We are probably at least as surprised as anyone else. That we have reached number 100 of the BKWine Brief! It all started in May 2003. Well, it really started long before that if we talk about us and wine. Further down you will find a short look back on how it started and what has happened since.
It is no secret, we think, that one of the reasons that we write the Brief is that we hope that some of you, dear readers, might one day be tempted to come on our wine tours, to learn and enjoy even more on wine. But we also do it because we love sharing our experiences of good wine and food. Actually, the wine tours that we organise is also very much about that. We probably meet some 500 wine lovers on our tours every year (and many more on tastings that we do), travellers who sign up for a wine tour and that we meet in one of the wonderful wine districts we organise tours to.
One of the big motivators for doing all the tours is also that we love showing you our discoveries, taking people behind the scenes, having our guest meet the real wine people and wine makers (instead of just the hired guides in swanky cellars and gleaming tasting rooms with leather couches). We share all that with you in the Brief and on our tours. We do hope to get the opportunity to meet you one day in person in some wine district. And to share an excellent glass of wine with you!
But back to the Brief that has grown almost into a small wine magazine all by itself.
Who knows what will happen with it in the future? Will we do an “app” or an iPad version? Quite likely, but today we don’t have the technology skills (or the time and resources) to do it. Will we introduce some way to “monetize” it? Yes, we do need to earn a living so we are thinking about if we should have advertising in the Brief or on the site, or if we should have some type of subscription model. Freemium? These are questions we think about a lot, in addition to thinking about what articles we should write in it.
We would love to hear from you with your opinions, suggestions, and comments of what we do and what we might do in the future! Send us an email with your thoughts!
One thing we emphatically would ask for your help with is to get more subscribers. Do recommend to your friends to subscribe, if you enjoy reading the Brief!
It is almost Christmas and soon New Year. We have filled this ISSUE NUMBER 100 with things for you to read. Quite a few of the articles became so long that you will have to click through to the BKWine Magazine site to read it. Do so!
You can read about champagne from different perspectives, or another festive drink, sweet wines from Alsace, about how a Christmas dinner is celebrated in an Italian family, our pick of eleven “unknown” wine regions that we think deserve more, much more attention, several restaurant reviews, and five tips on how to enjoy wine more at table.
And much, much more
Enjoy the BKWine Brief #100 and have a very good Christmas and New Year with lots and lots of delicious wines!
Britt & Per
PS: Recommend to your friends to read the Brief or forward it to them (click here to send them the Brief)!
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