The third Thursday of every November is when humble gamay is on display. Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivée! This unique annual event is when many folks around the globe get their only taste of gamay for the year. And sadly, it's the baby-fresh
More big news out the Okanagan Valley with word that Phantom Creek has acquired 63-acres (25.49 hectares) of vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench in British Columbia’s south Okanagan Valley. The vineyard, established in 2004 by Chris and Betty Jentsch,
The cheese world is changing just as quickly as the other facets of our life. New cheeses are introduced all the time, and sadly, some cheeses fall by the wayside. Many traditional cheeses are made in a painstaking manner that requires a lot of labour
The 20 kilometer-long Naramata Bench begins at Penticton, British Columbia, and runs north along the east side bluffs above Okanagan Lake. The narrow strip of precious vineland sits in the center of B.C.'s largest wine region, the Okanagan Valley. The
Five small BC wineries have been granted permission to bring their concerns to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the interprovincial shipping of liquor. The Supreme Court will hear the case in early December 2017. R. v. Comeau is the first
Italian Wine Scholar Unit 1, Northern Italy at Victoria and Vancouver, Two Cities, Same Dates. The most advanced and comprehensive program specializing in Italy, the #1 wine exporting and producing country in the world. As with French Wine Scholar,
VANCOUVER (October 18, 2017) – The BEST OF FOOD AND WINE radio show, featuring popular Vancouver-based hosts Anthony Gismondi and Kasey Wilson, has been added to six Bell Media radio stations across British Columbia. Listeners can
The recent wildfires in California and the staggering damage inflicted on life and property, which happened with such speed, gave many of us in British Columbia pause even after experiencing our own record season of flames that burned 900,000 hectares
Is Canadian riesling our nation's ringer? It's certainly one of the leading contenders. For many of us, our first enjoyable wine in youth was most likely a sweeter white, juicy and bright, friendly, and with low to medium alcohol (my first wine foray
There are a few long-lived misconceptions in the wine world that seem harder to eradicate than leaf-roll virus. "All riesling is sweet", is one of these untruths. More than 90 percent of the wine consumed in Germany today is dry (trocken). Unfortunately,
Despite Mother Nature challenging Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Solano and Lake Counties in unimaginable ways, the tragic wildfires of the past 10 days have demonstrated the spirit of strength and resilience of these communities. Across the North Coast
We are so lucky. You, us: we have the privilege to taste, talk, explore and enjoy wine in our lives. This Thanksgiving weekend we hope that you spare a moment to consider how lucky we all are, and share a glass of wine in gratitude with family and friends. Thanksgiving
Merlot is like a hug. Plush, plummy, welcoming, even when it's a firm bear hug. Unlike structural cabernet sauvignon, or standoffish pinot noir, or broody syrah, merlot has remained one of the most popular red wines on the globe due to its accessible
Where do we go, which wineries do we visit, how do we get in and a million other questions come our way every day about touring the Okanagan Valley. For answers, we thought we would start by asking an expert to find out first-hand what it's like to
There’s little doubt winemaker Jason Parkes marches to the beat of his own drum but then so does the off-beat, tattooed, back-of-the-house Hatch team who don’t look anything like your typical assistant winemakers. From the day it opened, the
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