Bordeaux prices sky-rocket thanks to British pensioners?
Prices for top claret is said to have gone up dramatically recently. The reason is not that retired Brits gulp down more Latour and Mouton than before. Rather, as often, it is a change in
Prices for top claret is said to have gone up dramatically recently. The reason is not that retired Brits gulp down more Latour and Mouton than before. Rather, as often, it is a change in
Det argumenterar i alla fall en skribent för i en rapport kallad ”Totalkonsumtionsteorins förfall och den genetiska motboken”. Rapporten konstaterar visserligen att dagens alkoholpolitik är misslyckad. Kärnpunkten i dess eget förslag är ett återinförande av
Systembolaget lanserade en Romanée Conti 2002 i november, som kostade 13.495 kronor (28 flaskor=377.860kr). Enligt uppgifter i pressen orsakade det köer en hel dag före vinet släpptes därför att dagspriset utomlands ligger mycket högre. En
OECDs statistik visar att det land där alkoholkonsumtionen ökar mest är Sverige. 30 länder ingår i statistiken. Mest framgångsrik alkoholpolitik har man haft (att döma av statistiken) i Slovakien, Portugal, Italien, Mexico och Irland där
Visst kan alkohol vara farligt. Om vi för en stund bortser från Systembolagets propagandakampanj så kan vi se t.ex. i WHOs statistik (World Health Report 2002) att alkohol är ett stort problem. I globalt perspektiv
Vinst = 178 miljoner kronor (shhhh) Politisk propagandakampanj + personalfest = 22 miljoner kronor Systembolagets advokatutgifter i muthärvan = 11 miljoner kronor Påstådda mutor = 1 miljon kronor Fungerande alkoholpolitik = ovärderlig (eller var det
Kan det vara så att Systembolaget faktiskt verkligen har kommit på bästa sättet att bedriva alkoholpolitik? Man hade nyligen personalfest pga 50-årsjubiléet. Festen kostade 14 miljoner kronor. Det är 4000 kronor per person. 3500 personer

En närmare titt på Systembolagets annons i Financial Times (kostnad 760.000kr) leder till en del intressanta reflektioner. Några citat: ”In Sweden […] alcohol consumption has increased by more than 30% over the last ten years.”

Ett scoop har i alla fall en av de svenska vintillbehörsbutikerna på internet ”vin- och spritpiraterna” (”pirat” i alla fall enligt svenska myndigheter) lyckats med i sammanhanget. Systembolagets propagandasite är www.dearmrb.se. Tyvärr glömde (?) man

Systembolaget har lanserat en ny politisk propaganda kampanj som kostar 8 miljoner kronor. Man annonserar i Financial Times (760.000kr) och i ett sjuttiotal svenska tidningar (4,5 miljoner kr). Dessutom har man gjort en propaganda film

(Denna text är flyttad från en annan del av Monopolbloggen. En anonym läsare hade postat den som en kommentar på en annan notis. För att göra det mer lättförståeligt lägger vi den här som ett

När vi var i Uruguay i somras fick vi en annan intressant synvinkel på det svenska monopolet. Det var en vinproducent i Uruguay som sa att han tyckte att det var toppen med monopol i

Vi fick ett brev från en läsare som inte tyckte att det sätt som Systembolaget understryker sin egen förträfflighet (ingen jantelag där inte) alltid stämmer… Han tyckte att det kanske inte alltid är så att
I will launch two Wine Tours in English Big news from us is that I will launch two Wine Tours in English the coming spring! I hope you will be many who are interested in
With BKWine’s friend Melba Allen-Buillard. For more information and registration contact Melba directly on ph 06 61 60 35 70 or allen_melba%hotmail.com (swap the % with a @ to get the email). Melba is an
Château Haut-Marbuzet in Saint Estephe is, since quite a few years now, one of the top wines in Médoc. When the new Cru Bourgeois classification was done they were one of nine chateaux to be
Pic-Saint-Loup is a sometimes spectacularly beautiful region some 20 kilometres from Montpellier and is one of the top districts within the Coteaux du Languedoc. There are several very interesting wine producers here and the district
“We don’t want to hear another word about the crisis in Bordeaux!” The phrase comes from Sylvie Courcelle from Château Thieuley, a Bordeaux Supérieur estate. She and 17 other young Bordeaux producers, all around 27-35
All reports from around France, and what we have seen ourselves, point to 2005 becoming an excellent vintage. In every district we have visited this autumn – Bourgogne, Bordeaux, Alsace, Champagne, Rhône-dalen and Languedoc –
2005 promises to be a great year in California too, both for quality and for quantity. It is estimated that the harvest will reach 3.15 million tons, which is 10-20% above normal. Growers also say
Vinisud is a wine fair about wines from around the Mediterranean. Admittedly, many of the exhibitors come from France, and not least Languedoc-Roussillon (which happens to be one of the most exciting regions in France
The Wine Enthusiast, one of the US’s leading wine magazines, has selected Don Sebastiani & Sons International Wine Negociants as Winery of the Year. Don Sebastiani was created by an established wine growing family, more
And we don’t mean a wine fair IN Scandinavia but one with wine BY Scandinavians who make wine in wine districts all around the world. BKWine organised the Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris 2004 and
Le Salon des Vins de la Loire in Angers is a big professional wine show for Loire wines. Many of the most interesting producers in the Loire Valley are represented. It is an excellent opportunity
Imports to Sweden of South African wines grew by 35% over the first 8 months (compared to the same period last year). According to Wines of South Africa (Wosa) they now have a 16% market
Michel Laroche, one of the most successful producers of Chablis, has just bought a winery in South Africa: Avenir Wine Estate. The winery has 55 hectares (but some say 24 ha)of vineyards in Stellenbosch. The
The Journal Officel of October 25 published the rules for the new appellation AOC Beaumes de Venise. This can be seen as an evolution of the rules for the previous appellation Côtes du Rhône Villages-Beaumes
European Jewish Press reports that kosher wines are gaining in popularity in France. The cite for example that La Revue des Vins de France has commissioned an article on it for a spring edition. In
The EU plans to allocate 450 million in wine farm subsidies, primarily to France, Italy, and Spain, in 2006 (approximately the same as in 2005). The main aim of the support is (in principle…) to
Sopexa together with the French Ministry of Agriculture will jointly increase the marketing budget for the UK with 40% in 2006. With this increase they hope to change the trend of losing market share on
Prices for top claret is said to have gone up dramatically recently. The reason is not that retired Brits gulp down more Latour and Mouton
Det argumenterar i alla fall en skribent för i en rapport kallad ”Totalkonsumtionsteorins förfall och den genetiska motboken”. Rapporten konstaterar visserligen att dagens alkoholpolitik är
Systembolaget lanserade en Romanée Conti 2002 i november, som kostade 13.495 kronor (28 flaskor=377.860kr). Enligt uppgifter i pressen orsakade det köer en hel dag före
OECDs statistik visar att det land där alkoholkonsumtionen ökar mest är Sverige. 30 länder ingår i statistiken. Mest framgångsrik alkoholpolitik har man haft (att döma
Visst kan alkohol vara farligt. Om vi för en stund bortser från Systembolagets propagandakampanj så kan vi se t.ex. i WHOs statistik (World Health Report
Vinst = 178 miljoner kronor (shhhh) Politisk propagandakampanj + personalfest = 22 miljoner kronor Systembolagets advokatutgifter i muthärvan = 11 miljoner kronor Påstådda mutor =
Kan det vara så att Systembolaget faktiskt verkligen har kommit på bästa sättet att bedriva alkoholpolitik? Man hade nyligen personalfest pga 50-årsjubiléet. Festen kostade 14

