Just a heads-up today about the remarkable number of LTOs or Limited Time Offers you can find in B.C. liquor stores this month. In essence, they are on-site sales designed to grab your attention while you are in the aisles. I mention them because this
Global Hostess/ Christmas Dinner Wine Picks by Anthony Gismondi 89 Codorníu N/V Reserva Raventos Brut Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Penedès, Spain $17 If you are a fan of Cava you will love the Codorníu Reserva Raventos Brut a chardonnay, xarel-lo,
87 8th Generation Vineyard Pinot Gris 2008 Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $21.00 winery directFloral, melon, earthy, spicy, matchstick, pear, light butter and slate aromas. Ripe, round, full, somewhat sweet entry with baked
RED 88 Rigal The Original Malbec 2009 Cahors, Sud-Ouest, France BC $15.00 specialty listing What was a bit rustic in 2008 has really up the ante in 2009. Malbec from Argentina seldom displays this finesse in the bottle, especially at this
Christmas arrives on a Saturday this year and while there are 20 days ahead, there are only two full shopping weekends left before the big day. Translation: Get those holiday wines organized this week while the stores are less crowded and selection is
Recession or slow recovery, there will be no escaping the coming holiday season. And frankly, given the year that's been, it may well be worth celebrating something, even if it's only the end of 2010. I know one thing -- many of you will be celebrating
Two weeks in South America have convinced me that both Chile and Argentina will see sales of their wines in B.C. jump a considerable notch or two in 2011. Current projections have the Argentinians surpassing the Chileans in volume and money (we will see)
If you want to know which of your friends is really into wine, check their refrigerator. If you find a chilled bottle of sparkling wine just waiting to be opened for no particular reason, chances are they are wine freaks. Some 30 years down the
November 6 Over a decade ago I wrote that you could be forgiven for thinking Chablis was one of those old-fashioned white wines your parents drank, if only because it had taken a back seat to so many New World Chardonnays during the 1980s and
The Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival is in full motion as it prepares for year No. 33. The wines of Spain will be the country theme while a focus on fortified wines from around the world should help keep 2011 at least as entertaining as
Last week I spent a productive 60 minutes at Fiamo, a cosy Tuscan-inspired wine bar/restaurant at 515 Yates St. in downtown Victoria. No, I'm not getting into the restaurant review game, but I did have the opportunity to check out Fiamo's innovative KeyKeg
RED Wine Three Winds Syrah 2008, Vin de Pays d'Oc, Languedoc, South of France, France Price $14.00 UPC 3760143270353 Score 89/100 Remarks Spicy savoury smoked meat nose with bits of tar, violets black pepper and earth. Tightly
Chile has been on the minds of Vancouverites this week with the successful rescue of all 33 miners trapped underground for over two months and a coincidental visit from more than 30 wineries active in the Canadian export market. The annual visit triggered
The latest issue of Canada's Wine Access magazine features the winners of the 2010 International Value Wine Awards (IVWA), an annual look at the best wines selling somewhere in the country under $25. As the editor-in chief of the magazine and head judge
The BC Restaurant Association honoured some of its members this week at its annual Hall of Fame Induction. Typically the focus of the evening is on the new inductees and while that indeed happened, there was probably more discussion behind the scenes
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