{"id":637,"date":"2007-04-08T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-08T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bkwine.gobigtree.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2007-04-08T08:37:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-08T08:37:00","slug":"bkwine-brief-nr-45-april-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bkwine.com\/sv\/news\/bkwine-brief-nr-45-april-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"BKWine Brief nr 45, April 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some misconceptions and misunderstandings<\/span><\/p>\n

– \u201cWhen it comes to budget wines, France is way behind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps that is true when it comes to the really, really budget level wines \u2013 the ones that we wouldn\u2019t even think of recommending in the Brief. Otherwise it\u2019s not really true. There are plenty of wines made by inspired winemakers around France that cost far from a fortune. The difficulty is that they are often small produces, with not much of a marketing budget and that will therefore never reach supermarket shelves. On the other hand \u2013 you as reader of the BKWine Brief already have a good route to find them\u2026<\/p>\n

– \u201cAn open bottle of wine gets spoiled in a few days.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

(Perhaps you should count yourself lucky if there’s still something in it.) Well, it depends on what kind of wine it is. Yes, if it is that very old and fragile wine that has been lying in the cellar for ages, then I would certainly recommend not to save it too long opened. On the other hand, if it is a \u201cnormal\u201d bottle of wine it will keep very well for quite some time. Put a cork in the open bottle and put it in the fridge. Or if you want to be extra careful, pour it into a smaller bottle. It will survive well into the next weekend (well, can\u2019t take any responsibility for if you finish it before that).<\/p>\n

– \u201cThe wine we ordered in the restaurant wasn\u2019t very nice so we sent it back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure. It can happen. But it is very rare. The only reason to send a wine back in a restaurant is that it is faulty. It\u2019s not a question of if you don\u2019t quite like it or if it wasn\u2019t what you expected. The only valid reason to send it back is that it\u2019s defective. And then \u2013 if you order an odd or a really old wine you, as a buyer, have to expect that it might be tired or strange, which also means that it\u2019s not a valid reason to send the wine back. <\/p>\n

Special offer 1: Portugal<\/span><\/p>\n

Portugal has developed into a very exciting wine country. That\u2019s why we do one more wine tour to Portugal this year. Just in time for that trip a new book on wine and food from Portugal will hit the shelves. It\u2019s The Wine & Food Lover’s Guide to Portugal written by Charles Metcalfe (ex-editor and co-founder of Wine International) and his wife Kathryn who have written it. In co-operation with Charles we are happy to be able to offer to the readers of the BKWine Brief to buy the book at a preferential price directly from Metcalfe. Let us know if you are interested and you will get the book delivered as soon as it is off the presses (Sep\/Oct). And we hope that you\u2019ll come on the Portugal tour too! (But the book offered is open to anyone who\u2019s interested \u2013 you don\u2019t have to come on the tour.) <\/p>\n

(But don’t forget the Burgundy trip<\/span> that also is scheduled for this autumn. It promises to be very interesting!)<\/p>\n

Special offer 2: Bettane-Dessauve\u2019s Tast<\/span><\/p>\n

As I mentioned in the last Brief, in collaboration with Bettane & Dessauve we can also offer a one year subscription to the \u201cTast\u201d newsletter published by two of France\u2019s leading wine tasters. To readers of the BKWine Brief they offer a discounted subscription price of 55\u20ac (instead of 80\u20ac); more than 30% discount. Use the promotional code BKW07. Click here for more info<\/a>. Or you can follow this link to download the sample issue TAST #11<\/a> (2 MB pdf). <\/p>\n

Vote for the BKWine Brief <\/span><\/p>\n

– <\/span><\/span>Please continue voting for the Brief on the blog ranking on LocalWineEvents. We would be delighted to move up a few more notches. You are allowed one vote per DAY, so even if you have already voted you can vote again. (You have to click \u201cvote for this blog\u201d on the page you come to when clicking on the button right. <\/p>\n

Britt <\/p>\n

PS: Recommend to your friends to read the Brief or forward it to them !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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