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Week in Review
Thursday, June 25 2026
06 · 25We Are Better Together
B.C. wine is no longer just a regional niche—it's a premium-driven, home-grown market where consumers are buying fewer bottles, but better ones, and increasingly choosing local. It remains to be seen what lobbying against and heavily taxing the import wine business, while protecting local producers, will do for the future of B.C. wine. At some point, if we continue to diminish the value of the import sector, we could end up with a market built on protection rather than competition, which is always bad for wine. We look forward to highlighting the best wines in the market, no matter their source. After that, it’s up to you to decide what to drink. Enjoy the summer.
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Contributors
by: Brent Gushowaty
Pinot Noir
The art critic Walter Pater said, "All art constantly aspires to the condition of music." It might be said that all wine aspires to the condition of pinot noir. Pinot noir passes through the world of wine like a quiet, respected but unknowable poet. Poets are sensitive and vulnerable but also prodigiously observant of events, feelings, relationships, hardships and beauty as they move through life...Read More ...
Cheese Pleaseby: Allison Spurrell
Fleur d’Aunis
Fleur d'Aunis is a semi-soft, pasteurized cow's milk cheese that is made in St-Antoine-de-Breuilh. This small town is close to the Dordogne River and about 70 kilometres from the city of Bordeaux. Vineyards surround the fromagerie, so I guess it's sensible that they have created such a wine friendly cheese. Fleur d'Aunis is a full-flavoured washed-rind cheese. The wheels are made with full-fat milk and are turned and rubbed with cultures five times during maturation...Read More ...
From the TreveHouseby: Treve Ring
Sparkling Rosé
We all know that sparkling wine is a brilliant food pairing option, with various styles working from canapés through to dessert. Sparkling rosé expands the pairing universe, bringing red fruit depth to the picture, and adding body and mouthfeel. No matter the method for trapping the bubbles, sparkling rosé is made using two main methods. The Blending Method (Rosé d'Assemblage) is the most common, where a small amount of still red wine is added to a white wine base, allowing winemakers to dial in the colour and flavour profile precisely...Read More ...
