New South Wales (NSW) Wine Industry Association president David Lowe shared some interesting thoughts at the Innovative Directions for the Australian Wine Industry conference last week at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga. In a report that
It seems incredulous that a wine industry as young as British Columbia's would want to consider calling itself the New Okanagan, yet the slogan is catching on among a band of youngsters and oldsters up and down the valley. The more you come to learn
Internationally acclaimed wine consultant Alberto Antonini was in town this week to make a rare presentation of wines chosen from his considerable global portfolio. Antonini is nothing if not thoughtful when it comes to the subject of vineyards and wine
Rosé, once considered passé, has regained its popularity in these parts, and we can thank the level-headed Europeans for never giving up on it. While we were busy drinking white zinfandel and its many imitators, they continued to make a bit of rosé,
The BC Liquor Stores website has gonethrough another upgrade or evolution this month (bcliquorstores.com). It is mostlycosmetic, although the basic search engine has been simplified. You can nowquickly search the database from a single box on the front
In the bizzaro world of wine, producers and wineregion representatives come and go through Vancouver and sometimes never meet awine-buying consumer. Their days are filled with meetings and tastings withmonopoly buyers (BCLDB), private retailers, media
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,
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