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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 nr 96, July 2011

”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

Britt & Per Karlsson, BKWine

BKWine Brief nr 95, June 2011

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

BKWine Brief nr 94, May 2011

— 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

BKWine Brief nr 93, April 2011

— Important: This newsletter has been “imported” from our old archive. Links, formatting and images do not necessarily work correctly! — Our new site on wine travel is now up and running. All information about

BKWine Brief nr 92, March 2011

— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — It feels like ages since

BKWine Brief nr 91, February 2011

— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — This month’s Brief will be

BKWine Brief nr 90, January 2011

— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — We are soon on our

BKWine Brief nr 89, December 2010

— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — 2010 is rapidly approaching its

Britt Karlsson and Per Karlsson, BKWine

BKWine Brief nr 88, November 2010

— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — We were, to say the

BKWine Brief nr 87, October 2010

— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in many cases be outdated! — Harvest is soon over, but

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BKWine Brief nr 86, September 2010

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Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 85, August 2010

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

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 80, march 2010

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

New issue: BKWine Brief nr 78, January 2010

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

BKWine Brief #76 is out!

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

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 74, September 2009

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

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 72, July 2009

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).

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 70, May 2009

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,

BKWine Brief nr 69, April 2009

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

Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 68, March 2009

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

BKWine Brief 67: French and Swedish folies

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 Brief nr 66, January 2009

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

BKWine Brief nr 65, December 2008

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

BKWine Brief nr 64, November 2008, now out

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 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

BKWine Brief nr 96, July 2011

”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

Britt & Per Karlsson, BKWine

BKWine Brief nr 95, June 2011

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

BKWine Brief nr 94, May 2011

— Important: This newsletter has been “imported” from our old archive. Links, formatting and images do not necessarily work correctly! —     The competition

BKWine Brief nr 93, April 2011

— Important: This newsletter has been “imported” from our old archive. Links, formatting and images do not necessarily work correctly! — Our new site on

BKWine Brief nr 92, March 2011

— Please note: this newsletter has been imported to the archive from our old site. Formatting and images will not display correctly! Links will in

BKWine Brief nr 91, February 2011

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BKWine Brief nr 90, January 2011

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BKWine Brief nr 89, December 2010

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BKWine Brief nr 88, November 2010

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BKWine Brief nr 87, October 2010

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BKWine Brief nr 86, September 2010

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BKWine Brief #76 is out!

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

BKWine Brief nr 69, April 2009

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

BKWine Brief nr 66, January 2009

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

BKWine Brief nr 65, December 2008

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

BKWine Brief nr 64, November 2008, now out

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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