In a giant-size deal Vancouver-based Select Wine Merchants has reached into the heart of Ontario and purchased Lifford Wines & Spirits. The acquisition brings several outstanding producers into the Select fold and should improve the reach and distribution
Cheese Name: Magie de Madawaska Origin: Made in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Quebec at the Fromagerie le Détour. This cheesemaker makes a variety of cheeses in cow, sheep, and goat’s milk, including the much loved and lauded Grey Owl. Milk
This year, Jean-Claude Mas celebrates 20 years since he launched Les Domaines Paul Mas, the winery he named after his father. That it is 2020 adds a certain symmetry to the celebrations. After two decades of experience building a global wine company,
We had the opportunity to meet with California winemaker David Coventry of Talbott Vineyards at the 2019 Vancouver International Wine Festival. In this short video, we ask the Monterey County native for an overview of the Monterey AVA and the current
What was your wine resolution? We don't believe in Dry January, but are fans of the New Year's resolution to expand your wine vocabulary. There are thousands of grapes out there, from dozens of countries, and the ever-expanding exploration is what keeps
During a visit to Vancouver last year, we met with charismatic winegrower, husband, father and proud Argentine José Alberto Zuccardi. Over the years, the Zuccardi Winery, first founded in 1963, has morphed onto several fronts involving all of José
We asked Allison for a New Year's Eve cheese selection, and she wisely makes a distinction between what she would recommend before dinner and what she would pick after the meal. Milk Type: Cow, goat, and sheep Style: Assorted cheese to pair with bubbly Description: There
The holidays are certainly a time for special foods and traditions, but many people have given up big desserts after holiday meals. Welcome the cheese plate as a bridge to finish off the dinner wines and continue lingering conversations. Milk Type: Assorted,
Before there was Taittinger, there was Forest-Fourneaux, and before that, a man named Jacques Fourneaux. In 1734, Fourneaux collaborated with local Benedictine monks to learn how to produce still and sparkling wines. It was Jacques’ great-grandson
When you’ve built your reputation, identity, brand, history, and legacy on producing cool climate wines, what do you do when your climate starts warming? According to Philippe Wibrotte, public relations director for the Comité Interprofessionnel
That's a lot of bubbles. Looking back at the list of sparkling wines tasted, outside of Champagne, for GOW this year, I’m very encouraged. Yes, we popped a lot of corks (and crown caps), as has the rest of the world. Sparkling wine is trending upwards
Alberto Arizu joined us in early September for an evening of food, wine and conversation at Vij's Restaurant in Vancouver. Arizu is the CEO of Bodega Luigi Bosca and a fourth-generation family member whose legacy dates back to 1901 when Arizu's great
Two days in Beaujolais earlier this fall proved rewarding as a 101 refresher of the famous French appellation, and an opportunity to get reacquainted with the beautiful stretch of wine country terroir while tasting the first wine of the year at Georges
Kaltbach is known as a cold river cheese because it is aged in caves whose terrain is a lot like a cold river. Cheese Name: Kaltbach Alpine Extra Origin: Switzerland Milk Type: Raw cow’s milk Style: Firm mountain cheese Description: The
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