Malbec returns to our Top Ten list, and given that more than 75 percent of the world’s plantings are in Argentina, our focus this week is on Argie. The rush for malbec has flooded the marketplace with a lot of labels, some excellent, some commercial.
The challenge of pairing wine and food seems to be one that preoccupies and overwhelms many people needlessly. There is only one key rule to remember: eat and drink what you like. Beyond that, there are a few basic guidelines to help. 1. It
Time flies when you're having this much fun. It's hard to believe that Top Drop Vancouver is into its fifth year now, though with the exceptional lineup of wineries and principals, it's obvious that this little festival of craft has become one of
BC Liquor Stores will celebrate California wines this weekend with a major release of some of the best reds made in the sunshine state. This Saturday at 9:30 a.m., BC Liquor Stores will release a wide selection of wines from the 2014 vintage, thought
It goes without saying that any winery that controls its fruit sources is a winery with all the tools required to make serious wine. Today Okanagan Crush Pad Winery owners Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie moved to secure their fruit sources by adding
The British Columbia wine industry just hit a major home run on the international wine stage and it has nothing to do with gold medals. It’s much bigger than that. Phantom Creek Estates, yet to release a single bottle of wine, has signed a long-term
Consistant with the blooming of colourful cherry blossoms across BC is the flush of local rosés. We've tasted through the first flock of 2017's, and more are popping up weekly. So far I've been very impressed with the high quality of the 2017 wines
It takes a village to raise a wine and it would appear the good burghers of Naramata have finally agreed to lay down some boundaries around their village. Let's hope it gets done soon because there is so much more to do. Here is the official release. For
Taylor, Fonseca and Croft declared a 2016 Vintage Port today in what was probably the worse kept secret in the business. Following months of speculation, and following a long tradition, the declaration was made on St Georges Day, the 23rd April, 2018. Taylor's
Okanagan-based Poplar Grove Winery has named Ingo Grady as Estate Director. A 30-year industry veteran, Grady previously held senior executive roles at Grady Wine Marketing, Mission Hill Family Estate, and Phantom Creek Estates. As Estate Director, he
As you could probably tell by the name, pinot gris and pinot blanc are related. These two whites are both colour mutations of red pinot (oui, that's noir). The pinot noir grape contains ample active anthocyanins, one of the contributors to colour. Pinot
The Symington family officially stated its intention to declare 2016 as Vintage Port year across its acclaimed properties in Portugal’s, Douro Valley. It's only the fourth time the company has issued a vintage declaration since 2000 and its first
There are wine shows, and then there is ProWein. This year’s edition, recently finished, counted 6,870 exhibitors from 64 countries, and over 60,000 trade visitors from 133 countries. For three days every March, Düsseldorf, a small city on
This week the GOW Top Ten returns to the Next World pinot noir category in search of silky, round, inviting pinot to get you through the spring. The list of high potential pinot noir provenance continues to expand in our view including Central Otago,
The red grapes of the Rhone, syrah, grenache, mourvèdre and cinsault, are rightfully widely celebrated for their camaraderie, (Châteauneuf-du-Pape being the ultimate blend) but let’s not underestimate the Rhone’s white grapes,
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