A new wine restaurant with a good wine list with a certain emphasis on organic wines. You can for example find the full selection of wines from Julien and Claude Courtois, father-and-son winemakers on the
One of the best estates in Madiran, owned by Patrick Ducournau. Ducourneau is also known for being the person who invented micro-oxygenation – a method widely used today to make tannins softer. His best cuvée,
Framed by the majestic Pic Saint Loup and Montagne de l’Hortus, this vineyard is less than an hour’s drive north of Montpellier. Jean Orliac and his wife bought a small piece of land here 25
Systembolaget har just lanserat ett nytt propagandabolag kallat IQ-Initiativet (obs: uttalas inte ”icke-initiativet”). Man investerar 100 miljoner kronor under fem år för att ägna sig åt propaganda för att få svenska folket att dricka ”intelligentare”.
Den i Sverige världsberömda vingården Domaine Rabiega ska säljas. Gården är på 10 hektar och gör ett flertal olika viner. Lars Torstensson, vinmakaren, är ju känd för att experimentera friskt. Anledningen till försäljningen är att
I monoplets affärer i Kanda delar man ut en gratistidning som heter Food & Drink. Tidningen är så populär (prisvärd?) att den blivit Kanadas 10e största tidning. Representater för privata förlag har nu börjat protestera
The Phiadelphia Enquirer har tillägnat den svenska alkoholpolitiken en artikel: ” EU realities push Sweden to relax liquor laws” https://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/11565599.htm
Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve were two of the leading names at La Revue des Vins de France (France’s leading wine magazine). They left the magazine when it was acquired by the Marie Claire Group.
Alain Voge is one of the very best producers in Cornas, just south of Hermitage. He is one of the persons that have led the renaissance of the Cornas appellation bringing it from quasi-obscurity 20
On April 16 and 17 (seems like ages ago now) Hermitage had, very unexpectedly, heavy snow fall. For two days we had (we happened to be there that week-end) five centimetres of snow on the
Quote from an interview in La Revue des Vins de France: “We [the wine trade] are going through a crisis. There’s been excess everywhere. In the New World too, but there they are much more
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.
Statsägda V&S Group (Vin & Sprit) ska bygga en ny spritfabrik i Århus, enligt Vinavisen.dk. Man har just startat byggandet som beräknas kosta 360 miljoner kronor. Produktionskapaciteten ska bli 22 miljoner liter Absolut vodka per
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
I DN skriver man om en “utfrågning” av Bengt-Göran Kronstam, deras vinskribent och en av de stora “vinguruarna” i Sverige. Han tillfrågades: ” Vad tycker du om monopolet i Sverige?” Kronstam svarar: ”Systemet är en
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
Systembolaget lanserar den 10 maj ett nytt initiativ för att, som man säger, ”bidra till ett intelligentare förhållningssätt till alkohol” (kan nog behövas både externt och internt). Man bildar ett nytt dotterbolag för detta och
Det förvånar oss ofta hur personer som annars verkar vara kloka och förnuftiga tycker att monopolet är bra med ganska märkliga argument. T.ex. som om det vore statens uppgift att se till att det finns
För att få lite substans i den diskussionen gjorde vi en kort och helt ovetenskaplig undersökning. Vi tog några viner ur listan och jämförde med priser från Chateauonline.com och 1855.com i Frankrike samt Berry Brothers
Men om man skulle ta som utgångspunkt att man ska ha kvar ett monopol i Sverige därför att det är bra för folkhälsan, och det är en av statens uppgifter att värna om folkhälsan, då
A new wine restaurant with a good wine list with a certain emphasis on organic wines. You can for example find the full selection of
One of the best estates in Madiran, owned by Patrick Ducournau. Ducourneau is also known for being the person who invented micro-oxygenation – a method
Framed by the majestic Pic Saint Loup and Montagne de l’Hortus, this vineyard is less than an hour’s drive north of Montpellier. Jean Orliac and
Systembolaget har just lanserat ett nytt propagandabolag kallat IQ-Initiativet (obs: uttalas inte ”icke-initiativet”). Man investerar 100 miljoner kronor under fem år för att ägna sig
Den i Sverige världsberömda vingården Domaine Rabiega ska säljas. Gården är på 10 hektar och gör ett flertal olika viner. Lars Torstensson, vinmakaren, är ju
I monoplets affärer i Kanda delar man ut en gratistidning som heter Food & Drink. Tidningen är så populär (prisvärd?) att den blivit Kanadas 10e
The Phiadelphia Enquirer har tillägnat den svenska alkoholpolitiken en artikel: ” EU realities push Sweden to relax liquor laws” https://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/11565599.htm
Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve were two of the leading names at La Revue des Vins de France (France’s leading wine magazine). They left the
Alain Voge is one of the very best producers in Cornas, just south of Hermitage. He is one of the persons that have led the
On April 16 and 17 (seems like ages ago now) Hermitage had, very unexpectedly, heavy snow fall. For two days we had (we happened to
Quote from an interview in La Revue des Vins de France: “We [the wine trade] are going through a crisis. There’s been excess everywhere. In
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
Statsägda V&S Group (Vin & Sprit) ska bygga en ny spritfabrik i Århus, enligt Vinavisen.dk. Man har just startat byggandet som beräknas kosta 360 miljoner
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
I DN skriver man om en “utfrågning” av Bengt-Göran Kronstam, deras vinskribent och en av de stora “vinguruarna” i Sverige. Han tillfrågades: ” Vad tycker
We had a very interesting discussion this morning with one of the ”blogging gurus” in France – Loic Le Meur. (Thank you Susan for organising
Systembolaget lanserar den 10 maj ett nytt initiativ för att, som man säger, ”bidra till ett intelligentare förhållningssätt till alkohol” (kan nog behövas både externt
Det förvånar oss ofta hur personer som annars verkar vara kloka och förnuftiga tycker att monopolet är bra med ganska märkliga argument. T.ex. som om
För att få lite substans i den diskussionen gjorde vi en kort och helt ovetenskaplig undersökning. Vi tog några viner ur listan och jämförde med
Men om man skulle ta som utgångspunkt att man ska ha kvar ett monopol i Sverige därför att det är bra för folkhälsan, och det
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