The Rhone Valley is on a roll. Since 1998 the French appellation has experienced a string of superlative harvests that most other regions can only dream of. Couple that with affordable prices, particularly for wines from the south of the valley,
In the valleys of Mosel-Saar-Ruwer persistent rain throughout the 2002 vintage drove the winegrowers to distraction! There was hardly a day in which they did not have to look at the sky to anticipate the rare interludes between the showers when they could
A quick scan of champagne prices in B.C. reveals order has finally returned to a category that's been in chaos since millennium madness set in. After 18 months of sales and markdowns in government stores, prices have returned to more normal, dizzying,
Holiday entertaining sits atop just about everyone's agenda, and if you're planning to stock your wine cellar for use during the next month, the time to shop is now. There's but one theme that links today's selections: they're tasty wines that won't destroy
Do you dream of firm, lean, hard-bodied wines with dry, tannic, earthy/tobacco aromas and flavours? Or do you prefer voluptuous, round, balanced wines with ripe, black cherry fruit and smoky/gamey, plum and licorice aromas wrapped in a spicy, toasted-vanilla
The pairing of New World and Old World wineries is, historically, the most talked about joint ventures in the wine business. The theory being each side can contribute something different to the mix. On a basic level, that usually means fruit
Quality sums up the 2002 Washington state wine grape harvest, which concluded last week. Final numbers reached 109,750 tons, a nine percent increase from the 2001 - 100,000 ton crush. Winemakers state-wide attribute the quality crop to lower yields per
The results of last week's Canadian Wine Awards revealed what many of us who cover Canadian wines already know, that B.C. wine continues to improve each year and that in any national showdown to determine who's making Canada's best wine, Okanagan producers
I caught up with Lamberto Frescobaldi recently in Calgary where he hosted lunch at La Chaumiere Restaurant for a select group of Alberta private wine shop owners. Frescobaldi spoke to a number of new releases and led the group through a tasting of
"The 2002 vintage has been unusual and challenging, requiring a lot of creativity from our vineyard and winemaking teams," said Genevieve Janssens, Director of Winemaking. "Tim Mondavi and I are very impressed with the resulting wines. They are
Covey Run Winery November 1, 2002 Periodically over the last several weeks, Covey Run winemaker Kerry Norton has provided updates on Harvest 2002 in Washington. This is his final report. Is it winter where you are? It sure feels like winter
We have some very exciting last-minute news about our 2002 vintage. Several days of strong warm southerly winds have allowed us to harvest (just in the past 3 days) some of our best Gewurztraminer on record. Our top vineyards in the Grand Crû
It seems there's never enough time to prepare for the holidays, and as much as I hate to even suggest starting now, it may be wise to put away some bottles of "entertaining wines" while you still have the time and money. Although we intend to
The preliminary harvest report is in from Inniskillin Okanagan, and General Manager and Winemaker Sandor Mayer indicating the 2002 vintage has all the makings of a great vintage for both red and white wines. An early spring bloom, combined with a warm
Now that the 2002 harvest has been completed in Somontano, it is clear that grape volumes are ten percent lower than originally anticipated. If we were to describe this harvest in just one word, it would be "complex". The rain made the optimal
Friday, October 25, 2002 The who's who of the B.C. wine community is expected in Victoria on Nov. 7 for the presentation ceremonies of the second Canadian Wine Awards. The awards, developed by Wine Access magazine and sponsored
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