I was in California just over a year ago, though it feels like a different lifetime now. A lot has changed since then, and I’m not just talking about COVID-19. It was a devastating year of wildfires, the worst on record in the state, claiming 33
Frédéric Chaudière is a regular visitor to the west coast. It's always a pleasure to taste his wines, which have become ambassadors for the fast-growing quality and reputation of the Ventoux. Château Pesquié has been
What do Champagne, Chablis, Toscana, Bourgogne, Jerez, Alsace, Paso Robles, Niagara Valley, Saint-Émilion, Côtes du Rhône, Coonawarra, Apulia, and Nemea all have in common? These diverse wine regions, and many others, all have
Phantom Creek Estates, a premier wine destination in the Okanagan Valley, announces winemaker Francis Hutt is returning to his native New Zealand for personal reasons. During his two years of impactful contributions, Hutt executed the 2019 vintage at
It's always a good idea to think about where your wine came from. Including whom it came from. In light of International Women's Day, March 8, 2021, we highlight an expanded Top 10 list of wines made by women winemakers that have inspired us at
Here's a list of our Real Wines, as designated by the GOW team for January and February. Real wines are scored like any other wines at GOW, but they have something more to say to us as tasters with long memory banks. They represent a small elite group
It seems that some Vitis vinifera vines are more firmly rooted than others. Nebbiolo, for example, is notoriously self-centred, thriving almost exclusively in its home patch of Piemonte in Northern Italy. Its name evokes the region's foothills
2020 will be remembered as a growing season of opposites, in which rain followed sun and cold followed warmth. Combined with the specific features of the regions, this called for a great deal of intuition and patience from winegrowers. And they
Canada only just finished its 2020 vintage over the past month after successful icewine harvests on both sides of the country. Even though the frozen grapes were harvested in 2021, they are still classified as part of the 2020 vintage. Anthony caught
When it comes to BC wine, there’s no shortage of reasons to order directly from the producer. Most wineries now have online stores that make it easy and convenient to get wine delivered to your door. That said, in a few cases I gave up trying.
Though Valentine’s Day is divisive, it’s easy to forever admit your unabashed love for Rosé. Even more so for sparkling rosé! What’s not to love? Rosé wines reach from bone dry and savoury, to sparkling and
Though Valentine’s Day is divisive, it’s easy to forever admit your unabashed love for Rosé. What’s not to love? Rosé wines reach from bone dry and savoury, to sparkling and celebratory, and through to sweet and sultry.
There’s a lot of value to be found in BC when it comes to white wines. So much so that we had enough to split the list into two parts. We decided to organize the lists by classic grapes, and those you'll find in Part 1 here, and this
30th generation winemaker and president of Marchesi Frescobaldi recounts the conditions and results of 2015, 2016 and 2017 growing seasons at his Luce della Vite estate in Brunello di Montalcino. He tells us which one he will be keeping all to
There’s a lot of value to be found in BC when it comes to white wines. So much so that we had enough to split the list into two parts, the second part will run next week. We decided to organize the lists by classic grapes, and another with grapes
I am a fan of joint ventures that bring interesting wine people together from different cultures with different ideas. It was Luce's genesis, a Super Tuscan red involving two prominent wine families: the Old World Frescobaldi family of Florence and the
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