The wine business is full of the arcane and the unrelated, which is probably why wine is so appealing to such a broad spectrum of drinkers. This week, we look at several unrelated events that make the wine world go around ... incessantly. Let's
People who grow grapes, a.k.a. viticulturalists, do not get a lot of media exposure. Although in fairness to most, they are not the type who seek the limelight. It is my experience that grape growers are happiest in the vineyard where they seem oblivious
This week Canucks forward Henrik Sedin made a kicking motion in front of the net and while his skate was never seen contacting the puck before it squirted into the net, as it often does when butterfly goaltenders squeeze their legs together, the goal
Malbec will take to the streets of the world April 17 to celebrate ... itself. The powers that be in Argentine wine have organized some 70 events (in 60 cities and 45 countries) to pay tribute to its flagship grape that first arrived in South America
The international wine and spirits community were in Germany this week attending ProWein, one of the biggest trade shows on the planet. More than 40,000 visitors passed through the doors, and on the eve of the big show the German Wine Institute (DWI)
The sound of a cork being pulled from a wine bottle is often described as the most romantic moment in wine. I would maintain the sound of clinking bottles being stored or pulled from a wine cellar, of any size or description, is far more romantic and
How important is back label information to you when you purchase a bottle of wine? Quite a lot, according to professors at California Polytechnic State University. The researchers also looked at the kind of information consumers want on the back
It's over. You can hear the sighs of relief across the city. It's not that we don't like the Vancouver International Wine Festival, it's just that it takes up a lot of time and energy and when it's done, well, there is a sense of relief among distributors,
By the time you read this, Vancouver International Wine Festival organizers will have announced France, or to be more precise, its many wine regions to be the theme of the 2014 festival. Talk about a difference in wine philosophy. Local wine
The 35th Vancouver International Wine Festival (née Playhouse) is fast approaching and it suddenly occurred to me that a good portion of those attending may not have been born when the first Playhouse Festival took place back in 1979. Famed
Should British Columbia have a signature wine varietal? Of course not, but some 350 attendees were not going to let a poorly chosen phrase or two get in the way of a lively debate that took place last Friday night in the bowels of the Vancouver Public
Sustainability has been a hot-button issue for consumers in the food and wine business for more than a decade now, and as we prepare to welcome the wine world to the upcoming Vancouver International Wine Festival in late February it seems appropriate
A month out from the Vancouver International Wine Festival, we begin our preview of some of the themes and questions likely to present themselves when the giant grape fest kicks off on Monday, Feb . 25. We begin with California, the theme region
Bits and pieces to start 2013 beginning with that age-old question, where have all the years gone? To be more precise, what happened to all the vintages at www.bcldb.com? Whose idea was it to stop publishing the year or vintage date for most
Whenever I'm lucky enough to be in Italy, I take my watch off. It's not so much that time stands still but rather that it moves at its own pace and that rarely includes 60 beats per minute. Italians can be gregarious talkers and use a whirlwind of gestures
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