BKWine Brief nr 276, August 2026
2026-08-31
— Has Doomsday Arrived for Wine? — In recent months, there has been an unusually large amount of bad news about wine. People talk about
— Has Doomsday Arrived for Wine? — In recent months, there has been an unusually large amount of bad news about wine. People talk about
Do you care more about the name on the label or the taste of the contents? I’m sure it’s the latter. Sometimes it is difficult
At the Island Wine Summit in Tenerife in June, I tasted some excellent wines from islands in the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic Ocean (see
At the end of June, we wrote an in-depth article about the heat-wave’s effect on vineyards. Large parts of Europe have been hit by exceptional
We all love sherry. It is one of the world’s great wines. But do we drink it? Not very often. Is that because it is
There have been many re-enactments this year of the Paris Judgement that took place 50 years ago, in 1976. That year wines from California famously
In June, I attended the Island Wines Summit Tenerife 2026, a conference designed to shine a spotlight on wines made on islands. The event attracted
What should we have for aperitif today? Running out of ideas? Why not try a refreshing Porto Rosé Tonic, a recipe straight from Kay Bouchard
A sparkling wine should ideally have a fresh acidity. The whole idea of drinking bubbles is that it should be refreshing, right? The bubbles themselves
Just two hours north of the Langhe, the vineyards of Alto Piemonte offer a very different side of Piedmont. In the tiny DOC of Boca,
Argentinians drink only a fraction as much wine as they did a few decades back. The wine bottle is not a given on the family
We were out shopping for food but couldn’t help walk past the wine shelf. There we saw a wine from Languedoc made from the albariño
Dry, non-fortified wines from Madeira? It used to be very niche just a few years ago, but these characterful wines are now getting more attention.
Every week seems to bring another gloomy headline about wine. Consumption is falling. Vineyards are being uprooted. Climate change is rewriting the rules of winegrowing.
Global consumption of sparkling wine has increased since 2020. In 2024, it fell slightly for the first time, reaching 3.32 billion bottles. Despite the decline,
The fires that have raged and continue to rage in France and Spain are terrible. The have caused enormous material and human losses. It is
There is no shortage of hard‑to‑grasp expressions in the world of wine. One of them is that “a wine expresses its origin.” We see it
— Creativity trumps origin? — There is no shortage of hard‑to‑grasp expressions in the world of wine. One of them is that “a wine expresses
Are you letting outdated myths dictate your choice of sparkling wine? While Champagne boasts a legendary reputation, much of what we believe about it is
China’s wine consumption has dropped by more than half since 2018, according to the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine). It is one of
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