Mississauga, ON (July 9th, 2019) – Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. (AWC) announced today they had closed a deal to acquire Culmina Family Estate Winery a premium boutique winery, founded in 2007 by Don and Elaine Triggs. Culmina
Rosé wines reach from bone dry and elegant, to sparkling and celebratory, and through to sweet and sultry. Just as pink is the half way hue between white and red on the colour spectrum, drinking pink offers up the best of both in the wine worlds.
One of the topics we're always getting asked about is food and wine pairings. These queries come in especially fast and furious around holidays, like Easter. "What do you pair with ham / salmon / turkey / brunch... " I always say the same, simple thing:
Orange is the new Rosé. But it’s not rosé. And it’s not from oranges. Nor, is it from the Australian wine region Orange (though it could be, and if it was a skin fermented white from Orange in New South Wales, would it be OZ
Never pass up an opportunity to taste. That's my rule. After my recent flight to London was delayed due to an aircraft change, my exit row seat was swapped out for middle, back of plane - not ideal for an overnight 9.5 hour flight. The new, smaller plane
Big wine distribution news in Canada today as Treasury Wine Estates Selects Mark Anthony Wine & Spirits as its Exclusive Importer and Distributor in Canada. Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (TWE) today announced that after an extensive review it will
There’s no shortage of unnecessary wine gifts out there. You know, the kind that end up in a drawer or on a shelf after a single use, never to be taken out again. Sticking to the basics like glasses, decanters, books and special bottles
It's not easy being green. ~ Kermit the Frog Sorry Kermit. The times have changed. There are numerous shades of green in the wine world nowadays, and consumers don’t have to sacrifice quality to taste them. Green generally isn’t usually
We are going to Australia this fall and there are a few seats left. Take advantage of this incredible opportunity that has just been extended. If you’ve never been to Australia or you need an excuse to go back, this food and wine tour is truly the
It’s a new year in wine and maybe time for a new approach, at least when it comes to selecting wine and — dare I say — remembering what it was you tasted last night. Almost all the information you need to taste a wine is on the label;
The summer solstice arrives today and while technically the days will begin to grow shorter, most of us will celebrate the arrival of warmer, drier weather for the next three months. Vancouver will experience an amazing 16 hours, 15 minutes and one second
I learned long ago that colour doesn't really matter when it comes to wine, at least as a guide to quality. It is even easier to say that in 2014, because both viticulturists and winemakers have an endless bag of tricks to draw from when it comes correcting
After a week in the south of France, I confirmed there islittle doubt the rosé colour of choice is pale pink with a twist of sunsetorange. When it comes to rosé worldwide, the colour of money in2014 is pink, pale pink. True,
It may sound odd but the notion of barbecue wines didn't really exist a generation ago. We may have been grilling in the backyard but drinking wine with whatever was being cooked wasn't on. If there was any drinking at all, most of it was beer, and it
British Columbia wine consumers are pinching themselves as they edge toward the possibility of being permitted to buy a piece of chicken and a bottle of pinot noir in their local grocery storeby 2015. It is going to be much more complicated than