Several bits and pieces today, beginning with a tale of two wine companies. Less than three weeks ago I was extolling the virtues of New Zealand owned and operated Kim Crawford Wines, a producer known world- wide for its use of screwcaps and more to the
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
The Okanagan's most promising new winery might never have been built if Josef Zuppiger's sons had cared for dairy farming in northern Alberta. A loss for milk drinkers is a gain for the rest of us. On May 31, the Zuppiger family formally opens its Arrowleaf
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
British Columbia's Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo announced on May 13 that Harry McWatters would join 13 others to receive the Order of British Columbia, the province's highest award for outstanding achievement. Summerland resident Harry McWatters
It was February 20, 1962 when astronaut John Glen piloted the "Friendship 7" spacecraft on the first, US manned mission completing a successful three-orbit tour around the earth. Four years later in a seemingly unrelated event the Robert Mondavi Winery
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
Tiger Blue is a firm, but not hard blue cheese. The blue is scattered throughout so that the flavour is blue, but with the wonderful richness of cream. There is no sharpness, but a well balanced blue flavour with a slight acidity and saltiness
You can add another new winery to your south Okanagan touring map. Nk'Mip (pronounced "inkameep") Cellars officially opened for business on September 14, 2002 and is North America's first aboriginal owned and operated winery. The winery is a joint venture
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
Australian Wine Appreciation Society The AWAS held its first tasting in 1983 making the 2003 season its 20th anniversary. The Society boasts over 200 members who regularly attend tastings organized from September to June. A tasting or wine dinner
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
Calera Wine Company is experimenting with screw cap closures for its Mt. Harlan Viognier, a wine regarded by many critics as a benchmark for the varietal in California. The winery bottled approximately half of its 2002 Viognier production, 1070
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
Last winter was cold and rainy in Chile's wine country. Rainfall was almost double the normal amount as evidence by figures for the Maipo Valley where the average annual rainfall of 300 millimetres hit 600 mm in the winter of 2002 and those numbers could
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
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