BKWine Magazine https://www.bkwine.com/ Wine on the internet since 1996 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:36:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://www.bkwine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-FavIcon-NEW-thick-Magazine-32x32.png BKWine Magazine https://www.bkwine.com/ 32 32 Time to get to know Marlborough even better, now with the help of drones https://www.bkwine.com/news/marlborough-drones/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/marlborough-drones/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:35:39 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422152 Marlborough, the famous wine region in New Zealand, has long been considered as one big region, mostly planted with sauvignon blanc. Now, there is a clear wish among the producers to understand more about the different sub-regions and how they actually influence the character of the wines. Also, other grape varieties are important for Marlborough […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/marlborough-drones/feed/ 0 Can You Yell the Difference Between “Bad” and “Small”? | New Brief #277 https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/can-you-yell-the-difference-between-bad-and-small-new-brief-277/ https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/can-you-yell-the-difference-between-bad-and-small-new-brief-277/#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:02:11 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422875 Several years ago, I spoke with a wine producer who was complaining about wine journalists. We were discussing a particular vintage that some journalists had written off as worthless before the grape must had even made it into the tank. It had been a difficult growing season, certainly, and perhaps yields would be somewhat lower. […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/can-you-yell-the-difference-between-bad-and-small-new-brief-277/feed/ 0 BKWine Brief nr 277, September 2026 https://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/277-september-2026/ https://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/277-september-2026/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:42:23 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422864 — Can You Yell the Difference Between “Bad” and “Small”? — Several years ago, I spoke with a wine producer who was complaining about wine journalists. We were discussing a particular vintage that some journalists had written off as worthless before the grape must had even made it into the tank. It had been a […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/white-and-sparkling-new-zealand/feed/ 0 Nigel Greening of Felton Road on the winery, the climate, and the environment https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/nigel-greening-felton-road/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/nigel-greening-felton-road/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:01:53 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422796 Few wine regions are so welcoming to visitors as New Zealand. That may be because it is far away (from everything). So when you come there, people are very happy that you have made the effort to travel all this way. We have been to Felton Road several times and have met both Blair Walter, […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/red-wines-new-zealand/feed/ 0 Sustainable Wine Roundtable encourages everyone to reduce bottle weight – with success https://www.bkwine.com/news/sustainable-wine-roundtable-reduce-bottle-weight/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/sustainable-wine-roundtable-reduce-bottle-weight/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:36:02 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422096 Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) is an organization founded by various players in the wine industry: wine producers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and more. Systembolaget (the Swedish retail state monopoly) was one of the founding members. Now more than 20 companies are involved; together they produce and sell more than 3 billion bottles of wine, around 10% […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/sustainable-wine-roundtable-reduce-bottle-weight/feed/ 0 Tenerife: A Visit to Vinos Atlante, 200 Year Old Vines and Braids https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/vinos-atlante/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/vinos-atlante/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:56:36 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422616 It was a sunny morning when I arrived at Vinos Atlante in the Valle de la Orotava, one of Tenerife’s five DO areas. I was grateful for the fine weather; the day before had been, as the locals explained, “a very typical day in northern Tenerife,” with low clouds and a light rain that didn’t […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/vinos-atlante/feed/ 0 Wines Made With Cow Shit, Not Bullshit: Inside Te Whare Ra’s Compost in Marlborough NZ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/te-whare-ra-compost/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/te-whare-ra-compost/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:19:29 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422593 More and more wine producers talk about the importance of compost. For biodynamic wineries, it is almost a question of religion or faith; using compost is compulsory. For others, it can be an important tool to keep the soil alive and the vines growing on it healthy. But few people I have met have talked […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/te-whare-ra-compost/feed/ 0 Cork is thriving, 75% market share in France https://www.bkwine.com/news/cork-is-thriving/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/cork-is-thriving/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:24:24 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=422066 Did anyone think that natural cork would disappear? Yes, there was an Australian a few years ago who predicted that natural cork would completely die out as a closure for wine bottles. How wrong he was. Today, people realise the important role of cork oak forests, not only as a good bottle closure for wine […]

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