejo and the Douro Valley in Portugal, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, Languedoc… If
BKWine Brief Issue 97, August 2011 This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it
”No, that’s not correct. You can’t say that”, I was told off. It felt a bit like being squashed down the shoes, especially since it
Finally some summer. We had a sampling of summer in April and early May but after that it has been rather chilly. Summer can be
— Important: This newsletter has been “imported” from our old archive. Links, formatting and images do not necessarily work correctly! — The competition
— Important: This newsletter has been “imported” from our old archive. Links, formatting and images do not necessarily work correctly! — Our new site on
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 89, December 2010 2010 is rapidly approaching its end. It is often the occasion to summarize what’s happened over
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in
This is nice: ”World’s Top Wine Tours”! That’s what the worlds biggest travel magazine says about BKWine. We’re very proud! Travel and Leisure Magazine has
New issue of the BKWine Brief out. Here’s the intro: It has been an eventful few weeks lately. Most dramatic, and tragic, is the earth
You, us and The Brief We do put in quite a lot of effort and time into making the Brief each month. Partially because it
Just like last year, we did some brain storming (late one night after some good bottles of course) on what might be the trends in
At this time of the year we start thinking of what port wines we might find in our cellar, to bring up to the table
It’s done. The book is on its way from the printer’s. We haven’t seen it yet but will soon. We’re very excited. On Thursday November
The big thing for us right now is that our new book is finished. Really finished. We will have it in our hands in just
The reports we’ve had from various vineyards are generally positive to very positive to outright jubilant. The growing season has mostly been excellent with good
It is curious how different markets work differently. Sweden and Denmark are basically rather similar countries, especially when seen from a distance (for instance from
Is there anyone who has not seen Susan Boyle singing on Britain’s Got Talent? Or Diversity, the dance group who practiced in front of the
Summer is approaching I was recently in Veneto in northern Italy. That’s the birthplace of the famous amarone wines – a wine that has over
Castilla y Léon Castilla y Léon? Yes, that’s right. We were recently there to take a closer look at their wines, but not, as you
Last month we suggested that you try a wine from a not so well known wine region every once in a while. So, here are
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 67, February 2009 French folies ”Ils sont foux les romains” is what Asterix and Obelix says about the old
BKWine bigger than Wine Spectator? Well, it depends how you count. We were surprised recently when we saw that BKWine TV had more viewers than
This time of the year is relatively calm and quiet in the wine cellar. The fermentation is mostly finished. Where the action is at this
It’s quite some time now since most vineyards finished harvesting. We’ve been around many different districts this season: Tuscany and Veneto in Italy, Alentejo and
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