That was a quick January and there is less than a month to the start of North America's longest running wine festival. Tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival are going fast and many seminars and dinners have already sold out, so don't delay.Trade
Australia is the world’s sixth largest wine producer and the fourth largest wine exporter. Sparkling wine accounts for about nine per cent of its domestic wine sales and 13 per cent of total wine imports in Oz. Australians tend to drink a lot
Continuing our look back at some 2014 Okanagan Valley highlights hopefully inspires you to visit a winery or two in 2015, check out some restaurants, or simply enjoy some of our wine recommendations. Regular readers will know I’m crazy about
A mere moment with Michel Chapoutier is enough to change for life the way you think about wine. The northern Rhône producer and fierce defender of the notion of terroir is a veritable encyclopedia of wine knowledge and he has that rare gift
Before 2014 completely fades from memory, I wanted to summarize more than a dozen forays into the Okanagan Valley and recognize a number of people places and wines. It’s the kind of information you can tuck away and use in 2015 if you are planning
It’s a new year in British Columbia but come April Fools’ Day it will be a new year for wine drinkers if government carries out its planned reset of liquor taxes. In its quest to modernize B.C. liquor laws, the government has announced
It’s a new year in wine and maybe time for a new approach, at least when it comes to selecting wine and — dare I say — remembering what it was you tasted last night. Almost all the information you need to taste a wine is on the label;
That was the fastest 52 weeks of my life. In a few days we will celebrate the arrival of 2015 but what of 2014 and the year in wine we leave behind. What was learned? What impressed? Where are we going? What will we be drinking in 2015? All good questions
Some would suggest procrastinators by nature are more curious wine drinkers than those who plan incessantly. That’s because by the time they get around to buying the most popular wines of the season, they are all long gone and they are left searching
It's time for our annual look back at the year in wine. That means an assessment of 12 months of tastings, meetings, tastings, travel and, you guessed it, more tastings. The idea is to use all the information gathered to come up with a dozen affordably
Just in the Nick (ho-ho) of time, here’s a few thoughts on giving wine as a hostess gift as you head out to parties over the holiday season. There are no formal rules about taking your host a gift, nor should one be expected, but it doesn’t
It’s Round 2 of our two-part column of must-have holiday pours this week. Today we explore the all-important world of red wine. Once the powerhouse of retail, red wine has suffered an image setback of late, with so many manufactured wines one
’Tis the season, and holiday parties are in full swing. We kick off the festivities this week with the first of a two-part (white, then red) column of must-have holiday pours. The growing interest in white wines is gratifying to this writer,
Style is one of those words you aren't supposed to use when you write about wine because it means different things to different people. But like it or not, champagne has style and if you taste enough, or simply pay attention to what comes your way over
This year we have focused on a dozen wines you should be able to find in government stores and or private wine shops. Each will give you the confidence that you have put some thought into your purchase. You can dress up any bottle with a set of quality
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