En närmare titt på Systembolagets annons i Financial Times (kostnad 760.000kr) leder till en del intressanta reflektioner. Några citat: ”In Sweden […] alcohol consumption has

Ett scoop har i alla fall en av de svenska vintillbehörsbutikerna på internet ”vin- och spritpiraterna” (”pirat” i alla fall enligt svenska myndigheter) lyckats med

Systembolaget har lanserat en ny politisk propaganda kampanj som kostar 8 miljoner kronor. Man annonserar i Financial Times (760.000kr) och i ett sjuttiotal svenska tidningar

(Denna text är flyttad från en annan del av Monopolbloggen. En anonym läsare hade postat den som en kommentar på en annan notis. För att

När vi var i Uruguay i somras fick vi en annan intressant synvinkel på det svenska monopolet. Det var en vinproducent i Uruguay som sa

Vi fick ett brev från en läsare som inte tyckte att det sätt som Systembolaget understryker sin egen förträfflighet (ingen jantelag där inte) alltid stämmer…
I will launch two Wine Tours in English Big news from us is that I will launch two Wine Tours in English the coming spring!
With BKWine’s friend Melba Allen-Buillard. For more information and registration contact Melba directly on ph 06 61 60 35 70 or allen_melba%hotmail.com (swap the %
Château Haut-Marbuzet in Saint Estephe is, since quite a few years now, one of the top wines in Médoc. When the new Cru Bourgeois classification
Pic-Saint-Loup is a sometimes spectacularly beautiful region some 20 kilometres from Montpellier and is one of the top districts within the Coteaux du Languedoc. There
“We don’t want to hear another word about the crisis in Bordeaux!” The phrase comes from Sylvie Courcelle from Château Thieuley, a Bordeaux Supérieur estate.
All reports from around France, and what we have seen ourselves, point to 2005 becoming an excellent vintage. In every district we have visited this
2005 promises to be a great year in California too, both for quality and for quantity. It is estimated that the harvest will reach 3.15
Vinisud is a wine fair about wines from around the Mediterranean. Admittedly, many of the exhibitors come from France, and not least Languedoc-Roussillon (which happens
The Wine Enthusiast, one of the US’s leading wine magazines, has selected Don Sebastiani & Sons International Wine Negociants as Winery of the Year. Don
And we don’t mean a wine fair IN Scandinavia but one with wine BY Scandinavians who make wine in wine districts all around the world.
Le Salon des Vins de la Loire in Angers is a big professional wine show for Loire wines. Many of the most interesting producers in
Imports to Sweden of South African wines grew by 35% over the first 8 months (compared to the same period last year). According to Wines
Michel Laroche, one of the most successful producers of Chablis, has just bought a winery in South Africa: Avenir Wine Estate. The winery has 55
The Journal Officel of October 25 published the rules for the new appellation AOC Beaumes de Venise. This can be seen as an evolution of
European Jewish Press reports that kosher wines are gaining in popularity in France. The cite for example that La Revue des Vins de France has
The EU plans to allocate 450 million in wine farm subsidies, primarily to France, Italy, and Spain, in 2006 (approximately the same as in 2005).
Sopexa together with the French Ministry of Agriculture will jointly increase the marketing budget for the UK with 40% in 2006. With this increase they
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