When we started traveling to South Africa on the wine tours we organize , we also started reading South African detective stories (our pastime when we’re not working with wine). It turns out that South
The world is drinking sparkling wines like never before. This means that Champagne is getting more and more competitors. Will Champagne retain its special position as the world’s premier bubbly? We think so. With the
South Africa is an amazingly beautiful country. Almost all the wineries have spectacular locations. But the most important thing is, after all, that the wines are getting more and more exciting, both the whites and
Springfontein Wines is, in some ways, very similar to many other small wineries in South Africa, and in other ways, it is very different. What it shares with many other small entrepreneurial wineries in the
Iona Wines is located in Elgin, a little over an hour’s drive east of Cape Town near the south coast. The winery is located in a fairly new wine district called Elgin. In the past,
Can you help Ukraine and democracy by drinking champagne? “Maybe — with the project Victoire de la dignité. It’s been a week of ups and downs for world politics and the progress of democracy. Unusual
Impressions from a wine show with producers from Australia and New Zealand. Overall, the quality level was very high among the wines at the show, with both Australian and New Zealand wine producers. It is
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
Champagne growers on a visit to Stockholm with the Franska Vinlistan serve Nobel Prize wine. It has almost become a tradition. At the end of the autumn, a small gathering of wine producers from Champagne
You experience lots of exciting things during our days in South Africa. We explore Cape Town and take the cable car up to the top of Table Mountain where we have a fantastic view. We
Travelling on a wine tour in France is a perfect opportunity to enjoy fantastic meals paired with excellent wines. French gastronomy is one of the world’s best (it is, of course, a matter of opinion
Gourmet lunches and tastings of prestigious wines from grand cru chateaux is a short summary of the tour that also gives you an insight into how producers prepare for future challenges in France’s most famous
Champagne is an incredible success story and the region has a long and exciting history. A lot has happened since the first bubbles were “discovered”. The technology has been refined, rules have been written and
You’ve probably heard it before. “How do you make a small fortune in wine? You start with a big fortune.” Looking at the list of France’s riches people, this seems to be only partially true.
Champagne and Bordeaux are perhaps the two most famous wine regions in the world, and for good reason. They produce some of the most iconic and sought-after wines on the planet, from the sparkling wines
It is traditionally said that there are three grape varieties in Champagne, chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, two red and one white. On the champagne tour we just recently did, we had the opportunity
King Charles III was a while back in Bordeaux visiting a wine château on his French state visit. At the same time we had a visit on our most recent Bordeaux tour and happened to
South Africa have just become world champions in rugby, but they are also good at making wine. Several hundred years ago, the country was known for its sweet muscat wines (Constantia) and just after the
Saint Emilion is small-scale and very different from the Médoc on the other side of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers. Saint Emilion has an pretty, rolling and green landscape. The chateaux are smaller and not
In a fairly short time we have become accustomed to drinking wines from New Zealand. The world’s wine consumers quickly embraced the crisp and aromatic sauvignon blanc and the elegant and complex pinot noir. These
The Big Houses dominate the champagne market. As an example, in Sweden, roughly three million bottles of champagne are sold each year. Well under ten per cent of these are from growers who manage the
Bordeaux is actually a very big wine region. It is today around 110,000 hectares of vines. This is about the same as half of California’s total wine vineyards acreage. So it is nor surprising that
People like to go to South Africa for various reasons, not least the nature, the beautiful location at the southern tip of Africa, safaris, golf… and then of course we have the wine. Which we
Where should you go to experience the best wine and food in France? In a way, one could say “anywhere”, because almost everywhere you go in France, you find outstanding cuisine and excellent wines. And
One could say that Champagne is one of the greatest success-stories of French wine. No other wine region has the same aura of exclusivity and prestige as Champagne. It wasn’t always so. In the late
