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
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
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,
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,
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
Next time you hear the sound of a cork popping out of a wine bottle, savour it and commit it to memory. A decade from now recreating that sound may only be an answer to a trivia question about pre-21st century wine stoppers. If you think the end of the
Of all the grape varieties grown on this planet few rival well-made, fully ripe pinot noir for its sheer drinking pleasure. Locating the perfect pinot is no easy undertaking. Often it takes more effort than the casual drinker is willingly to expend,
Mixing Chile and France in a wine column may seem odd, but there is a meaningful wine connection between the countries and it dates back to the mid-1800s, just after independence had arrived in Chile. With sovereignty came the need for Chile to set up
It's back to red wine this week and some affordable barbecue picks. The selection is global and in some cases takes you to lesser-known regions where even the best-rated wines are priced at sensible levels. We begin in Italy but not in the trendy north,
With summer officially here this weekend we continue the search for British Columbia white wines that refresh and satisfy. Last week we looked at some early releases from the 2002 vintage and discovered most producers were more than pleased with the
Wineries and marketers would have you believe that every year is a quality year but the vagaries of climate suggest it just isn't so. Vintage variation is a fact of life, especially in marginal northern climates such as the Okanagan Valley. When I think
Wine Spectator columnist Matt Kramer turned the South African wine industry upside down in March when he dared to ask the question, "Why isn't South African wine better?" Kramer suggested the South Africans have failed to calibrate their palates (by
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