Oak chips in Bordeaux wine is not permitted today. The new boss of CIVB (the Bordeaux producers’ association) has proposed that it should be allowed in the future (but not for all wines). But we
As we have mentioned previously in the Brief the process has started to change the classification in Graves/Pessac-Léognan. La Revue des Vins de France has taken this as an occasion to do a big tasting
I was recently part of the jury for the twelfth edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, one of the many wine competitions around the world. This was the biggest edition ever: almost 200 tasters
A nice little Italian restaurant with a very good brochette de scampi and home made pasta. Original and clever strategy with the first courses: add 2€ and they’ll make it into a (bigger) main course.
Drink champagne and eat salmon – that’s what you should do at Trëma! Go for a brunch on Sundays for example (18-25 €). On week-days you can get a good lunch with two courses for
In the middle of the little village Chateaubourg, just behind the church, in the southern part of the appellation Saint Joseph you find the two brothers Durand – Eric and Joël. They used to sell
Decanter reports that a study shows that wines that get a rating from Parker on average gains 3€ (equivalent to 15% for the wines studied) compared to a wine that is not rated by Parker.
INAO made positive noises towards allowing irrigation in French vineyards. The proposal means that it would be OK to water vineyards under special circumstances, as for instance the extremely hot summer in 2003.
INAO has introduced some new or changed rules for Alsace wines: Planting density must be at least 4500 vines per hectare, training must be in simple Guyot with at the most 8-10 “eyes”. Alsace Grand
China Drinks, China’s main wine and spirits magazine, organised a competition in January: the 2005 Beijing International Wine & Spirits Competition. BKWine was on-site and participated in the jury for the Chinese wines and spirits.
Calvados is making progress on the export market. This excellent digestif can help you digest a big meal as no other and is also an excellent ingredient in the kitchen (and for the cook): e.g.
Mindre än hälften av alla alkoholdrycker säljs av Systembolaget Råkade hitta lite statistik på monopolets (Systembolagets) försäljning jämfört med den totala konsumtionen. Det visar sig att Systembolaget står för 49% av den totala konsumtionen i
We had a very interesting discussion this morning with one of the ”blogging gurus” in France – Loic Le Meur. (Thank you Susan for organising it!) It convinced me that we should see if we
Sveriges Sprit- och Vinleverantörers Förening har låtit göra en undersökning av vad svenskar tycker om monopolet. Resultat: Positiva till monopolet: 55%, Negativa till monopolet 35%, Vet ej: 10%. Man kan ju tolka det på olika
L’Avant Goût 26, rue Bobillot, 75013 Paris (M. Place d’Italie), tel 01 53 80 24 00. Booking essential evenings. Good wine list with many organic wines. Set menu 12€ (lunch) to 32€. Mavrommatis 42, rue
For the ninth year in a row Absolut Vodka recorded growing sales. Total sales in 2004 was 76 million litres, up 5% from 2003. Absolut is produced by V&S Vin & Sprit that is owned
Wines full of character, in particular the cuvée prestige called Gaby. Florent Viale is a master at making wines from the Syrah grape. Until 1992 Florent and his father sold all the wines to a
Twenty years ago there was nothing – not a vine – here at Château Puech-Haut in Saint-Drézery. Now it is one of the most successful wine estates in Languedoc, much thanks to the dynamic Gerard
A small Bordeaux company called Authenticwine has developed a clever system to prevent wine forgeries. It uses a complicated (and difficult to forge) label that is put on the bottle (in addition to the usual
”Nordlund” is a wine grown and produced in Denmark. The producer (Danskt Vin-Center) has now signed a contract with a French importer. We must of course add that Nordlund first came to France in February
Sideways is the second film in a short time that has wine as a major theme. This time it is not so seriously intended though. It is more a comedy that takes place in Santa
Irrigation has long been prohibited in French vineyards. The reasoning being that with water the growers could inflate the grapes, increase production but lower the quality. There is currently a proposal on the table, likely
In earlier Briefs we have talked about the conflict between Bronco Wine Co. and the Napa Valley Vintners. Bronco is selling a wine that is labelled “Napa” but does not contain any grapes from Napa.
Chateauonline, probably the most successful European internet wine shop, has been bought by CL Financial. The value of the transaction has not been made public. They control today eg. Hine and Monier cognac and Angostura
Päivittäistavarakauppa ry, an organisation representing Finnish retailers, has requested that the EU investigate the Finnish monopoly (Alko). They want that the monopoly should be disbanded since it no longer serves it purpose for “public health”.
