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Week in Review
Sunday, January 26 2025
01 · 26Buckle Up
As climate challenges and the anti-alcohol lobby loom large for 2025, the real issue is soaring wine prices, threatening to dampen consumption if unchecked. Suffice it to say it will be an interesting year, but one thing will never change. The people making the best wine and selling it at a fair price will be sure to survive. They will be our focus in 2025. To those readers on a restricted budget, we recommend using our search tool to scan the thousands of wines our team is tasting to find authentic wines at the right price. Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter which will feature wine picks worth your time and wallet.
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Contributors
by: Geoffrey Moss MW
Trade Day Wines
At the Vancouver International Wine Festival, most wineries pour a fifth wine reserved for the trade sessions. If you're lucky, they may just happen to be under the table for the consumer events. It never hurts to ask for a cheeky pour, with a compelling list of wines on offer. Here are five wines you don't want to miss: Unsworth Vineyards 2022 Pinot Noir (Cowichan Valley) - $39.90 The benchmark producer in Cowichan Valley, this is Vancouver Island pinot at its best...Read More ...
Cheese Pleaseby: Allison Spurrell
AOP Gruyere L'Evitaz
This month from the Allison Archives. “The milk is cooked over an open wood fire in copper vats. Because of this traditional method, you will sometimes notice tiny flecks of soot in the cheese paste.” Cheese: Gruyere l’Etivaz AOP Origin: Town of Etivaz, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Milk Type: Raw (unpasteurized) cow’s milk Style: Aged mountain cheese Description: Fromage d’Alpage, or Alpine cheese, is an apt description for this unique small production Gruyere made in the southwestern Swiss Alps, in the canton of Vaud...Read More ...
by: HJ Cha
HJ's Top Ten VIWF Picks
As a perpetual student of wine, I always seek benchmark expressions that define a region’s typicity and quality – especially at walk-around tastings, where clear reference points are essential for assessing other wines. Choosing four is no easy task, but these are must-try classics, proven by time. Beaulieu Vineyard, with a 125-year legacy dating back to 1900, is one of Napa Valley’s longest continually operating wineries and is synonymous with the region’s history...Read More ...
