The wine year has all but run its course, in both hemispheres, but not before effecting significant change. Today we look back at a number of developments that took place in 2005, which will undoubtedly affect what you drink in 2006. Traditionalists
In response to last year's column on turkey wines, I'm issuing my picks earlier this year so you can do some hunting and locate one or two of the wines before the big dinner. It bears repeating for all you bird roasters that, with the exception
When it comes to gift-giving ,they say "it's the thought that counts." The problem is, all those thoughts that count do not leave us with a lot of time to get the gift. To help you get started we break from our holiday wine guide for entertaining and
When you're invited to dinner this holiday season, the mini pack of domestic liqueurs parked next to the cash register just won't cut it as a hostess gift. Hostess gifts are not obligatory, nor is the host or hostess expecting you'll arrive bearing
Not a day goes by without someone asking me why he or she has difficulty finding our wine picks in their local liquor store. The short answer is there isn't enough wine in the system to cope with the flood of requests. Just keep in mind the wine is generally
There is a little more than six weeks to go in 2005 but I am already sure my nomination for wine country of the year is Spain. The numbers are small (so small that the government lumps Portugal's tiny sales in with Spain) but, at just over $11 million
I never thought I would feel sorry for merlot, given the many forgettable bottles that have crossed my desk, but the movie Sideways has me reconsidering my attitude. Sideways is long gone from theatres but the scenic romp through Santa Barbara
Wine buyers may want to buy a lottery ticket this week given the fortuitous alignment of the Canadian Wine Awards, B.C.'s impressive showing and today's B.C. Liquor Stores special release of VQA wines. In all, 26 VQA labels seldom seen outside of the
The world may have gone mad for red wine but do you really think cabernet sauvignon with mussels is the way to go? Merlot with a Cobb salad does not do it for me, nor does halibut with shiraz, yet everywhere I look consumers are drinking red wine with
Nothing but new releases this week and, conveniently, they fall under the October New Introduction Program in participating government liquor stores, which should make finding them a breeze. New wines are the lifeblood of any wine shop, although I am
The biggest story in Canadian wine is set to play out in the days and weeks to come as Canada's largest wine company, Vincor International Inc., a company that has dined on a number of its competitors over the years, is about to become someone else's
Australian Wine Experience returns to Vancouver's historic Gastown neighbourhood Oct. 4 with some 250 wines to sample. The stand-up, walk-about tasting that takes place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Storyeum, 151 Cordova in Gastown, has become an important
By the time you read this, fall will have officially arrived and my desk should be cleared off. But for now I am desperately trying to remove months of press releases and other assorted notes to meet a self-imposed deadline to find my desktop (the physical
I've come to the conclusions that the two largest impediments to enjoying wine as it affects most consumers is the quality of the corkscrew they own and the shape of the glass they are using when they drink wine. I say this now after travelling all summer,
Free trade has never been a phrase used to describe the convoluted business of selling liquor in Canada and as a result the provincial liquor monopolies, with the exception of Alberta's open market, rule the roost. Two weeks of traveling across southern
Local wine distributors were anticipating the colour of chic to be pink this summer. Unfortunately, the Vancouver port shutdown trapped much of that enthusiasm inside containers instead of where it looks best ― on city patios. Interest in rosé
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