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
Some 30 years down the wine path I’m still baffled by the North American resistance to open, share, and drink sparkling wine on a regular basis. Oh sure, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings — almost any life changing moment —
You need only meet Nicolás and Elena Catena once to sense they are as genuine as the towering Andes Mountains that frame their Mendoza vineyards. Speaking to a sold out crowd at the 2014 Wine Summit Lake Louise at the Post Hotel &
For most wine drinkers, the holy grail of wine lies somewhere among the grand cru climates of Burgundy and the equally exalted first-growth sites of Bordeaux’s famed Haut-Médoc. Both French regions have been responsible for some amazing bottles
The book I most enjoyed reading this year was Postmodern Winemaking: Rethinking the Modern Science of an Ancient Craft, $35, by Clark Smith, a winemaker for Diamond Ridge Vineyards and his WineSmith Cellars. Smith consults with hundreds of winemakers,
Like most of the world, British Columbians seem less than inclined to reach for sparkling wine until they are celebrating a significant milestone. Birthdays, anniversaries, new jobs, somehow the occasion has to be, well, an occasion. Let it be said Christmas
Hugh Johnson's The World Atlas of Wine was first published in 1971. About 4.5 million copies later, The World Atlas of Wine 7th edition now produced by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson is out in 16 languages. Johnson and Robinson have co-written the last
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