Yaletown's Roundhouse will host an evening of Chilean wine next Friday and the thriving downtown community centre will benefit from a portion of the proceeds arising out of the walkabout wine tasting. The wines will be poured by local distributors representing
Back to Australia today, but this time we move from Penfolds and the Barossa Valley, some 75 minutes by car north of Adelaide, to d'Arenberg, a fourth-generation family winery located in McLaren Vale, at the southern edge of Adelaide's city limits. In
98/100 Penfolds Shiraz Grange 1998South Australia, AustraliaWhat does one say about the 1998 Grange that hasn't already been said. The '98 Grange is serious juice and is not to be missed by the committed collector. It is a big, plummy red that has dense,
Earlier this year, I attended the North American release of the 1998 Penfolds Grange in San Francisco, an evening conducted by former Penfolds winemaker John Duval. The latest and much-heralded vintage of the Australian icon shiraz was the last for Duval
Not long ago, the only red wine that people wanted to drink was merlot. The soft, round, supple red with the black cherry fruit and smooth finish was on every wine list in town. Incredibly, the tide has turned. As my kids would say, merlot is so '90s. There's
B.C. wineries never ask for rain after the middle of August, but the same fine, dry weather that has Okanagan wine growers quietly optimistic about the 2003 harvest was a key contributor to the tinder-dry landscape that is fuelling forest fires throughout
The Hunt For Red October has nothing on the weekly dance performed by consumers in government liquor stores in search of wine under $10. It would seem no matter how many years go by or what inflationary pressures are brought to bear upon the cost of wine,
The just-drinks.com editorial team released a story today that may explain why UK supermarkets have been so influential in lowering the quality of wine exported worldwide. According to the on-line report the vast majority of over 2,500 consumers who took
In some ways New World chardonnay has been dealt a bad hand by many sommeliers and wine writers who considered it passé. There's plenty of room for the anything but chardonnay (ABC) types but if whole-cluster pressed, barrel fermented chardonnay that's
New releases are the story this week and you'll find them in special end-of-aisle displays in B.C. Liquor Stores. Not every store is involved in the New Releases program but any store known for its extensive wine selection is a prime candidate. As discussed
If there is a single grape capable of turning around the wonky white wine market it could be viognier. It's a quirky grape to be sure, but it's a grape that has spread around the world in the last decade from its Northern Rhone base to Australia and California,
WHITE 88/100 Wynns Riesling Coonawarra Estate 2002Coonawarra, South Australia, AustraliaA twist of the cap reveals a lovely floral, ripe apple fruit nose with streaks of tangy apricot. Similar stylish fruit in the mouth showcasing mineral, lime, apple
Summer is the perfect time to discover sauvignon blanc. Here's our TopTen "tasted" list: 88/100 Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc 2002Valle de Casablanca, Region de Aconcagua, ChileVeramonte has handle on sauvignon in Casablanca as evidenced by the
The B.C. Day holiday weekend is one of the busiest of the year for local residents -- many of whom will head out-of-doors to enjoy what is usually the driest and mildest weather of year. No matter what your plans, be it camping, boating, hiking or simply
Spain is the name of the game this week and all six of our reviews hail from the Iberian Peninsula, home to the world's largest collection of vineyards. Wherever you travel diversity is a theme in Spain in both food and wine. Often you need only to move
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