This past week has proven that mother nature sure has a sense of humour. After countless photos posted of spring flowers in bloom on the west coast, we've been hit by a snow / ice / wind storm that left us reaching for bigger, warming, comforting reds.
At GOW we certainly advocate drinking sparkling wine liberally and often. But when the temperatures dip, like this frigid week in BC, I reach for sparkling rosé wines. The added fruit, structure and tannin goes a long way in pairing with bigger
I was glad to have a bit of a pause between Anthony's Top 10 most memorable bottles of 2018, out earlier this month, and releasing my personal list. It's not that I needed more time to think of the top bottles I posted on GOW last year; that's easy. It's
Climate change continued to dominate the business of wine in 2018 and has a lot of people looking farther north and farther south for cooler areas suitable for growing premium wine grapes. Note I use the term “premium” as I should, in the
With so many new wine regions and sub-regions proclaiming the virtues of their terroir and wines daily we wanted to step back from the noise for a bit and look at how older, established wine regions are coping with the 24/7 competition and the change
With so many new wine regions and sub-regions proclaiming the virtues of their special terroir and wines daily we wanted to step back from the noise for a bit and look at how older, established wine regions are coping with worldwide competition and the
Though Champagne has been made for hundreds of years in some form or another, it's really only been in the past decade that we've seen a marked emergence of non-dosé, brut nature, and low-to-zéro dosage styles. Dosage, also known as liqueur
Treve travels the globe to taste wine, and is particularly focused on sparkling wine and Champagne. Earlier this year she presented on Canadian fizz and white wines at ProWein in Germany, and on New World Sparkling Wine at TEXSOM. Last month she was invited
Each week, until mid-December, we are releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at an Italian wine region, filming it through the eyes of the people who are making the wines. In this episode, we visit the Luce della Vite estate and catch up
I'm a self identifying wine geek. I have two cupboards full of glassware (though only use Zaltos), a drawer full of corkscrews (though use a trusty white Pulltap) and five bursting shelves of wine books (latest editions are Dr. Jamie Goode's Flawless;
Big news from Okanagan Crush Pad (OCP) as they have earned a slot in Decanter Magazine’s prestigious year end list of the Most Exciting Wines of 2018, placing in the top 10. In the just released January 2019 issue, Decanter's experts from around
Each week, until mid-December, we are releasing a short film in which we take a closer look at an Italian wine region, filming it through the eyes of the people who are making the wines in them. In this episode, we travelled to the Montalcino region
‘Tis the season for entertaining, often unexpectedly. If you’re on your way to an impromptu gathering with friends, or your home is the site for the festivities, it always pays to have some well-priced, well-liked wines on hand. For some crowds,
In a brief release today Von Mandl Family Estates, founded by Anthony von Mandl, announced it has acquired Road 13 Winery from the Luckhurst Family. The acclaimed south Okanagan winery founded by Pam and Mick Luckhurst is the 2018 National Wine Awards
The BC Wine Authority has today made public the results of the vote conducted earlier this fall regarding the proposal to create a Naramata Bench Sub Geographical Indicator, regulated by the BCWA. The vote was conducted over a 6-week period and required
This week’s top ten recognizes the regionality of BC wine. It’s a concept that, frankly, is taking shape faster in the bottle than on the label, at least from what we see and taste. Until July of this year, there were just five Geographical
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