BKWine Magazine https://www.bkwine.com/ Wine on the internet since 1996 Tue, 26 May 2026 17:10:27 +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 Should we pour fine wine down the sink? | New Brief #273 https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/should-we-pour-fine-wine-down-the-sink-new-brief-273/ https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/should-we-pour-fine-wine-down-the-sink-new-brief-273/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 17:10:27 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421566 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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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/opinion/should-we-pour-fine-wine-down-the-sink-new-brief-273/feed/ 0 BKWine Brief nr 273, May 2026 https://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/273-may-2026/ https://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/273-may-2026/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 15:15:35 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421561 — 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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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/newsletter/bkwine-brief-archive/273-may-2026/feed/ 0 Finally, the spotlight is on Côte des Bar, the southern Champagne region, with an amazing array of grower champagnes | Britt on Forbes https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/spotlight-on-cote-des-bar-champagne/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/spotlight-on-cote-des-bar-champagne/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 10:26:23 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421537 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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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/spotlight-on-cote-des-bar-champagne/feed/ 0 Utiel-Requena: one of Spain’s most misunderstood wine regions? https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/utiel-requena-spain/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/utiel-requena-spain/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 12:03:09 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421549 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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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/utiel-requena-spain/feed/ 0 German pinot noir: from abysmal to world-class https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/german-pinot-noir/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/german-pinot-noir/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 08:33:09 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421543 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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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/german-pinot-noir/feed/ 0 Yes, we use AI at BKWine. Here’s how https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/yes-we-use-ai/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/yes-we-use-ai/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 10:44:31 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421530 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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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/yes-we-use-ai/feed/ 0 Frantzén & Cauble Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/frantzen-cauble-cabernet-sauvignon/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/frantzen-cauble-cabernet-sauvignon/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 09:59:24 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421519 Vinoteket and Winefinder (a Swedish online wine shop) held a tasting with the first wines from a collaboration between three-star Michelin chef Björn Frantzén and Master Sommelier Ian Cauble. They presented 3 wines, of which I tasted two. The first was the wine that was launched at this event, their Frantzén & Cauble Cabernet Sauvignon […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/frantzen-cauble-cabernet-sauvignon/feed/ 0 DNA analysis of thousands of years old grape seeds sheds light on surprising facts about the history of wine https://www.bkwine.com/news/thousands-of-years-old-grape-seeds/ https://www.bkwine.com/news/thousands-of-years-old-grape-seeds/#respond Sun, 17 May 2026 15:17:43 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=421488 There is still much we don’t know about the history, origins, and relationships of different grape varieties. A report in the scientific journal Nature provides us with a wealth of new insights into this fascinating subject. Using groundbreaking DNA techniques, researchers have analysed 54 archaeological grape seeds, including 49 newly sequenced samples mainly from France. […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/news/thousands-of-years-old-grape-seeds/feed/ 0 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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