The most spectacular wine region in Portugal and perhaps in the world Along the Douro Valley there are several different wine regions but the port wine district is undoubtedly the best known. The Douro River
Making a blend is one of the most important skills of a wine producer. Try it yourself on a BKWine tour! Most wines are actually a blend of several different “base wines”. A big part
A treasure trove of wine and food in the southernmost part of France: Languedoc-Roussillon Some wine regions are very famous, sometimes for good reasons, but there are also rather unknown wine districts that really would
Wine and photography, and perhaps a wine photography tour? All of the pictures you see on this site come from the wine tours that we organise. It is not bought-in stock photography of tourist offices’
Many people directly think of port wine when you mention the Douro Valley or the city of Porto in northern Portugal. And of course it is correct, this is where port wine comes from. But
New sample wine travel program: amarone, Valpolicella, Soave, Bardolino Amarone, Valpolicella, Soave…. The wines ave extremely popular today. Our wine tours to Veneto, around Verona, where they make these wines, are also very popular, among
A traveller’s report from the Douro Valley wine tour with a restaurant recommendation in Oporto K & B travelled with us on the Douro Valley wine tour in northern Portugal this autumn. The tour starts
Italian lunches tend to take quite a long time and tend to include a lot of different things. It is almost inevitable to start with some charcuteries, dried ham, sausages and cheese (but who would
The Fattoria Poggerino is one of the few organic and biodynamic wineries in Chianti. It is run by Piero and Benedetta Lanza, brother and sister. Piero runs the wine cellar and Benedetta runs their agriturismo
At the recent EWBC, Digital Wine Communications Conference (ex-European Wine Bloggers Conference, #EWBC, #EWBC12) there was a panel debate on “Travel, Food and Wine in Context”. It was about how you can communicate about wine,
The wine tour in Tuscany took us to the Caiarossa winery on the Tuscan coast. It is a quite recent project created by the Dutch businessman Eric Albada Jelgersma. The winery is beautifully located in
A friendly family restaurant to visit when wine touring in Tuscany If you are coming on one of our wine tours to Tuscany it is likely that you will spend a day or two (or
One of the wine producers on Sicily that has been much talked about recently is Giusti Occhipinit at COS. the main reason is of course that he makes excellent wines, but it is also because
“Colombaia Azienda Agricola Nadia Castagnedi” is the full name, but everyone just calls it Colombaia. The winery and vineyards is run by Dante Lomazzi, winemaker, and Helena Variara. We were there recently on our wine
We had a fabulous wine tour two weeks ago in Bordeaux, including Saint Emilion, Pomerol and Castillon. We talked with the winemakers about the new Saint Emilion classification (the very day it was published!), about
The wine tour to Bordeaux last week included many good wines and delicious food. We visited both some prestigious and impressive chateau as well as smaller, family owned and family run wine estates. Here are
The BKWine Brief is our editorial wine newsletter. It is published on BKWine Magazine and is sent to the readers once a month. In the latest issue we have articles on, for example, the new
AOL Travel lists their top selection of the best wine tour vacations “Cheers! Ten of the best wine tasting holidays”, is the title of an article by Roshina Jowaheer on AOL Travel. Roshina has made
Vinogusto is a social platform to share views and reviews on wine. It has sections for wines, wineries, wine merchants, wine tourism and for wine bars and restaurants. And Vinogusto also has a blog page
We mentioned in a post recently that La Revue du Vin de France had a special issue on wine tourism. They had selected the 35 “best” wine routes for the summer. Inspiration for the readers
The Wine Economist reflects on wine travel and compares wine tourism in France and in Napa Valley Over at the (very interesting) wine blog The Wine Economist Mike Veseth has laid hands on the May
The British newspaper The Independent has a section called Travel Agenda. On the agenda they recently featured the BKWine wine tours to Chile & Argentina and to South Africa: BKWine Tours has added to its
BKWine mentioned in several Swedish newspapers “Beautiful vineyards and haute cuisine in bucolic landscapes – France is a perfect destination for hedonist travel” is what Andreas Stromberg writes. Andreas writes for TT Spectra, the leading
This autumn we launch a brand new tour: Wines and Food of Sicily The biggest island of the Mediterranean has a lot to offer. We are particularly pleased to be able to offer you a
James Halliday is perhaps Australia’s most famous wine writer. He has published several books. Some time ago he launched a very ambitious wine magazine called The Wine Companion (that is also a client of BKWine
