BKWine recently presented its program for the autumn wine and food tours for 2014. BKWine is a world leading tour operator specialised in wine, food and gourmet travel. The autumn program includes two tours to
Port wine types Port wine is of course still the most important thing for most wine producers in the Douro Valley, as you will rapidly notice when you come wine touring in the region. The
Looking at Douro as a wine region the Douro is divided into three districts: Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. Corgo is the name of one of the tributaries. Baixo Corgo is the area
Travel to the wine regions with the experts on wine and the wine tour specialist! BKWine is the specialist on wine tours and gourmet travel. We are also experts on wine. The world’s only wine
A brief introduction to an exciting wine region in Portugal I remember very well a picture from the Douro valley which I saw in a wine magazine maybe fifteen years ago or even more. I
Travelling to the Douro wine country can almost take your breath away We have just published our new Douro Valley wine tour program. The Douro is one of the most spectacular wine regions in the
Porto is at the mouth of the Douro River, where it joins the Atlantic. It is the historic and economic centre of the port wine trade. It is also a great place to visit! Porto,
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
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
Kay Steffey Bouchard at Quinta do Tedo in the Douro Valley writes an interesting blog about the life and the work at the quinta (the winery and vineyard) run by herself and her French husband
A traveller, or actually a couple, who travelled with us on one of our wine tours this past autumn, to Portugal and the Douro sent us a short mail: We have to express our great
Alentejo is a wine region in Portugal that has gone through a revolution in recent decades. From having been a remote and very rural region east of Lisbon it has become one of the wine
Jancis Robinson is one of the world’s most famous wine writers and probably one of the most travelled too so she has seen a few wine regions. In a recent posting on her site she
TravlingMom.com is a web site with travel and tourism information for women. Here’s what they said about BKWine: Paris-based Britt Karlsson, highly experienced founder of BKWine programs, offers three glorious gastronomic trips for women this
Ottawa Citizen writes about Portugal as one of the exciting wine tour destinations: Lisbon and the touristy Algarve on the country’s southern margin. The area has a distinctive cuisine — porco alentejana, a mix of
