When Yalumba winemaker Jane Ferrari's was asked to fill in for boss Michael Hill Smith and conduct a winemaker's dinner in Vancouver last year she didn't hesitate to accept the offer. Ferrari later learned the dinner would be advertised as "The Viognier
To All Canadian Wineries: July 15, 2004--The Fourth Annual Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards will be held in late August at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Lake Louise, Alberta. The submission deadline for wines is August 13, 2004.
Canadian ReportsBritish ColumbiaBy Cinda Chavich & Anthony GismondiVancouver Islands burgeoning Cowichan Valley is a haven of food and wine possibilities. Plus results from the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival Competition OntarioBy David LawrasonAnn Sperling
How much extra are you willing to pay to drink local wine? It's a question B.C. wineries have been asking themselves for months and they have come to the conclusion you are willing to pay more. A decade and a half after NAFTA promised a level playing
I'm working on some theme tastings involving the likes of Chablis, or all viogniers, or from B.C. all pinot gris but today I wanted to cherry-pick some of the better wines I've tasted already this summer. When we changed the scoring procedure last week
The interest and reaction to this column each week sparks many inquiries from readers -- some kudos, some brickbats and some simply requesting practical information, such as where are the wines available or what does 14/20 points mean. Brickbats and
SPARKLING 87/100 Freixenet Brut de Noirs Cava N/VSant Sadurnà d'Anoia, Penedès, Cataluna, SpainCandied cherry peach aromas with creamy, raspberry floral characters. Round, soft mousse, easy drinking very appealing style. Quite dry but balanced with
Not all that long ago, ABC tastings, as in 'anything but chardonnay,' were all the rage. Sauvignon blanc, riesling, viognier and lately gruner veltliner have all made substantial inroads especially with consumers looking for something different. But throughout
The much hoped for and often talked about riesling renaissance is blowing through specialty wine shops and those restaurants in possession of innovative wine buyers across the country. It's not a tornado or even a gale force wind but the number of listings
The Ontario government has announced that it intends to introduce changes to the Liquor Licence Act that would allow residents of the province to bring a bottle of wine into licensed restaurants. Consumer and Business Services Minister Jim Watson says:
If you are looking for something new and different to sip on this summer most of today's picks are for you. Three are part of this months' new release program on display in selected government liquor stores so they should be easy to spot (somewhere near
Jess Jackson was still a California trial lawyer in 1976 when his state stunned the European wine community in a blind tasting held in Paris. Steven Spurrier, a transplanted Englishman and wine educator orchestrated the coup, presiding over a panel of
Later this month, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new federal government. Now imagine if it was wine we were voting for and the parties involved were red and white. It's been nearly 14 years since the CBS news show 60 Minutes declared red wine
Canadian ReportsBritish ColumbiaBy Anthony GismondiWhere there's smoke, is there necessarily fire damaged fruit? Efforts by Mission Hill and others to deal with the aftermath of the 2003 fires. OntarioBy David LawrasonThe Ontario Wine Awards draw record
It's been said that the Post is the perfect sanctuary for unwinding. You can relax in the wood paneled library, enjoy tea and pastry by the fire, swim laps in the pool or soak in a private Jacuzzi. The standards of excellence upheld by Swiss brothers
New Zealand's wine footprint may be small in B.C., but the quality of most of what is sent here remains high. That's one reason you should consider attending The New Zealand Wine Fair on Monday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Vancouver's Four Seasons Hotel. The
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