Features Archives |  BKWine Magazine | https://www.bkwine.com/category/features/ Wine on the internet since 1996 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:08:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.bkwine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-FavIcon-NEW-thick-Magazine-32x32.png Features Archives |  BKWine Magazine | https://www.bkwine.com/category/features/ 32 32 Jacques Lurton at the helm of Vignobles André Lurton, superb Bordeaux wines https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/jacques-lurton-of-vignobles-andre-lurton/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/jacques-lurton-of-vignobles-andre-lurton/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:48:50 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=420095 How does it feel to move back to Bordeaux after several decades as a winemaker in the New World? Jaques Lurton knows. When his father, André Lurton, a legend, passed away, Jaques left his vineyard in Australia. He moved back to Bordeaux and took over responsibility for Vignobles André Lurton. And, of course, his fingers […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/jacques-lurton-of-vignobles-andre-lurton/feed/ 0 How the OIV has contributed to the world wine industry over 100 years and the importance of China joining https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/oiv-contributed-100-years-importance-of-china/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/oiv-contributed-100-years-importance-of-china/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:49:40 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419929 The international Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) is possibly the world’s most important wine organisation. But it is very little known to most wine consumer. It has multiple roles, promoting and enabling scientific and commercial collaboration between wine producing countries, collecting and collating world wine statistics, enabling global rules and regulations for the sector, […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/oiv-contributed-100-years-importance-of-china/feed/ 0 Magnificent Californian Zinfandel from Turley https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/californian-zinfandel-from-turley/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/californian-zinfandel-from-turley/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:26:52 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419729 Turley Wine Cellars was founded in 1993 by former emergency room doctor Larry Turley. Larry grew up on a farm in Tennessee, and he brought with him a respect for the land and agriculture. In the late 1970s, he met John Williams, and together, they started Frog’s Leap Winery. The winery was a success, but […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/californian-zinfandel-from-turley/feed/ 0 A journey through Germany’s vineyards with wine styles, soil and terroir https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/german-terroir/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/german-terroir/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:43:52 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419566 There is something very special about hearing Romana Echensperger talk about wine. She is not only one of the few to hold the prestigious title of Master of Wine but also a master at captivating audiences with her infectious laugh and engaging style. During a masterclass in Stockholm organised by German Wines, Romana took us […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/continued-renaissance-for-moldovan-wines/feed/ 0 The OIV World Wine Congress will be in Moldova in June 2025 https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/oiv-world-wine-congress-in-moldova/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/oiv-world-wine-congress-in-moldova/#respond Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:07:27 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419305 The world congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) will take place in Moldova in 2025. The OIV is an intergovernmental body reuniting almost all the world’s wine producing countries. It works on technical issues, regulations, health, statistics, and other critical issues for the industry. And it organises the OIV wine book […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/more/oiv-world-wine-congress-in-moldova/feed/ 0 Wines from North Macedonia, with Zvonko Herceg | Per on Forbes https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/wines-from-north-macedonia-with-zvonko-herceg/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/wines-from-north-macedonia-with-zvonko-herceg/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:57:54 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419257 Nestled in the centre of the Balkans is the country called North Macedonia. It is a mountainous place that reaches an impressive 2,752 metres (9,030 feet) at Mount Korab on the Albanian border. They are famous for their intense and powerful wines made from the vranec grape, but that is not the only thing they […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-regions/wines-from-north-macedonia-with-zvonko-herceg/feed/ 0 Rheinhessen, from bulk to Weltklasse | german tour, part 6/6 https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/rheinhessen-from-bulk-to-weltklasse/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/rheinhessen-from-bulk-to-weltklasse/#comments Sat, 07 Sep 2024 14:38:11 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419146 Rheinhessen is Germany’s largest wine region both in terms of area and volume. Most of the German bulk wines that are sold in bag-in-box and funny bottles are made here. But Germany’s answer to the DRC (Domaine de la Romanée Conti), Keller riesling G-Max and a number of other top wines from world producers such […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/rheinhessen-from-bulk-to-weltklasse/feed/ 1 Palatinate (or Pfalz), Germany’s Orchard, 2023 | German tour, part 5/6 https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/palatinate-germanys-orchard/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/palatinate-germanys-orchard/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:41:04 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419143 The Palatinate, or Pfalz in German, with its warm climate grows all kinds of fruits and perhaps Germany’s best asparagus. The wines from here are a little more broad-shouldered and fruit-dominated than from the cooler Rheingau and Nahe, but it is a large district with many different microclimates and soils so it is difficult to […]

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]]> https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/palatinate-germanys-orchard/feed/ 0 Baden, challenges Burgundy with its red wines | German tour, part 4/6 https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/baden-challenges-burgundy/ https://www.bkwine.com/features/wine-producer-profiles/baden-challenges-burgundy/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:18:27 +0000 https://www.bkwine.com/?p=419136 The Baden wine district stretches 400 kilometres in a north/south direction along the border with France all the way down to Lake Constance. The most famous of the areas in Baden is the Kaiserstuhl, which is among the warmest and sunniest in Germany. This is home to some of the most famous spätburgunder wines in […]

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