There's an old saying that goes "you can't take it with you" --unless, of course, your name is Tutankhamen. It seems a special selection of wine was "entombed with the boy king to quench his thirst for all eternity," and it has inspired the folks at the
Today's topic is the incessantly fussy pinot noir. As delicious as great pinot can be it's difficult to grow and even more difficult to turn into wine with finesse and style. Speaking at an international conference on pinot noir in New Zealand, Burgundian
Earlier this year, before the Playhouse wine festival in March, we looked at six merlot labels that were well worth buying and still are. At the time, I mentioned that the once-fashionable red grape had taken a serious hit in popularity thanks to the
After 15 years of serious grape-growing and winemaking in B.C., it might be time to start asking which grapes are going to win a permanent home in local vineyards and which are likely to put us on the world wine map for good. The red grape saga is led
"Think pink" is now the summer mantra in North America. One could argue the "back to pink" movement is now a couple of years old, but change takes time. If you're not sure what the new pink wine is, think blush with some guts. In the "good old days"
The July 31 issue of Wine Spectator bestows a huge bouquet of confidence on the Okanagan Valley wine community. "Canada Finds Its Napa North -- British Columbia's emerging Okanagan Valley has the makings of a serious wine region" is the headline on the
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
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
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
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
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
It used to be that Australia was the home of shiraz and France was the home of syrah, but simply put, the two grape names are now interchangeable in the minds of drinkers who clearly like the big flavours and soft textures of the grape regardless of its
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