This past fall, we visited the famed hill of Hermitage above the town of Tain l'Hermitage in the northern Rhône Valley. Our final destination was M. Chapoutier, one of its most famous producers. The video below is the fourth in our French wine series,
In a giant-size deal Vancouver-based Select Wine Merchants has reached into the heart of Ontario and purchased Lifford Wines & Spirits. The acquisition brings several outstanding producers into the Select fold and should improve the reach and distribution
This year, Jean-Claude Mas celebrates 20 years since he launched Les Domaines Paul Mas, the winery he named after his father. That it is 2020 adds a certain symmetry to the celebrations. After two decades of experience building a global wine company,
The source of our title is the first Top Ten of the year, where Treve suggests we begin with a sense of adventure by replacing "Dry January" with "Try January". The goal is to get out of a rut and try something new, maybe a new grape, or an exciting new
We had the opportunity to meet with California winemaker David Coventry of Talbott Vineyards at the 2019 Vancouver International Wine Festival. In this short video, we ask the Monterey County native for an overview of the Monterey AVA and the current
During a visit to Vancouver last year, we met with charismatic winegrower, husband, father and proud Argentine José Alberto Zuccardi. Over the years, the Zuccardi Winery, first founded in 1963, has morphed onto several fronts involving all of José
We asked Allison for a New Year's Eve cheese selection, and she wisely makes a distinction between what she would recommend before dinner and what she would pick after the meal. Milk Type: Cow, goat, and sheep Style: Assorted cheese to pair with bubbly Description: There
We are all about the Holidays for the next few weeks, and we have lots of tips to save you some valuable shopping time for wine or cheese. Don’t miss our annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine reviews and our daily tasting notes
Before there was Taittinger, there was Forest-Fourneaux, and before that, a man named Jacques Fourneaux. In 1734, Fourneaux collaborated with local Benedictine monks to learn how to produce still and sparkling wines. It was Jacques’ great-grandson
Alberto Arizu joined us in early September for an evening of food, wine and conversation at Vij's Restaurant in Vancouver. Arizu is the CEO of Bodega Luigi Bosca and a fourth-generation family member whose legacy dates back to 1901 when Arizu's great
November is always busy in the wine business, but the GOW team has been exceptionally active this month led by our new short film on Beaujolais with CEO and scion Franck DuBoeuf. You can search the database for several gamay notes from France, and
Two days in Beaujolais earlier this fall proved rewarding as a 101 refresher of the famous French appellation, and an opportunity to get reacquainted with the beautiful stretch of wine country terroir while tasting the first wine of the year at Georges
In this video, we explore the current state of affairs at Nk’Mip Cellars, North America’s first native-owned winery located in the South Okanagan Valley. Our wide-ranging conversation with winemaker Justin Hall is all about where they came
It's not a new idea to have a downtown tasting room a good distance from the on-site tasting facility in wine country. Healdsburg, Sonoma, Woodinville, outside Seattle and the Lompoc Wine Ghetto, in Santa Barbara County, are just a few that come to mind
A week of travel across France from Champagne to the Languedoc confirms the French remain devoted to producing some of the best wines in the world. It should come as no surprise that they do it with a great deal of confidence and savoir-faire. No one
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