Monday is Valentine's Day so you still have a few hours to get organized, although reservations at this late date in a fine restaurant may be out of the question. But you can still spring for a serious bottle of wine and find some time to sit down and
It's back to new listings this week specially singled out by government buyers to catch your interest. You should be able to find each pick among the special displays in 25 designated government liquor stores. The stores involved in the New Releases
Whistler wine guru Andre St. Jacques has reported 65 bottles of priceless wine missing from his Bearfoot Bistro wine cabinet. Actually priceless is probably not the word to use since the missing wine is valued at over $200,000. The Globe Mail
It's not very often one has the opportunity to sit down and taste a series of vintages from a single wine (a vertical tasting) that spans 50 years of wine growing, but it happened this week in Vancouver thanks to winemaker Sue Hodder and the people at
WHITES Wine Flagstone Noon Gun Riesling - Chenin Blanc - Chardonnay - Pinot Blanc - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon 2004, Western Cape, South Africa Price $12.99 UPC 6009650560555 Score 87/100 Remarks Another 'everything but
The annual Taste of Australian Wine Fair returns to Vancouver next Tuesday evening to what organizers expect will be a sell-out crowd of 450. When it comes to imported wine, Australia rules in B.C. At the end of September, 2004 a 12-month running total
It wasn't all that long ago that BCLDB buyers were rejecting the wines of Barefoot Cellars because its cheeky labels and marketing implied people were having way too much fun drinking Barefoot...usually barefoot. Today comes news that one of
Everybody wants to uncover a best buy when they go wine shopping. But what is a best buy? If, like me, you believe best buys are about value, that means the moniker could include wines of all prices. That's a far cry from the inexpensive, under-$10 wines
Temperatures plunged across the province this week, jump-starting the 2004 Okanagan icewine harvest -- even if it's already 2005. According to winemaker Tilman Hainle conditions were perfect for an icewine harvest, "it was cold enough that we had plenty
The 2004 wine year has come and gone but not without some big stories. Although drinking wine has been a part of the West Coast lifestyle for nearly three decades, it would appear the rest of North America is beginning to pay more and more attention to
The 2004 vintage for BC wines will appear on store shelves in February 2005, and last summer's hot weather should mean an excellent vintage. Cool late-summer weather added to its complexity, says a senior winemaker Bruce Nicholson at Jackson Triggs in
Gismondi on Wine Our 2004 Top 100by Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe We taste thousands of wines a year including a large number of wines that are no longer available through traditional retail channels. This list is our top 100 picks that for
Champagne and cheese may seem like an unlikely pairing but according to local cheese mavens, Alice and Alison Spurrell, owners of the popular Kitsilano cheese shop Les Amis du Fromage, there's nothing quite like it. Given champagne's lean, acid makeup
I spend most of my life trying to avoid "turkey" wines but, come December, turkey has a whole new meaning and the question everyone wants answered is, "Which wine should I serve with Christmas dinner?" If you haven't already torn out this page and are
Last week's gift suggestions garnered mixed reactions from some readers who clearly prefer to serve well-chosen, inexpensive wine rather than buying pricey presents for their loved ones. You can't please everyone. Today we look at two of the founding
The long awaited birth of the B.C. Wine Authority was announced on December 7 by John van Dongen, Minister of Agriculture Food and Fisheries or was it. In a "meatless" release that managed to thank the premier and sport quotes from Okanagan Westside MLA
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