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Anthony Gismondi on Wine

Week in Review

Saturday, October 12 2024
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Thanks for Reading

It is Thanksgiving season in North America, first in mid-October here in Canada and later next month in the United States. It’s been a year of angst for many in the business of wine. From falling grape and wine prices to vineyards under attack by fire, water, hail and profound freeze events, not to mention the rush to extinguish wine from our diets by the anti-alcohol lobby, It’s a year we won’t forget but one we must learn from. Wine has been around for 6,000 years and has taken a lot of hits along the way, so I’m not worried that it will disappear, but I am curious as to how it will survive the current crises. We could start by reining in the hype and the never-ending demand for growth year over year. Wineries might want to consider subduing the race to release a new product every month to satisfy the needs of every consumer they meet. For our part, we continue one glass at a time because slow and steady wins the race. We have two new videos in our newsletter that will be out later this month. One looks at Okanagan Falls sparkling wine, and the other takes you to Soave to meet Lisa Anselmi and the evolving story of Anselmi wines. Thanks for joining us every day.

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Contributors

Allison Spurrell
Cheese Pleaseby: Allison Spurrell
I Formaggi Veneti

I Formaggi Veneti

The Veneto region of Northern Italy is famous for its wines, led by Amarone and Soave, but it has many beautiful local cheeses that we adore. Some are exported widely and can be tasted here in Canada, while others involve an exploratory trip to the region. Some of my favourites, in no particular order, are: Asiago Pressato is a three-month-old version of the most well-known cheese from Veneto. This version tastes milky and has a slightly tangy and sour finish...
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Geoffrey Moss MW
by: Geoffrey Moss MW
Top 10: Canadian Pinot Noir

Top 10: Canadian Pinot Noir

Few grape varieties thrive across Canada, from coast to coast, like pinot noir. This list features our top scoring Canadian pinots tasted so far this year. (We've included just one wine per producer.) It's an impressive list, that takes you from Niagara across to the Okanagan and Similkameen through to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. A very pinot-friendly 2022 growing season helped producers take many of these wines to another level, and the best is certainly to come for this ageworthy vintage...
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Brent Gushowaty
by: Brent Gushowaty
Summerland  Valleys

Summerland Valleys

The latest region in our ongoing series on British Columbian pinot noir, is Summerland, which was awarded three sub-GIs. We have so far covered Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, and today we focus on Summerland Valleys. Summerland Valleys sub-GI The area is a long finger of about 1,350 hectares that begins west of the town of Summerland and runs north, paralleling Lake Okanagan. It includes parts of Prairie Valley and Garnet Valley, with higher elevations and cooler climates than other parts of Summerland...
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