I've been travelling for most of the last two months and while I was on the road, the Manitoba government announced that it would be amenable to a pilot project allowing the sale of beer and wine in some of the province's grocery stores. Imagine buying
Just ahead of the Vancouver Canucks first run at the Stanley Cup in 17 years, we thought a few Stanley Cup wines, or should I say wines you can enjoy drinking while you watch the Stanley Cup, would be in order. I don't know about you, but the stress caused
What? It's the long weekend already. I guess that's what happens when it rains for weeks. Time slips away as elections come and go, the roof on BC Place grows larger every day and, meanwhile, we all stand around waiting for enough warmth to plant our
87 Arrowleaf First Crush Rosé 2009 Pinot Noir - Zweigelt - MerlotOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $14.00 vqa, private wine stores, winery directThis wine is tracking down the right path under screwcap with an orange tinge to its colour and
Today we wander toward the south of France into the new hierarchy of classified Languedoc wines. The bizarre system of wine classification in France has been under review since 2006 and plans are to roll out the completed changes by 2012. The new system
Rodney Strong, the dancer turned winemaker, died some 15 years ago but his spirit and foresight remains evident at his eponymous Sonoma County winery located just outside the town of Healdsburg, Calif. One of Strong's favourite quotes, and one
The South Okanagan Winery Association (SOWA) has changed its name and focus in a daring move that may finally shake up their complacent competitors up and down the Okanagan Valley and across the province. The "association" has made a conscious decision
I feel a bit like a Vancouver Canuck today given how many days I've been on the road this month and while I have yet to suffer a concussion of any sort, I'm sure I've killed a few brain cells in bars and pubs looking for a television tuned to the Canuck/Hawks
Each year during wine festival week the BC liquor distribution branch issues its state of the province address to the visiting wine trade as it relates to sales in British Columbia. Perhaps the most striking statistic is that 50 per cent of total wine
I couldn't possibly cover everything that happened at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival because there were too many highlights. Predictably, new exhibitors were awed by the crowds and the generally excellent behaviour. That makes me
The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is winding down, but not before depositing yet another layer of history and information on city wine drinkers. Spain in particular has done a fabulous job of telling its story that is so much larger,
Vancouver welcomes 176 wineries to the city this week along with hundreds of winemakers, export directors, winery owners and media to mix with a city full of hardcore wine drinkers. It's hard to know what most wine visitors think when they arrive
By the time the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival comes to an end in early April, you should be a lot more comfortable drinking Spanish wine. Spain grows a variety of grapes but the revered tempranillo remains its calling card and like many
If you've been thinking about attending a tasting or lunch or dinner or more at the coming 33rd Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, be forewarned: More than half the events are already sold out. There will be few tickets left by
Taylor Fladgate Partnership CEO Adrian Bridge and award-winning winemaker David Guimaraens will conduct a vertical/horizontal tasting of their ports at the Playhouse. The cost of wine shipped for the event is $30,000.00. Consumer value total pours is
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