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
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
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
In wine, moderation and mindfulness is key, as is education, and exploration. Instead of strident resolutions you won’t stick to this January, resolve to drink better. Pay attention one glass of honest, authentic, interesting wine with dinner rather
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is returning February 24th with Italy as its focus. We find out what to expect and what is so exciting about Italian wines today from the festival's keynote speaker, writer and educator, Filippo Bartolotta, joining
We are once again pleased to give our readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the now sold out PICA Kitchen Party 12:00pm -2:00pm, Sunday, March 3, 2024, the final event at this year's Vancouver International Wine Festival. Attendees taste
At the start of the new year, lots of us are looking at our habits and trying to get a handle on our finances. January always seems like a good time to reevaluate your purchases. It is the time of year I encourage my partner Joe to drink some wine we
The Penfolds Collection in 2023 was already destined for greatness, given its base is the widely admired 2021 vintage, and now that it is in bottle, it surely is the best set of wines we have seen from Penfolds ever. I love it when the weather conspires
When Mike and Nicole Dowell finally decided to become farmers, orchards were the plan until they tasted the chardonnay from a vineyard perched between rocky slopes and the Similkameen River. The site was a section of the Mariposa Farm, British Columbia's
This year's Sparkling Report is a solid snapshot of bubbles worldwide, with 140 wines from outside Champagne tasted, from 18 countries and across a few dozen distinct wine regions. Globally, wine consumption is in decline due to the struggling economy
The bubble hasn’t exactly burst for Champagne, but it’s certainly lost some pressure this year. After two years of record growth and barren shelves, Champagne sales and exports have fallen in 2023, pinched by global inflation and grappling
The holiday season is upon us, and that's as good a reason as any to open a bottle of champagne. When I was ten, I was told by a champagne producer that every day was a good day for champagne, and that left an impression on me. I agree with him,
We met with Arianna Carafoli, Bottega's Export Manager, in the middle of the Vancouver International Wine Festival earlier this year for a quick update on the Bottega Prosecco lineup. Bottega is a fascinating story of drive and determination led by owner
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