Welcome to all the Italian producers and other wineries who have made the long trek to British Columbia to attend the 45th Vancouver International Wine Festival. We have several articles that will help you navigate the International Tasting Room with
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is returning February 24th with Italy as its focus. We find out what to expect and what is so exciting about Italian wines today from the festival's keynote speaker, writer and educator, Filippo Bartolotta, joining
Happy New Year, all. As we enter 2024, we embrace new beginnings with hope, dreams, and ambition for you and the much-beleaguered wine industry. We are not going anywhere but back to work because any sector that is 8000 years old isn’t going anywhere
The Penfolds Collection in 2023 was already destined for greatness, given its base is the widely admired 2021 vintage, and now that it is in bottle, it surely is the best set of wines we have seen from Penfolds ever. I love it when the weather conspires
When Mike and Nicole Dowell finally decided to become farmers, orchards were the plan until they tasted the chardonnay from a vineyard perched between rocky slopes and the Similkameen River. The site was a section of the Mariposa Farm, British Columbia's
We have a lot going on through the end of the year. We have been tasting scores of Champagne and even more Sparkling Wine in anticipation of our year-end reviews spearheaded by our sparkling wine specialist, Treve Ring. Both bubble categories will dominate
We met with Arianna Carafoli, Bottega's Export Manager, in the middle of the Vancouver International Wine Festival earlier this year for a quick update on the Bottega Prosecco lineup. Bottega is a fascinating story of drive and determination led by owner
Okanagan-born and raised Michael Bartier has been growing wines in the region for decades. He invited Anthony Gismondi to compare new and old vintages to see how his bottles have fared over time. The highly-experienced tasters take you on an animated
The Rosso family have been winegrowers in Serralunga d’Alba for over a century. But in 1996, they decided to produce wine under the Giovanni Rosso label, employing the considerable talent of the son of Giovanni Rosso, Davide Rosso. The superstar
There is always a lot of hype surrounding wines that score well. Often, wineries publish the highest score a wine gets no matter the source, rather than considering the body of work of the taster and whether they want their reputation to be linked to
Get the latest on BC's wine and food scene with Anthony Gismondi each week on the BC Food and Wine Radio Network. If you live outside one of the 25 cities and 19 radio markets listed below or missed a show, listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple,
At 32 years of age, winemaker Matteo Pola has shown impressive determination and skill while taking over the day-to-day winegrowing from his father and founder of Fontanabianca, Aldo Pola. Matteo is already wowing the critics, inspired by his mentor and
We caught up with winemaker Glenn Stirling of Orofino Vineyards in the Similkameen to talk about the ability of his rieslings to improve in the bottle while aging. 91/100Tantalus Orofino Maenam The Riesling Project 2022Cawston, Similkameen
As we launch this month's newsletter, our hearts are with British Columbians across the province currently affected by the wildfires. We thank those brave folks fighting the fires and ask if you are lucky enough to be unaffected that you find out what
In June, Quails' Gate Estate Winery in West Kelowna, British Columbia, hosted a blind tasting featuring well-known international chardonnays and three of its top chardonnay labels to be assessed and benchmarked by a wide-ranging panel of Canadian wine
The heat is here, meaning refreshing white wines are on the menu. We have tasted several this month, so cruise the search engine for white wine under $30 for exciting picks. In fact, at GOW, you can use our advanced search engine to look for your favourites
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