In our series on grape varieties: Chardonnay has survived trends and fashion. Maybe you remember the ABC movement, Anything But Chardonnay? I am sure there are wine drinkers who still live by that philosophy. But
We have three tours to the southern hemisphere on the program this winter. It is still a bit unclear whether these will be possible. We follow closely what is happening in the world. The three
For the spring 2021 we have two exciting wine tours on our program: Bordeaux and Champagne. By spring 2021 we hope and expect that the world has returned to a little bit more of a
France and Australia are the two major countries producing syrah (or shiraz). But the grape is grown in many countries around the world. Does the character change depending on where the grapes grow? Absolutely. Compare
We have three long haul tours on the program winter program 2021. The three tours will take you to Chile/Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa, exciting and interesting wine countries, each of them giving you
New Zealand is a young wine country, and Central Otago on the South Island is even younger. It is also a spectacularly beautiful region where you find superb wines from the tricky pinot noir. One
Cabernet Sauvignon is grown in virtually all wine countries around the world. It is the world’s most popular – most planted – grape variety. The best way to discover the many different faces of cabernet
No-one knows yet quite what the world will look like or what the possibilities for long-distance travel will be in the winter of 2021. We plan for and hope for that the health situation will
Château Carsin has 20 hectares of which 12 are planted with red grapes and 8 with white ones. Nea Berglund has most of the grape varieties grown in Bordeaux, which means 3 white grape varieties
About wine tours in covid times It was no surprise that the entire spring season of wine tours was cancelled. We have not made a single tour since we just managed to get home from
It is good news that it looks as if it will be possible to go ahead with a first new tour, after the period of lock-down, in the autumn of 2020. We also have tours
If you are planning a wine tour later on to South Africa, the best way to prepare is to drink South African wines. We have many favourites. Read below about four excellent producers we sometimes
“Wine consumers around the world drink sparkling wines like never before. The message from producers and wine writers has been clearly understood. Bubbles can be drunk at all times and not just when you are
Our long-distance wine tours in early 2021 will take us to South America, New Zealand and South Africa. This will be three memorable trips with wine and food, incredible nature and inspiring meetings with winemakers.
“After having worked for 16 years in France, winemaker Jenny Dobson returned to New Zealand in 1996. Her home country was at the time slowly changing from being only a country of sheep and rugby