In the aftermath of the Playhouse International Wine Festival, I have notes scribbled everywhere and wanted to share a few observations on a number of subjects. I thought the tasting room never looked better, and while it was darker I still had a voice
The wines of Spain will be the centre of attention at the next Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. And after the amazing show of energy by Argentina and New Zealand, Iberian peninsula producers, known for their individuality, are going to
GISMONDI ON WINE OUR TOP 50 VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL PICKS By Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe The perennial question when attending the wine festival is what to taste? How to make best use of your time and money? Can
The Vancouver Sun's Insider's Guide to the 32th Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival by Anthony Gismondi It is wine week in Vancouver and the country's number one consumer show sporting 61 events is all but sold out. The week-long
Later this month, Argentina will co-host the 2010 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, along with New Zealand. The timing couldn't be better for the South American wine giant, whose remarkable collection of high altitude vineyards and juicy
After 29 years of bringing the wine world to consumers, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival reached out to trade attendees in 2007 and launched what is now an annual symposium to address in a more academic setting some of the major issues
Good luck to David Scholefield and his new life on the agency side of the wine business. David is one of a handful of people responsible for the vibrant Vancouver wine culture and we wish him well. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April
Our sympathy's to one of the real gentleman in the wine business John Angove upon hearing the news of his father's death. Here is the report from Just Drinks ', Greg Sweetnam 31 March 2010 The man credited with inventing bag-in-box wine,
Two unrelated observations this week as the city's wine trade continues to prepare for the largest wine show in its history to arrive next month - the 32nd Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. From a government perspective, this year's
WHITE 87 Carmen Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Region del Valle Central, Chile BC $14.00 specialty listing, AB $13.50 private wine shops, NB $12.99, NF $12.00, NS $11.50, ON $15.00, PEI $12.98 Much like the previous year look for plenty of grapefruit
The 2010 Olympics and Paralympics hijacked much of the normal late winter and early spring wine calendar in Vancouver, including shifting the regular timeline of the annual Playhouse International Wine Festival. Year 32 commences about a month from now,
Earlier this week the San Francisco Chronicle suggested that in the Napa Valley, "2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the wine industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands." Napa land values have
Over the last couple of weeks, a significant wine fraud was uncovered in the south of France involving a dozen executives in the Languedoc wine industry and fake Pinot Noir they sold to Modesto, California-based winery E&J Gallo. Claude Courset of the
Powerful Earthquake Rocks Chilean Wine Industry Epicenter was in wine region of Maule; As country digs out, vintners confront damages and looming harvest James MolesworthPosted: March 1, 2010 Chile's wine industry was not spared from the effects
Alphabetical by Winery 88 Black Hills Alibi 2008 Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon, Okanagan Valley, $3088 Black Hills Chardonnay 2007, Okanagan Valley $3088 Blasted Church Chardonnay Musqué 2008, Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, $3088 Blasted Church Nothing
91/100 Mission Hill Oculus 2006Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOculus continues down the softer rounder richer path but slowly. Very peppery, spicy, minty nose with black olive, leather, mineral, liquorice and blackberry notes sprinkled with
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