As the restaurant industry resets, amid economic belt tightening and the advent of hospitality AI and wine rating apps, are sommeliers really needed anymore? First, a look at the market forces that put the sommelier profession at risk. It has been widely
Allison Spurrell has been in the retail cheese industry since 1987, when she and her mother, Alice Spurrell, founded the award-winning Vancouver cheese shop Les Amis du Fromage. Allison shares her formidable cheese knowledge with our avid newsletter followers
This month's top ten highlights the most exciting sparkling wines that the GOW team have tasted so far this year. We've tried to highlight a range of regions, styles, and price points to match any occasion. 93/100Champagne Pierre Gimonnet &
Terralux Estate Winery is still under construction, and it hopes to add to British Columbia’s growing number of impressive winery facilities by the fall of 2024. The winery and its estate vineyard sit in the northern shadows of Mt Boucherie and
British Columbia wine regions are currently broken up into nine Geographical Indications similar to appellations used in other countries. These G.I.s are determined by analyzing similar soils, climate, annual weather, etc. The Okanagan Valley G.I. is
Valle de Aconcagua is a region—or, more accurately, subregion—of contradictions. It is part of the larger Aconcagua regional DO, one of only six in Chile. Although Valle de Aconcagua is by far the smallest of its three subregions, it
Allison Spurrell has been in the retail cheese industry since 1987, when she founded the award-winning Vancouver cheese shop Les Amis du Fromage with her mother, Alice Spurrell. Each month, Allison shares her formidable cheese knowledge with our avid
We spoke with Master of Wine Gillian Ballance at the Vancouver International Wine Festival about Castello di Gabbiano, Chianti Classico, and the success of the Gran Selezione designation. Further viewing: Our visit to Castello di Gabbiano featuring
When we have done group cheese tastings in the past, one of the questions that comes up the most often is how to preserve and care for cheese. That is an excellent question because cheese is a pricey item, and it's a shame to waste cheese by not protecting
Spring has sprung, at least here on the south coast where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the honeybees are on the hunt. Our palates too are seeking out spring flavours: lighter, fresher whites to enjoy with spring produce and warm sunshine.
BC wine has never been so well covered globally since people started using the word “catastrophic” to refer to a recent January deep freeze that hit the Okanagan Valley. We've posted two BC Food & Wine Radio interviews asking for a more
The Vancouver International Wine Festival turns 45 next week. If you traditionally define generations as the time between the birth of parents and their offspring, the annual festival of the grape is moving into its third generation. You could tag it
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is only a few days away, as are 71 Italian wineries, one of the largest single-country contingents in the history of the 45-year-old event. Many Italian wines today can trace a part of their lineage back to Roman
Italy is this year's featured country at the 45th Vancouver International Wine Festival, from Piedmont to Puglia and the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic Sea. It is time to get excited about the theme country before you arrive at the festival or even afterwards
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