The wine bloggers are all a-twitter this month after Annette Álvarez-Peters responded to a CNBC inter-viewer's query about whether wine was more special than toilet paper. "I don't think so," said Álvarez-Peters. "People can look at it that way. But
Wild B.C. Spot Prawn season officially got underway Thurs-day, but there will be plenty to celebrate over the next month as chefs around the province embrace a major player from the sustainable fishery as recognized by the David Suzuki Foundation/ Seachoice
A week in Florida can be disconcerting to even the fringe wine buyer. Some wine prices are so low you have to pinch yourself to make sure you are not dreaming. To the undiscerning eye, most of what you encounter appears to be, at least in terms of price,
A cross-section of local vintners were in the city this week, and they came armed with information like statistics and well, words such as phenolics, degree days and vintage variation. Best of all, they brought the first wines of 2011. Annual
The 32nd annual California Wine Fair, the single largest wine tour to cross this country, touches down in Vancouver this week at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre East. An astounding 120 California producers will be at the show representing wineries
Easter arrives Sunday and if, like many families, you use the occasion to gather the clan in a social setting, the focus is most likely to be food and wine. With the two big turkey holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas) behind us, the question is: will
You would think after decades in the market the wines of Alsace would be firmly established in British Columbia wine stores. Yet the category continues to sputter and that's after some considerable help from local sommeliers who often go out of their
Let's see: pen, notebook, iPhone, my recorder app, cam-era, sensible shoes and now sun glasses, swim suit and sun tan lotion. After all these years of trying to convince people tasting wine is tough, plodding, serious work, the Francis Ford Coppola Winery
If you want to know how hot wine is in British Columbia, the latest BCLDB figures for the last 12 months reveal wine sales are a stone's throw from $1 billion. Not bad for a sketchy economy and a stifling work environment where marketing and
The Chileans have come and gone, but not before grabbing the bit between their teeth, so to speak, and running an extra furlong or two at the 34th Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival. Aurelio Montes (Montes Wines), Eduardo Chadwick (Vina Errazuriz), Alvaro
There is little doubt that the Cabernet Sauvignon grape is responsible for some of the biggest (tannic) wines on the planet. Cabernet is the underlying grape theme at this year Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, and I'm betting many attendees
The Playhouse International Wine Festival begins Monday amid speculation surrounding the B.C. government's intentions to divest itself of its warehouse and distribution assets as they pertain to liquor. I stress the word distribution because, as far as
We love value at Gismondi on Wine but we also know that value comes at all price points. Because we taste some three thousand wines a year, record notes and keep track of the scores we have an impressive database from which to choose our favourite value
A significant portion of the international wine world is on its way to North America, and eventually, 175 winery principals will make their way to Vancouver, a week Monday, for the 34th Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. It has me thinking
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