WHITES 88 Castaño Macabeo Chardonnay 2006 Chardonnay - MacabeoYecla, Valencia and Murcia, SpainBC $9.99 speculative listing - Next BeverageFloral, honeysuckle, spicy, peach, almond, red apple and honey aromas. Ripe, round, fresh palate that
Sparkling wine is the focus of the 2008 Playhouse International Wine Festival and so, naturally, it's a focus for me over the next few weeks as I prepare myself for the onslaught of bubbly that is expected to be poured in the tasting room. Like
WHITE 90 Thornhaven Gewurztraminer 2006 Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $16.90 winery directA carbon copy of last year and well worth searching for if you can locate it. Consistently one of the best gewürztraminer in B.C., I would
Frequently when I travel about the wine world and find myself visiting the so-called best wineries in the region, I often encounter a photo of the owner with California wine icon Robert Mondavi. When I enquire as to how the photo came about,
Ten days in California, in early October, had me thinking about all the cabernet sauvignon grapes that were still waiting to be picked. Traditionally they are among the last red grapes to be picked, although late this summer it looked as if an early harvest
New York City, November 1, 2007. The 2005 vintage marks the 20th anniversary of Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's flagship label, Ornellaia, and to celebrate the estate released for the first time ever a 9-litre salmanazar of Ornellaia 2005. The bottle
A week in the life of a wine writer can be quite a ride. Last Tuesday, I was in San Francisco dining at Salt House (545 Mission St.). I was told it was a great place to eat if you like wine. Translation: It has a simple, one-page, paper menu where the
Last week it was suggested to me that there is no price for wine today, that is you can pretty much charge what you want and raise few eyebrows. Today I learned that Krug Champagne, or at least its owners LVMH, have a firm grasp of the concept. The
Last month Vancouver Sun writer Michael Kane reported that former mayor Art Phillips asked spouse and provincial Finance Minister Carole Taylor why the price of California wine wasn't dropping in tandem with the rise of the dollar. After inquiring
87 Arrowleaf Gewurztraminer 2006 Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada BC $15.90 winery direct, VQA and private wine shops True to form the Arrowleaf gewürztraminer is offers up a floral nose with light spicy sausage notes flecked with orange
Each month we spend a great deal of time tasting imported wine and interviewing the people involved in growing and making the wines. Our picks Under $15 is a salute to the best value import wines tasted in the last 90 days or so, available in Canada and
There is no easy way to measure success in the wine business, especially if you are a newcomer. The bean counters like to do it by money. Some winemakers and winery owners live by third party ratings of their wines, still others measure consumer interest
If you consider the runaway success of Australian wine, now the No. 1 imported wine category, and local VQA wine, now bigger in dollars than the Australian category, the question is: Which country is capable of regaining the lead going forward. Argentina
This week we continue our Okanagan tour, beginning at Laughing Stock Vineyards, the tiny Naramata Bench producer making big wines. The winery is tucked away above Naramata Road and easy to miss if you are driving too fast or simply admiring the view
Last week's whirlwind tour of the Okanagan left me feeling that for the first time since I set foot in the Valley some 30 years ago, the region is finally on track to reach its wine potential. It's been a long climb from the early pre- VQA days
I'm in the Okanagan this week, for a pre-harvest update and, should the weather remain favourable over the next six weeks, local producers are expecting a very fine 2007 harvest. Constant warmth during the growing season, or "degree days" as they are
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