BKWine Magazine https://www.bkwine.com/ Wine on the internet since 1996 Sun, 10 May 2026 10:19:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.bkwine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-FavIcon-NEW-thick-Magazine-32x32.png BKWine Magazine https://www.bkwine.com/ 32 32 Record price for a bottle of Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1945, $812,500 https://www.bkwine.com/news/record-price-romanee-conti/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/record-price-romanee-conti/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 10:18:59 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421486 It’s hard not to raise an eyebrow when you see that a bottle of wine has been sold at auction for 800,000 USD. But everything is explained when you see that it is a Romanée-Conti 1945, a legendary grand cru from Burgundy from a legendary year. The auction was held in New York by Acker […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/vintage-port-2024-declared/feed/ 0 Spring frosts are devastating vineyards in Champagne and elsewhere https://www.bkwine.com/news/spring-frosts-champagne/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/spring-frosts-champagne/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 07:49:00 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421482 Our Champagne tour at the end of April brought fantastic spring weather and high temperatures (albeit lower in the mornings and evenings). Spring has been early and warm in Champagne. This has caused problems. Vegetation and budding are three weeks ahead of normal. This means that the tender buds and leaves are very vulnerable if […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/spring-frosts-champagne/feed/ 0 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) launches partnership with Swedish online wine retailer Free Grape Society and Italy’s 5 Hats https://www.bkwine.com/news/concours-mondial-de-bruxelles-cmb-free-grape-society/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/concours-mondial-de-bruxelles-cmb-free-grape-society/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 08:51:53 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421480 The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) has announced a new strategic collaboration with the Italian marketing and event company firm 5 Hats and the young Swedish online wine platform, Free Grape Society. The partnership centres around the “CMB Guide,” a new concept developed by CMB and 5 Hats. Currently in its early stages, the initiative […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/concours-mondial-de-bruxelles-cmb-free-grape-society/feed/ 0 Bordeaux vintage 2025 scrutinised during primeur week, and by BKWine https://www.bkwine.com/news/bordeaux-vintage-2025-primeur/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/bordeaux-vintage-2025-primeur/#respond Sun, 03 May 2026 09:34:19 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421477 The annual Bordeaux Primeur Week has just concluded. The 2025 vintage from the most prestigious and renowned châteaux has been tasted and judged by a large number of buyers, importers and journalists. What they have tasted is not a finished wine, of course; the 2025 is still resting in the châteaux’s cellars and will do […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/bordeaux-vintage-2025-primeur/feed/ 0 The Dangers of Wine Education | New Brief #272 https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/the-dangers-of-wine-education-new-brief-272/ https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/the-dangers-of-wine-education-new-brief-272/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 12:45:49 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421473 Can you know too much about something? Probably not — knowledge is almost always a positive thing. On the other hand, you must learn how to handle your knowledge, for example, by cultivating a flexible and critical mindset. You need to realise that everything you’ve learned does not apply everywhere, and not all the time. […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/the-dangers-of-wine-education-new-brief-272/feed/ 0 BKWine Brief nr 272, April 2026 https://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/272-april-2026/ https://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/272-april-2026/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:39:49 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421462 — The Dangers of Wine Education — Can you know too much about something? Probably not — knowledge is almost always a positive thing. On the other hand, you must learn how to handle your knowledge, for example, by cultivating a flexible and critical mindset. You need to realise that everything you’ve learned does not […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/swedish-wines-terra-skane/feed/ 0 Five new Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado – the pinnacle of Cavas https://www.bkwine.com/news/five-new-guarda-superior-paraje-calificado-cava/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/five-new-guarda-superior-paraje-calificado-cava/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:03:57 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421452 Five new Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado Cavas have been approved in Spain. The DO CAVA category Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado now includes 15 wines that represent the very highest quality of Cava. Three of the new additions come from the producer Sumarroca: Núria Claverol Allier Finca Cols, Núria Claverol Homenatge Finca Peretes and Núria Claverol […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/five-new-guarda-superior-paraje-calificado-cava/feed/ 0 Record 2025 harvest in England and Wales https://www.bkwine.com/news/record-2025-harvest-england-wales/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/record-2025-harvest-england-wales/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:32:21 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421454 Growing wine in the UK has its weather challenges. But sometimes everything is perfect, and 2025 was one such year, an exceptional year for wine from England and Wales. Total production increased by 55% compared to 2024. More than 16.5 million bottles of wine were produced in England and Wales in 2025. According to WineGB, […]

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