BKWine Magazine https://www.bkwine.com/ Wine on the internet since 1996 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:23:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.bkwine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-FavIcon-NEW-thick-Magazine-32x32.png BKWine Magazine https://www.bkwine.com/ 32 32 Five more myths about champagne, with a bonus | Per on Forbes https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/more-myths-about-champagne/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/more-myths-about-champagne/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:23:15 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422459 Do you care more about the name on the label or the taste of the contents? I’m sure it’s the latter. Sometimes it is difficult to rid oneself of “received wisdom”, though, which gets in the way of really appreciating the wine. Champagne, in particular, as well as other sparkling wines, are more than most […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/more-myths-about-champagne/feed/ 0 Island Wines Summit Part 2: The producers who make wines from islands feel different | Britt on Forbes https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/island-wines-summit-the-producers/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/island-wines-summit-the-producers/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:34:44 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422387 At the Island Wine Summit in Tenerife in June, I tasted some excellent wines from islands in the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic Ocean (see part 1 for an introduction). The winemakers here mostly work with indigenous grape varieties, and they are passionate about keeping the terroir character of their specific island vineyards. Originally published […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/island-wines-summit-the-producers/feed/ 0 BKWine interviewed in Metro UK about the heatwave’s effect on vineyards https://www.bkwine.com/news/bkwine-interviewed-in-metro/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/bkwine-interviewed-in-metro/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:33:21 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422076 At the end of June, we wrote an in-depth article about the heat-wave’s effect on vineyards. Large parts of Europe have been hit by exceptional weather this year. We explained that the heat can lead to problems in many ways, drought, burnt grapes, imbalance, immaturity and over-ripeness and a lot more. It was a theme […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/bkwine-interviewed-in-metro/feed/ 0 A great wine’s revival? Ramiro Ibáñez’ unfortified wines at Cota 45 in Jerez | Britt on Forbes https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/ramiro-ibanez-cota-45/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/ramiro-ibanez-cota-45/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:54:58 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422410 We all love sherry. It is one of the world’s great wines. But do we drink it? Not very often. Is that because it is a fortified wine, which is a bit out of fashion? Or is it because we all associate it with some old aunt who kept the sweet stuff in a cupboard? […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/ramiro-ibanez-cota-45/feed/ 0 What happens if you re-enact ”The Judgment of Paris” with Virginia Wines? https://www.bkwine.com/news/the-judgment-of-paris-with-virginia-wines/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/the-judgment-of-paris-with-virginia-wines/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:57:34 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422086 There have been many re-enactments this year of the Paris Judgement that took place 50 years ago, in 1976. That year wines from California famously obtained higher points than the French ones in a blind tasting. In June an unusual re-enactment took place, in Paris, but the wines were not from California but from Virginia […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/the-judgment-of-paris-with-virginia-wines/feed/ 0 Island Wines Summit Tenerife 2026: Do wines made on Islands share a distinct identity? | Britt on Forbes https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/island-wines-summit-tenerife/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/island-wines-summit-tenerife/#respond Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:07:36 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422369 In June, I attended the Island Wines Summit Tenerife 2026, a conference designed to shine a spotlight on wines made on islands. The event attracted many exciting winegrowers from islands, mainly in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. But what do wines from islands actually have in common, if anything? I asked myself that question before […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/island-wines-summit-tenerife/feed/ 0 A cocktail straight from the Douro Valley – Porto Rosé Tonic https://www.bkwine.com/news/porto-rose-tonic/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/porto-rose-tonic/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:22:27 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422142 What should we have for aperitif today? Running out of ideas? Why not try a refreshing Porto Rosé Tonic, a recipe straight from Kay Bouchard at Quinta do Tedo in the Douro Valley. Here’s what Kay says: a Porto Rosé Tonic is easy, clean and timeless. Here’s how you make it: Mix 2 parts Porto […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/porto-rose-tonic/feed/ 0 The heat challenges the freshness of Champagne https://www.bkwine.com/news/the-heat-challenges-the-freshness-of-champagne/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/the-heat-challenges-the-freshness-of-champagne/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:22:12 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422053 A sparkling wine should ideally have a fresh acidity. The whole idea of drinking bubbles is that it should be refreshing, right? The bubbles themselves help, but in Champagne they have always claimed that it is (among other things) the unusually high acidity that makes a champagne rise above other sparkling wines (although they have […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/the-heat-challenges-the-freshness-of-champagne/feed/ 0 Silvia Barbaglia in Alto Piemonte, Wines from the Foothills of the Alps https://www.bkwine.com/features/tastings/silvia-barbaglia-in-alto-piemonte/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/tastings/silvia-barbaglia-in-alto-piemonte/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:17:42 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422292 Just two hours north of the Langhe, the vineyards of Alto Piemonte offer a very different side of Piedmont. In the tiny DOC of Boca, Silvia Barbaglia is helping to revive a historic wine region, working with nebbiolo, vespolina and other unusual local varieties. Here she makes distinctive, elegant wines from the foothills of the […]

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