And so it begins, 2017 is upon us at Gismondi on Wine and we are excited to get the bottles rolling. You can expect a lot more from us this year as we implement a slightly more rigid publication schedule to chronicle all our adventures and wine tastings.
Merry Christmas everyone from all of us at Gismondi on Wine. Like the big fat man with the long white beard we have been very busy this month with stops in Italy, Chile, Argentina, England and France along with the release of hundreds of tasting notes
We wrap our sparkling wine coverage today with the GOW Champagne Annual 2017, a listing of our favourites grown in the chalky appellation. Over the next two weeks we will continue to publish a number of tasting notes in time for the Holidays and we will
There is little doubt that the cabernet sauvignon grape is responsible for some of the biggest (tannic) wines on the planet. Certainly the physical nature of cabernet tends to be big, angular and tannic in its youth and, while it mellows with age, even
There’s no shortage of unnecessary wine gifts out there. You know, the kind that end up in a drawer or on a shelf after a single use, never to be taken out again. Sticking to the basics like glasses, decanters, books and special bottles
There is plenty to be done this month, beginning with two huge tastings involving sparkling wine and Champagne. You can expect two full reports by early December that will involve over 100 sparkling wines from around the world. In the meantime, Treve
It’s that time of the year when hope springs eternal inside wineries. The 2016 harvest is well underway thanks to another early spring and a mostly warm growing season, especially in the Okanagan Valley. There is no way to know how it will
First time pinot noir drinkers usually succumb to its silky, juicy fruit while veteran swillers simply admire the concentration and depth of flavour that springs from this mysterious red, as fickle as the wind. But ever since we met would-be novelist
It’s become fashionable to bash wine reviews and reviewers in favour of more ‘reliable’ opinions, like friends you trust on social media. We too love all the social mediums but we also bring extensive travel, thousands of on-site visits,
Last year I caught up with Lake Breeze winemaker Garron Elmes in a Vancouver Sun BC Winegrowers video where we covered a number of topics regarding the Naramata Bench winery. In view of the recent Lake Breeze performance at the WineAlign National Wine
I’ve come to learn that websites are a lot like boats. Expensive to buy and even more expensive to maintain. We finally have our media section in place, thank you Mark Taylor at MTCS and the design team at Tool Box Design it looks great. We look
The first big long weekend of the year is in sight and we are busy travelling and tasting. Treve is back in London for ‘Raw Wine’ a two-day celebration featuring over 150 growers and one of the most exciting collections of fine, natural, organic
Our first 2016 report from the Okanagan Valley is nothing but good news. All across the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valley bud burst is underway. The unfurling of the leaves signals the start of the growing season, one that now looks as if it will
Coming off a successful wine festival where numerous Italian grape varieties and the many regions where they grow were in the spotlight, it’s becoming painfully obvious it is time to move to another level in British Columbia as we regulate our wines
The change to Daylight Savings Time signals a fast approaching spring in Vancouver. We will be ramping up our warm weather wine reviews as the week’s advance as well as reporting on recent rips to Argentina, Uruguay and ProWein. This year as the
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