Two highly respected B.C. producers are the focus of this week's column: Tinhorn Creek and Mission Hill are each planning to entertain visitors with more than wine this summer if they make the trek to the Okanagan. Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery, the yellow
As I tasted today's summer sippers hail and snow were falling in parts of the province and overnight temperatures were plunging near zero. Let's hope last weekend was an aberration because it's time for everyone to start thinking about lighter, more carefree
You get plenty of feedback from readers when you write a wine column. Some of my favourites include: "You look younger than your picture." Or "you are much better looking in person," or how about, "you are not what I was expecting at all." Most of what
Screwcap wine bottles are here to stay despite their scarcity in British Columbia wine stores. The closure that was once associated with cheap jug wine has come full circle in some regions and leading the rush are New Zealand producers. It's not difficult
Eight B.C wineries were recipients of the first annual Lieutenant-Governor's Awards of Excellence announced last week at Government House in Victoria. The awards -- championed by Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo -- will be used as a buying guide to help stock
It's back to new listings this week and a look at several releases available in selected government stores where wine is still considered important. Given the uncertainty surrounding privatization it's difficult to know how much longer wine will be an
There's little doubt in this taster's mind that the world's greatest sweet wines come out of Bordeaux's celebrated Sauternes appellation and more specifically from grapes infected with botrytis cinerea -- a mould the French affectionately call la pourriture
The international wine world has come and gone for another year but not before most participants declared the 25th Playhouse festival a resounding success. If there was a black cloud at the festival last month it's the concern visiting international suppliers
There's no simple way to explain the convoluted musings of Bonny Doon proprietor Randall Grahm, but they are easily the most entertaining in the business. If you have the time and the inclination you'll find the key to Grahm's inner thoughts at www.bonnydoonvineyard.com The
There's little doubt the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival has played an integral part in making our city a destination everyone in the wine business wants to visit. In fact, if the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler Olympic bid committee
It's back to Italy this week for a quick look at the wines of Veneto's Tommasi Viticoltori before the sky-rocketing Euro pushes Italian and French wines back to the bottom shelf. Many European Union suppliers have been asking for more loonies this spring
Twenty-five years after the first Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, it looks like the 2003 edition will finally be the cross-cultural event it should be.You might think a week-long of celebration of the grape with 48 individual components
It's amazing what a wine glut and a little adversity can do for a wine show. The 23rd annual California Wine Fair Tour stops at the Westin Bayshore Hotel on Tuesday, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and, judging by the quality of wines and the number of participants,
The white-wine fix from last week's column is sure to have some readers squirming for a glass of red, and with today's picks that's exactly what's on the menu. Just how fixated on red wine have consumers become? You see people drinking it all
You may consider white wine to be the perfect seafood accompaniment, but have you ever considered using it as a natural defence against bacteria? Mark Daeschel, an Oregon State University food scientist and microbial safety specialist, along
I'm not sure what to make of the news that rock superstar Sting has bought a 180-hectare farm adjacent to his Tuscan recording studio some 25 km south of Florence, but it can't be good for already inflated Chianti prices. Certainly more recognition isn't
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