In the early 1970s, many believed that growing vinifera grape varieties, a staple of the European wine world, wasn't possible in Canada with its long and cold winters. Austrian immigrant and winemaker Karl Kaiser began experimenting and creating wines
The short film below is the seldom seen icewine harvest, since it can be unpredictable, as we found when trying to film it. We interview Inniskillin’s director of viticulture Gerald Klose, revelling in his retelling of the early days of their icewine
In episode three of our icewine series, Inniskillin's Estate Chef Tim Mackiddie explains how in recent years icewine has become a secret ingredient for many chefs who love its high acid and sweet demeanour. Mackiddie shares with us some of his best pairing
It’s October, and the big run to the holidays is gathering steam. The GOW filming team is back from France. Look for our first short film from Beaujolais with Georges DuBoeuf to be released just before the annual Beaujolais Nouveau launch, November
From almost anywhere in the South Okanagan looking north up the valley, from Osoyoos, it's hard to miss Sunrock Vineyards and its iconic massive rockface that stands like a sentinel above the gentle-sloping, southwest vineyards. From any angle, it's a
We invited chef Derek Uhlemann, owner and founder of Oliver Eats Ltd., to create a menu of dishes made from local ingredients, inspired by and to pair with Sunrock Vineyards' wines. With a long history in the region as a chef and a winemaker, Uhlemann
It all begins this week and September couldn’t be busier at GOW. We are hosting a fabulously relaxed evening of Indian food and Argentine wine with Luigi Bosca owner Albert Arizu at Vij’s on September 11. That’s a tutored tasting,
We have a newsletter. I know it’s shocking, but all good things take time. The first edition is out this week, and for now, it will be a monthly occurrence. We want to share specific topics with you each month, including top picks from the cellar,
Frédéric Chaudière returned to Vancouver last week to promote his Château Pesquie wines from the Ventoux, Rhone Valley Vineyards. He was last in the city during the 2019 Vancouver International Wine Festival and will return
Gismondi on Wine is expanding. This month we welcome two new contributors to help us better cover the world of wine. Increased travel, a burgeoning local scene, and as many of you know, an almost incomprehensible retail market has caused us to widen our
School's out for summer, and we are back, or mostly back, in BC for a couple of months. I'll be travelling in the Okanagan and Washington to shoot some videos and explore, while Treve will be moving about the country and across the border into Oregon
Welcome back to Gismondi on Wine. Both Treve and I have been travelling early and often in 2019, but we have posted hundreds of Tasting Notes since January on a variety of wines. Did you know that if you click on READ FULL NOTE below any wine that appears
Climate change is a hot button topic worldwide and, as you might have guessed, also in the wine business, which is essentially farm-based and at the front lines. We reported in The Vancouver Sun on an important announcement made last month in response
Close your eyes for a moment and January is almost gone. I’ve been on Vancouver Island tasting and Treve has been touring Chile while behind the scenes we are already gearing up for the Vancouver International Wine Festival at the end of February.
With so many new wine regions and sub-regions proclaiming the virtues of their terroir and wines daily we wanted to step back from the noise for a bit and look at how older, established wine regions are coping with the 24/7 competition and the change
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