Record 30 participants at the Scandinavian Wine Fair and Wine and Spirit Competition on February 11
Released on = January 24, 2006, 2:54 am
Press Release Author = BKWine AB
Industry = Food & Beverage
Press Release Summary = 30 Scandinavian wine and spirits producers
will participate in the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris on
February 11. This is a record number at this unusual wine and spirits
event. In connection with the Wine Fair there will also be the first
ever Scandinavian Wine & Spirits competition where more that one
hundred products are expected to compete for the medals.
Press Release Body = 30 Scandinavian
wine and spirits producers will participate in the BKWine Scandinavian
Wine Fair in Paris on February 11. This is a record number at this
unusual wine and spirits event. In connection with the Wine
Fair there will also be the first ever Scandinavian Wine & Spirits
competition where more that one hundred products are expected to
compete for the medals. The Wine Fair will take place on Saturday
February 11 at the Cercle Suédois (Swedish Club) in central Paris
between 11.00 (11 AM) and 18.00 (6 PM). The Wine Fair is open to
both professionals and the public. The Fair is organised by BKWine
in collaboration with The Swedish Club in Paris and Restaurant Rivoli.
Full information is available on the site:
http://www.bkwine.com/winefair/winefair-2006.htm
Britt Karlsson of BKWine, the organiser of the event, says ”I am
extremely happy with the strong and record turn out for this event.
We have a very interesting, and unusual (!), group of wine
and spirit producers who will present their products both to
the trade and to the public. All with a Scandinavian link.”
The Wine Fair will give the visitors to the event the opportunity
to taste well over one hundred different types of wines and spirits
and to meet
the winemakers in person.
The First Scandinavian Wine & Spirit Competition that will be held
in connection with the Fair is the first time ever that Scandinavian
producers of wines and spirits will have the opportunity to together
have their wines and spirits evaluated by an international panel
of expert judges. The best products will be awarded medals that
will be announced at the Fair on February 11.
There will be participants, in the Fair and in the Competition,
from all Nordic countries except Iceland: Denmark (7 participants),
Finland (3), Norway (7), and Sweden (13).
Most of the participants in the BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair actually
make wine, or spirits, in traditional wine producing countries.
The most popular country for Scandinavians to settle in and start
making wine is France, judging from where participants in the Wine
Fair come from. But there is even three exhibitors who make wine
in Sweden. Wines and spirits from the following countries will be
presented at the event: France, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria,
USA, Sweden.
This is the full list of participants (preliminary):
- Birkedal-Hartmann & Cie, Cognac, France (N - Norway)
- Chateau K, Bergerac, France (N)
- Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla, Jerez, Spain (N)
- Georg Breuer, Rheingau, Germany (S - Sweden)
- Profils-Bordeaux, France (N)
- Chateau Carsin, Bordeaux, France (SF - Finland)
- Chateau Lecusse, Gaillac, France (D - Denmark)
- Gute Vingård, Gotland, Sweden (S)
- Vinmand/Createur de Vin Didier Cornillon, France (D)
- Celliers des Dominicains, Collioure, France (S)
- Chateau Peyriac de Mer, Languedoc, France (D)
- Chateau Champcenetz, Bordeaux, France (D)
- Domaine Gachot-Monot, Bourgogne, France (D)
- Jenssen Cognac, France (N)
- Vignobles Croce-Spinelli, Chateau Clarettes-Domaine du Saint Esprit,
Provence, France (S)
- Abbaye de Sainte-Radegonde, Muscadet, France (SF)
- Finca La Molineta, Spain (SF)
- Chateau de Costis, Vignobles Mazeau-Bergstrom, Bordeaux, France (S)
- Domaine Pialentou, Gaillac, France (S)
- Nangijala Vingård, Sweden (S)
- Villa Sandahl, Hungary (S)
- Chateau Kirwan, Margaux, Bordeaux, France (D)
- Chateau Raissac, Languedoc, France (N)
- Lars Torstensson (Domaine Rabiega, France, Hedges Family Vineyard,
USA, Vinzavod Assenovgrad, Bulgaria) (S)
- Blaxta Wine, Sweden (S)
- Bache-Gabrielsen, Cognac, France (N)
- Domaine Canto Perlic, Gaillac, France (S)
- Chateau de Palayson, Provence, France (S)
- Chateau de Mons, Bordeaux, France (D)
- Bergström Winery, Oregon, USA (S)
Facts:
- 3rd BKWine Scandinavian Wine Fair in Paris, and
- 1st Scandinavian Wine a & Spirit Competition
- Time: Saturday 11 February, 11.00-18.00 (11AM to 6PM)
- Place: Cercle Suédois, 242 rue Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France (near
Place de la Concorde)
- Entrance: Free for wine professionals, 10 euro for the public.
- More Information: info@bkwine.com or 00 33 6 80 45 35 70
http://www.bkwine.com/winefair/winefair-2006.htm
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Press photos are available for download here:
http://www.bkwine.com/diverse/swf-press-pictures/swf-press-pictures.htm
Contact:
- Britt Karlsson, ph 00 33 1 58 88 04 66, info@bkwine.com, or
- Per Karlsson, ph mobil 00 33 6 83 51 12 53
BKWine AB
BKWine, 51, rue du Chevalier de la Barre, F-92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
(Paris), France, ph 00 33 6 80 45 35 70, info@bkwine.com, http://www.bkwine.com
BKWine is managed by Britt Karlsson, a Swede living in Paris. She
is one of the few Swedes working internationally with wine education
and wine journalism and is also a very experienced organiser of
wine tours.
The Swedish Club in Paris
Cercle Suédois, 242, rue Rivoli, F-75001 Paris, France, ph 00 33
1 42 60 76 67, direction@cercle-suedois.com, http://www.cercle-suedois.com
The Cercle Suédois was founded in 1891 and is a meeting point for
Swedes and other Scandinavians living in Paris. The Club is housed
in a prestigious building overlooking the Louvre and Tuileries gardens.
The Restaurant Rivoli at the Swedish Club
Restaurant Rivoli, 242, rue Rivoli, F-75001 Paris, France. ph 00
33 1 42 60 40 22, fax 00 33 1 42 61 46 06, info@restaurantrivoli.se,
http://www.restaurantrivoli.se Kajsa von Sydow runs the restaurant
at the Swedish club, the Restaurant Rivoli. It is open for lunch
guest as well as for private parties and functions. It is open both
for members of the club as well as for non-members.
Web Site = http://www.bkwine.com/international/in_english.htm
Contact Details = BKWine, 51, rue du Chevalier de la Barre, F-92130
Issy-les-Moulineaux (Paris), France, ph 00 33 6 80 45 35 70, info@bkwine.com,
http://www.bkwine.com
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