When we first spoke to Chris Turyk, the Unsworth Vineyards' Director of Marketing, about telling the winery's story, he was adamant the video should also be about the people and culture of the Cowichan Valley. We noted a unique rhythm and set of values
Syrah is responsible for some of the most exciting wines in Canada, and that’s reflected in this year’s results, with four platinum and 14 gold medals. The Syrah flights are a joy to taste, not just because of the incredible highs but also
There’s no need to rush summer. It’s not even the middle of August so ignore those back-to-school sales, even if it’s the most wonderful time of the year. To help stave off the inevitable, we suggest a good old-fashioned barbecue, complete
A recent trip to Spain allowed me to discover some locally made cheeses, and one, in particular, stood out. It’s made by Quesos & Besos, a family-run business located at the eastern end of the southern Sierra Morena mountain range in Andalusia. Milk
Top Ten - Our current favourite Canadian cheeses. Origin: Canada of course! Milk Type: Cow, goat, and sheep. It’s time for the National Wine Awards of Canada, and we’ll be thinking about the best of the best from Canada’s
The GOW team reports from the floor of the 22nd annual National Wine Awards of Canada, taking place this year, June 19 - 24, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. TREVE: It's day 3 of NWAC22, and my dream team panel (Michael Godel and Brent Muller) has just
It's think pink, drink pink season. Rosé wines reach from bone dry and savoury, to sparkling and celebratory, and through to sweet and sultry. Just as pink is the halfway hue between white and red on the colour spectrum, drinking pink offers up
We know California is full of cool kids, but it's hard to know it's full of cool wines from our seats up in BC. Cool climate wines that is. Many winemakers and winegrowers are entirely on board with the international trend towards fresher, lighter, lower-throttle
It's year 43 for the Vancouver International Wine Festival, and while the show has been pared down as the wine industry returns from the pandemic, over 100 wineries are pouring 500 wines in the room. This week's expanded Top Ten highlights wines, wineries
It’s great to focus on wine-friendly cheeses occasionally, and what better reason than the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Of course, I’m a firm believer in pairing however you like, but personally, I have a few things I always look
After a two-year interruption, the California Wine Fair returned to Vancouver on April 25th. Sustainability was front and centre, with the focus on the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program. 80 percent of California wine is now certified
Thankfully, we no longer have to dream of California, with many of us back flying to wineries in the Golden State and around the world. Locally, the California Wine Fair has returned to Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal for the first time since 2019. There's
2022 was an exceptional year at Catena Zapata from every possible qualitative standpoint. Throughout Mendoza, both in the Primera Zona (closer to Mendoza city) and the Uco Valley, the wines have optimal acidity, great concentration and ripeness of polyphenols,
The modern story of Chappellet began in 1967 when Donn and Molly Chappellet put their faith in the advice of legendary winemaker André Tchelistcheff who said he could make even better wines if he could get more grapes from the hills of Napa. So,
In 1996 after years of searching, Betty O'Shaughnessy began what today is O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery with the purchase of vineyards in Oakville. Soon thereafter she acquired vineyards on Howell Mountain, Mt. Veeder, and all three locations are at heart
Tablas Creek was developed by two families, the Perrin family, the proprietors of Château de Beaucastel, and the Haas family. The vision and belief were, that the Rhône varieties grown at Beaucastel in Chateauneuf-du-pape could thrive in California,
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