Whenever I'm lucky enough to be in Italy, I take my watch off. It's not so much that time stands still but rather that it moves at its own pace and that rarely includes 60 beats per minute. Italians can be gregarious talkers and use a whirlwind of gestures
If the number 2013 looks a bit weird to you this week, give it some time. But don't give it forever, in this frenetic Internet world. It's not 1970, when cheques trumped credit cards and banks gave you a month's leeway if you inadvertently penned the
Here's a last minute look at some of the best sparkling wines we tasted this year. You should be able to find most of these easily in government and private wine stores. 96 Krug Grande Cuvee N/V Pinot Noir - Chardonnay - PinotMeunierChampagne, FranceBC
As another year slips into the history books or some databank deep beneath the earth, all that's left is to usher in the new one. How you choose to welcome the New Year is up to you, but should you decide to have a drink or two, we suggest you can't go
The best advice anyone can give you about which wines to serve for Christmas dinner is to get out and purchase them this weekend, before the pressure of Christmas Eve arrives and stocks are depleted and the store clerks are frazzled. This week we
Gismondi on Wine Our 2012 Top 100 by Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe We taste thousands of wines a year including a large number of wines that are no longer available through traditional retail channels. This list is our top 100 picks that for the
Just in time for last minute frantic wine shopping comes our 40 wines under $40 list. You can take it to the bank when it comes to quality and value and you should be able to locate most of these wines in any decent size government liquor store. Remember
SPARKLING 88 Pellegrino Zebo Moscato N/V Sicily, Italy BC $15.00 A frizzante style with 6% alcohol. Nice fresh floral, peach, spicy, honey, red apple aromas. Crisp, juicy, fresh, somewhat sweet palate with good acidity. Pear,
It's a funny thing about sparkling wine; it never gets the respect accorded Champagne although most consumers would have a great deal of trouble distinguishing between the two in a blind tasting. It is hardly a knock on Champagne but rather a nod to the
Today's the day you promised to start your holiday shopping, so we are going to make things easy for you if you have any wine drinkers on your gift list. Since simplicity equals elegance, let's look at some useful, perhaps conservative, gift ideas for
Put away the still wine -- 'tis the season to celebrate. Whether it's an American sparkler, a cava from Spain, a German sekt or an Italian spumante, wine with effervescence is a universal symbol for good times. When it comes to sparkling wine, the good
With a little over three weeks to go to Christmas, it is time to get serious about laying some wines in for the holidays. It is already taking far too long to get across the city and the chaotic holiday traffic is only going to get worse. So, if you are
The holidays are just around the corner and for many, that means shopping lists long on names and short on gift ideas. Wine will not solve all your problems, but in a city full of wine and food aficionados, we can safely say the fermented beverage is
The final results from the 2012 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards were released in Ottawa last week and the news for B.C. wineries was very upbeat. The national wine magazine ranks the country's top wineries each year based on their performance at the
Top Ten BC Wine Plus Ties 92 Mission Hill Oculus 2008 Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - P.VerdotOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $70.00 winery direct, AB $70.00 private wine stores, ON $70.00 Vintages, consignment mark AnthonyOculus
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