As early as February, the weather conditions in Chablis were already exceptionally dry and sunny which accelerated the vegetative cycle. As a result, the early April frosts (-8°), which normally cause little damage to the vineyards, had quite severe
Snobbery, poor marketing stunts Argentine growth After 25 years spent tasting wine and nearly two decades writing about the subject, I don't expend a great deal of effort looking for inexpensive wine that tastes great. If it comes my way it is always
British Columbia wineries once again distinguished themselves on a national stage last week when the results of Wine Access magazine's 2003 Canadian Wine Awards were released. In fact, for the second year in a row, British Columbia vintners ran away
2003 Canadian Wine Awards - Results I'm not sure what to make of the 2003 Canadian Wine Awards results aside from the obvious that for the moment most of Canada's best wine is coming out of the Okanagan Valley. Although the tasting was designed to celebrate
There was a time when exploring Sonoma County wine country was an afterthought -- as in a morning or an afternoon outing tacked on to a primary itinerary that featured Napa Valley. Now, with almost 50,000 acres of vineyards and more than 150 wineries,
During this holiday season Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates is partnering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada to make the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses become a bit more possible, bringing hope, and joy during a time of great need. With
Kelowna, British Columbia.... Ben Stewart and the Stewart Family, Proprietors of Quails' Gate Estate Winery are pleased to announce the appointment of a new winemaker, Grant Stanley. Grant, who was the Assistant Winemaker at Ata Rangi Limited in New
TINHORN CREEK VINEYARDS IS THE FIRST IN CANADA TO USE STELVIN CLOSURES Oliver, BC.... Tinhorn Creek Vineyards has announced it will use Stelvin (twist-off) closures on its new super-merlot expected to be released under the Oldfield Collection label.
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
Vacherin is produced in the autumn when the cows are not giving as much milk as is needed for the larger mountain cheeses. Vacherin that we receive here is made in a round weighing approximately 500 grams or about one pound. This is brine washed
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
At this year's International Wine Challenge, the world's biggest competition, the panel of expert tasters found that nearly one in 20 - 4.9% - of the 11,033 corks pulled from bottles had spoiled or flattened the flavour of the wine they were supposed
98/100 Penfolds Shiraz Grange 1998South Australia, AustraliaWhat does one say about the 1998 Grange that hasn't already been said. The '98 Grange is serious juice and is not to be missed by the committed collector. It is a big, plummy red that has dense,
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
B.C. wineries never ask for rain after the middle of August, but the same fine, dry weather that has Okanagan wine growers quietly optimistic about the 2003 harvest was a key contributor to the tinder-dry landscape that is fuelling forest fires throughout
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