WINE IN SWEDEN

In my inbox this morning was a posting from Chris Wine AB, a Swedish wine importer. They have a Gewurztraminer Reserve, 2006 vintage, from ...

I just received the Oktober Månadsbrev 2007 from Occasion Wine AB. I drank a lot of Clairet whilst in Bordeaux in August as it was quite ...

I just received the new VinUnic October 2007 Newsletter in my inbox. Interesting wines worth a try include Finca el Puig 2002 and Vergel...

This is a wine that tastes exactly as it smells. Was lacking in concentration somewhat. The Cachapoal valley lies in the Rapel region, sou...

I have been reading and listening a lot recently and a theme that is forever cropping up is wines reflecting their terroir . What does this ...

This wine is the second label Chateau Magdelaine which is ran by Christian Moueix. In 2004, the name of the second label changed to Les Sang...

I just received the September 2007 edition of Fine Wine by email. In it are articles on Slovania , Barolo , Entre - Deux - Mers , the second...

Cork crumbled when I tried to get it out. I ended up having to push it into the bottle and pour through a strainer ! Colour : Yellow Aroma ...

This August, 2007, and last August - 2006, we visited the pretty town of Saint Emilion. Their we took the train "Le Train des Grands Vi...

VinUnic have just published their September 2007 newsletter. Top end wines from Guigal are released on September 1st and VinUnic update some...

Colour : Deep ruby, purple Taste : Oak, dark berries, slight rough tanins on finish, spice Aroma : Ribena, blackberry, oak, spice Alcohol ...

This August I was in Bordeaux for week and visited Chateau Lynch- Bages . Getting there was very easy. Take the Bus 705 from Bordeaux and th...

Château de Cruzeau is situated between Martillac and St Médard d'Eyrans in the south of the Pessac-Léognan appellation in the Graves reg...

The catalogue of new wines that will go on sale in the Systembolaget on October 1st is now available for download. Website : Systembolaget ...

This wine came packaged in an attractive grey carboard cellophane-wrapped box. The wine is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Syrah, and ...

If you live in Halmstad then you probably know that your town is celebrating its 700 year anniversary this year. There is now a special cham...

I got a news posting from ChampagneHuset this morning saying that there is a release of a wine called Champagne Hummerakademien. The Hummera...

On August 9 th 2007, I visited Chateau Pape Clement in Pessac on the outskirts of Bordeaux. It was very easy to get to, either bus from B...

I have just discovered an interesting wine blog about the Systembolaget (the monopoly in Sweden). It is written by the publishers of the exc...

Kaiserstuehler Winzergenossenschaft Ihringen was founded in 1924. With a storage capacity of 3,2 million liters of wine annually . ...