Blue cheese fans are everywhere and none are more passionate than those who love to imbibe in Bleu des Basques. Origin: The village of Macaye, near Espelette at the foot of the French Pyerénées Milk Type: Pasteurized sheep milk collected
Would it surprise you to learn that awarding platinum medals is a delightfully effortless part of wine competition judging? It goes without saying that platinum medals are highly coveted and scarce. They’re only given to truly outstanding wines
Richter Bai, founder of Phantom Creek Estates, a highly anticipated new winery located on the Black Sage Bench of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, is pleased to announce the appointment of Santiago Cilley as chief executive officer and Francis Hutt
This week we look at a personal favourite, especially in the summer, when it works so well with fresh, hand-picked tomatoes. Cheese Name: Mozzarella di Bufala Origin: Campania, Italy originally, although other versions are made in Canada as well as
Frédéric Chaudière returned to Vancouver last week to promote his Château Pesquie wines from the Ventoux, Rhone Valley Vineyards. He was last in the city during the 2019 Vancouver International Wine Festival and will return
Gismondi on Wine is expanding. This month we welcome two new contributors to help us better cover the world of wine. Increased travel, a burgeoning local scene, and as many of you know, an almost incomprehensible retail market has caused us to widen our
Mississauga, ON (July 9th, 2019) – Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. (AWC) announced today they had closed a deal to acquire Culmina Family Estate Winery a premium boutique winery, founded in 2007 by Don and Elaine Triggs. Culmina
If any grape has the right to claim an identity crisis, it’s pinot gris. This white wine grape is actually a mutation clone of the black pinot noir grape. The grape’s skin colour varies wildly, sometimes even within the same bunch. Gris,
Thank you, Rioja. Thank you for 150+ years of history and evolution and for collectively insisting on higher quality under recent wine law tweaks and for being steadfast in your identity, but mostly for giving us wonderful bright and burnished wines to
It’s that time of year again when some of the most interesting winemakers from around the world gather in Vancouver for Top Drop. Now in its sixth year, the little indie festival that could, has, and big time, expanding last year to Calgary, and
Rosé wines reach from bone dry and elegant, to sparkling and celebratory, and through to sweet and sultry. Just as pink is the half way hue between white and red on the colour spectrum, drinking pink offers up the best of both in the wine worlds.
One of the topics we're always getting asked about is food and wine pairings. These queries come in especially fast and furious around holidays, like Easter. "What do you pair with ham / salmon / turkey / brunch... " I always say the same, simple thing:
Malbec has risen at a comet-like rate the past thirty years, propelled into superstardom by Argentina’s thriving exports. Tucked against or astride the sunbaked Andes, the grape typically showcases full-bodied, intense fruit-forward flavours of
Climate change is a hot button topic worldwide and, as you might have guessed, also in the wine business, which is essentially farm-based and at the front lines. We reported in The Vancouver Sun on an important announcement made last month in response
As is the custom, before the current Vancouver International Wine Festival bids farewell to the current theme region, festival chairman Harry Hertscheg announces the upcoming theme region, and in 2020 it will be France. We are thrilled. France is
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