A new study by INRAE, a French research institute, in collaboration with the universities of Bordeaux and Québec, shows the tolerance of different grapes to drought. Coping with dry weather is a grape characteristic that is becoming increasingly important. The vines in the experiment were grown in greenhouses under similar environmental conditions to evaluate their […] Continue reading: Which grape varieties to grow in a drier climate? The post Which grape varieties to grow in a drier climate? was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWin ..read more

The Southern Hemisphere is in full swing with the 2024 harvest—or they have already finished. We visited South Africa in mid-February, and some producers had already almost finished. Andrew Wightman at Wightman & Sons in Swartland said he started harvesting unusually early this year; his first picking was January 10. Nic van Aarde, winemaker at […] Continue reading: Exceptional quality in South Africa 2024 The post Exceptional quality in South Africa 2024 was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWine Magazine. If you see it published ..read more

A delicious red wine from Weingut Birgit Braunstein in Burgenland in Austria was launched in Sweden at the beginning of April, and we take the opportunity to recommend this producer to all our readers. We visited Birgit last September on our wine tour to Austria. She has an exciting range of wines, all of them […] Continue reading: Birgit Braunstein from Burgenland, Austria The post Birgit Braunstein from Burgenland, Austria was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWine Magazine. If you see it published elsewhere in full it has been repu ..read more

The average tasting room tasting fee in Napa is $128 for a “reserve tasting” and $81 for a “standard tasting”. The average suggested retail price of a bottle of Napa wine is $108. These astonishing numbers come from the 2023 Direct to Consumer Wine Survey by the Silicon Valley Bank. They position Napa as far […] Continue reading: Are Napa wine prices and tasting fees going through the roof? | Per on Forbes The post Are Napa wine prices and tasting fees going through the roof? | Per on Forbes was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Per Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWine Ma ..read more

A new producer from South Africa has been launched in Sweden but even if you do not live there, there’s is a good chance that you will be able to get hold of the wines from Lievland Vineyards. Lievland has been a wine-producing estate since 1865. Reportedly, oak-fermented chenin blanc was made here long before […] Continue reading: We recommend: Lievland Vineyards from South Africa The post We recommend: Lievland Vineyards from South Africa was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWine Magazine. If you see it published elsewhere in full ..read more

Several wine countries have the same problem: Grape growers are not paid enough for their grapes. The wine industry in many countries currently has several challenging issues on top of (and related to) reduced wine consumption. The grapes have never cost much in the large, warm Murray-Darling Basin, an area in the Australian interior known […] Continue reading: Unprofitable grape farms are disappearing in Australia The post Unprofitable grape farms are disappearing in Australia was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWine Magazine. If y ..read more

Surveys show that young people who drink wine are no longer loyal to a particular brand. This is good; maybe they will be curious to try something new instead. And there is plenty of new in the world of wine. However, wine consumption is decreasing in many countries, and experts today advise wine producers to […] Continue reading: Wine brands – a curse or a blessing? | New Brief #247 The post Wine brands – a curse or a blessing? | New Brief #247 was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWine Magazine. If you see it published elsewhere in ..read more

— Wine brands – a curse or a blessing? — Surveys show that young people who drink wine are no longer loyal to a particular brand. This is good; maybe they will be curious to try something new instead. And there is plenty of new in the world of wine. However, wine consumption is decreasing […] Continue reading: BKWine Brief nr 247, March 2024 The post BKWine Brief nr 247, March 2024 was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Britt Karlsson. Copyright BKWine and BKWine Magazine. If you see it published elsewhere in full it has been republished without our permission. BKWine Magaz ..read more

It is very, very little time left to vote in the Wine Travel Awards (WTA) public voting. Vote NOW! As a wine travel “competition” the WTA tends to be different than others. Many other organisations who promote wine tourism tend to favour big and attention-drawing projects that often requires big budgets. This excludes many worthy […] Continue reading: Vote NOW in the Wine Travel Awards – APRIL 1 IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE! Vote BKWine! The post Vote NOW in the Wine Travel Awards – APRIL 1 IS THE LAST DAY TO VOTE! Vote BKWine! was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Per Karlsson ..read more

This year, the German annual ProWein Business Report addresses the world’s declining wine consumption. There are many reasons why people drink less wine, such as health recommendations, the economy and, not least, the difficulty of understanding wine. The wine industry is fragmented like few other industries. The fact that there is a lot of wine […] Continue reading: Is the declining wine consumption due to wine being challenging to understand? The post Is the declining wine consumption due to wine being challenging to understand? was originally published on BKWine Magazine and written by Brit ..read more