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A gastronomic South African “botanical” weekend getaway from Paris: Chantel Dartnall’s Mosaic at Château des Tesnières | Britt on Forbes

Britt Karlsson — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:01:28 +0000

Travelling around the countryside in France, you can find plenty of charming guest houses or hotels in former nobles’ chateaux. Few are as exotic and as gastronomic as Chateau des Tesnières, just three hours from Paris. It has five rooms and a “botanical” restaurant. Both the rooms and the restaurant are quite extraordinary experiences. It […]

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5 things wine lovers still misunderstand about Romagna sangiovese

Jeanne Peixian Qiao — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:26:20 +0000

Romagna, on the Adriatic sea coast in Italy, is staging a wine revolution. Moving far beyond its old reputation for easy-drinking tavern reds, they are developing a reputation for complex and original reds from the sangiovese grape, Romagna Sangiovese. Central to the revival is their development of regional denominations and identities for the wines with […]

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Time to rediscover aligoté

Britt Karlsson — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:35:42 +0000

There’s something of the ugly duckling about the aligoté grape in Burgundy. For a long time, it was relegated to being blended with blackcurrant liqueur for the aperitif kir. But things are happening now — in fact, they have been for several years. Aligoté is starting to take a more prominent place among the white […]

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Auction wines not just for the super-rich, average price of 137 euros, a trend report

Britt Karlsson — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:34:08 +0000

We often read about wine auctions where wines go for prices worthy of a Picasso painting. But wine auctions are not just about super expensive and exclusive wines. You can buy wine at auction at more normal prices. iDealwine offers online wine auctions and in their latest trend report the company says that the average […]

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Should we pour fine wine down the sink? | New Brief #273

Britt Karlsson — Tue, 26 May 2026 17:10:27 +0000

Some words slip into everyday vocabulary without anyone really noticing. Minerality comes to mind — a term that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began taking up space, a lot of space. These days, minerality is sprinkled over wines as if writers were paid by the syllable. Another one is “fine wine”. Admittedly, it has […]

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BKWine Brief nr 273, May 2026

Britt Karlsson — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:15:35 +0000

— Should we pour fine wine down the sink? — Some words slip into everyday vocabulary without anyone really noticing. Minerality comes to mind — a term that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began taking up space, a lot of space. These days, minerality is sprinkled over wines as if writers were paid by […]

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Finally, the spotlight is on Côte des Bar, the southern Champagne region, with an amazing array of grower champagnes | Britt on Forbes

Britt Karlsson — Mon, 25 May 2026 10:26:23 +0000

The Côte des Bar, the southernmost part of Champagne, is a gold mine for those looking for exciting grower champagnes. The district is a bit isolated from the rest of Champagne. The city of Troyes is nearby, as is the border with Burgundy. It was previously not talked about much. But 24% of the total […]

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Utiel-Requena: one of Spain’s most misunderstood wine regions?

Michael Pope — Fri, 22 May 2026 12:03:09 +0000

Utile-Requena is perched on a high-altitude plateau, a short hour west of Valencia. The wines from there today achieve a striking balance of elegance, concentration, and a sense of their origin. The main grape is the autochthonous bobal. This overlooked Spanish wine region has a harsh continental climate that preserves a striking grape acidity. Bobal […]

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German pinot noir: from abysmal to world-class

Göran van den Brink — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:33:09 +0000

German pinot noir has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past two decades, shifting from widely dismissed, overripe and heavily oaked wines to elegant, precise and terroir-driven expressions. Producers now focus on earlier harvests, lower yields, cooler fermentation and less oak, resulting in lighter, more refined styles. Germany’s diverse soils add further complexity, and with […]

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Yes, we use AI at BKWine. Here’s how

Per Karlsson — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:44:31 +0000

We use artificial intelligence (AI) in our work. The use of AI is a hotly debated topic, especially in writing and journalism. Will AI destroy journalism? Is AI a useful tool? Is it perhaps even a danger to society? At BKWine, we use AI quite extensively. But we do not use AI to write texts. […]

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