Henrik Matsson is a Swedish writer who has spent 2 years working on an ambitious venture. He has single handed written, typeset and designed what is in effect the first real book (as far as
Systembolaget avskedar de 50 mutmisstänkta som fortfarande är anställda. Verkställande direktören Antira Steen har sagt att man inte tänker vänta med avskedandena till dess domstolen har gjort sitt utslag. Vi har lite svårt att förstå
Argumentet om att sortimentet kommer att utarmas om monopolet försvinner hör man ofta. ”Dagligvaruhandeln kommer att ta över allt och de kommer bara att ha fem sorter.” Det är ju ett argument som vi tycker
Vi deltog nyligen i en konferens kalla WineEvolution arrangerat av Skalli & Rein – en fransk vinkonsultfirma (https://www.wineevolution.com/). En av presentatörerna, som var inbjuden för att ge en bild av den skandinaviska marknaden, var en
INAO has defined (somewhat) new rules for Bandol. In short: – Manual harvest is compulsory – Enriching or concentration of the must is not permitted (reverse osmosis, cryo-extraction…) – minimum 18 months in barrel for
Oak chips in Bordeaux wine is not permitted today. The new boss of CIVB (the Bordeaux producers’ association) has proposed that it should be allowed
As we have mentioned previously in the Brief the process has started to change the classification in Graves/Pessac-Léognan. La Revue des Vins de France has
I was recently part of the jury for the twelfth edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, one of the many wine competitions around the
A nice little Italian restaurant with a very good brochette de scampi and home made pasta. Original and clever strategy with the first courses: add
Drink champagne and eat salmon – that’s what you should do at Trëma! Go for a brunch on Sundays for example (18-25 €). On week-days
In the middle of the little village Chateaubourg, just behind the church, in the southern part of the appellation Saint Joseph you find the two
Decanter reports that a study shows that wines that get a rating from Parker on average gains 3€ (equivalent to 15% for the wines studied)
INAO made positive noises towards allowing irrigation in French vineyards. The proposal means that it would be OK to water vineyards under special circumstances, as
INAO has introduced some new or changed rules for Alsace wines: Planting density must be at least 4500 vines per hectare, training must be in
China Drinks, China’s main wine and spirits magazine, organised a competition in January: the 2005 Beijing International Wine & Spirits Competition. BKWine was on-site and
Calvados is making progress on the export market. This excellent digestif can help you digest a big meal as no other and is also an
Mindre än hälften av alla alkoholdrycker säljs av Systembolaget Råkade hitta lite statistik på monopolets (Systembolagets) försäljning jämfört med den totala konsumtionen. Det visar sig
We had a very interesting discussion this morning with one of the ”blogging gurus” in France – Loic Le Meur. (Thank you Susan for organising
Sveriges Sprit- och Vinleverantörers Förening har låtit göra en undersökning av vad svenskar tycker om monopolet. Resultat: Positiva till monopolet: 55%, Negativa till monopolet 35%,
L’Avant Goût 26, rue Bobillot, 75013 Paris (M. Place d’Italie), tel 01 53 80 24 00. Booking essential evenings. Good wine list with many organic
For the ninth year in a row Absolut Vodka recorded growing sales. Total sales in 2004 was 76 million litres, up 5% from 2003. Absolut
Wines full of character, in particular the cuvée prestige called Gaby. Florent Viale is a master at making wines from the Syrah grape. Until 1992
Twenty years ago there was nothing – not a vine – here at Château Puech-Haut in Saint-Drézery. Now it is one of the most successful
A small Bordeaux company called Authenticwine has developed a clever system to prevent wine forgeries. It uses a complicated (and difficult to forge) label that
”Nordlund” is a wine grown and produced in Denmark. The producer (Danskt Vin-Center) has now signed a contract with a French importer. We must of
Sideways is the second film in a short time that has wine as a major theme. This time it is not so seriously intended though.
Irrigation has long been prohibited in French vineyards. The reasoning being that with water the growers could inflate the grapes, increase production but lower the
In earlier Briefs we have talked about the conflict between Bronco Wine Co. and the Napa Valley Vintners. Bronco is selling a wine that is
Chateauonline, probably the most successful European internet wine shop, has been bought by CL Financial. The value of the transaction has not been made public.
Päivittäistavarakauppa ry, an organisation representing Finnish retailers, has requested that the EU investigate the Finnish monopoly (Alko). They want that the monopoly should be disbanded
Henrik Matsson is a Swedish writer who has spent 2 years working on an ambitious venture. He has single handed written, typeset and designed what
Systembolaget avskedar de 50 mutmisstänkta som fortfarande är anställda. Verkställande direktören Antira Steen har sagt att man inte tänker vänta med avskedandena till dess domstolen
Argumentet om att sortimentet kommer att utarmas om monopolet försvinner hör man ofta. ”Dagligvaruhandeln kommer att ta över allt och de kommer bara att ha
Vi deltog nyligen i en konferens kalla WineEvolution arrangerat av Skalli & Rein – en fransk vinkonsultfirma (https://www.wineevolution.com/). En av presentatörerna, som var inbjuden för
INAO has defined (somewhat) new rules for Bandol. In short: – Manual harvest is compulsory – Enriching or concentration of the must is not permitted
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