Never pass up an opportunity to taste. That's my rule. After my recent flight to London was delayed due to an aircraft change, my exit row seat was swapped out for middle, back of plane - not ideal for an overnight 9.5 hour flight. The new, smaller plane
In typical John Schriener style, ‘Icon” is inclusive, hence nearly 100 wines made the cut. I would have preferred a list of 15 or 20 but I have no qualms with most of the picks for top wines coming out of the chosen wineries. The book was
There are few things more satisfying than a casual French bistro meal and a bottle of juicy red. Unpretentious, honest, satisfying sums up both the food and the wine. And, critically, the price; these are not expensive, fine dining experiences, but they're
A riesling top ten is long overdue and no matter how underrepresented it is as a varietal wine on restaurant wine lists, this week we encourage you to bag, bottle and drag a bottle of riesling to your favourite Thai, Chinese, Indian or Pan Asian restaurant
What is chardonnay? It really depends on who you ask, and where it's from. Adaptable and hearty chardonnay flourishes easily in most climates and conditions, making it one of the most widely-planted grape varieties on the globe, and planted in more wine
It seems like every humble grape has its own international day of celebration now. Malbec, however, was one of the first to be singled out and highlighted, fittingly, from Wines of Argentina, the black grape's ex-pat homeland. Approximately 75 percent
The Franche-Comté is an area in eastern France, bordering Switzerland. It lies south of Alsace and north of the Savoie. This beautiful area is very often overlooked by visitors to France as it is more rural and less known, However, from a cheese
It finally feels like spring. Popping along with the cherry blossoms is the thoughts of sunny days, fresh halibut, early asparagus and Easter ham. These are all flavours that welcome sunshine in a glass, hence this week's Top 10: Spanish whites for spring. These
Imagine the vegetation cycle and vintage as a roller coaster ride. This is precisely the memory that Austrian winegrowers and friends of Austrian wine will retain of 2016. But all said and done, there is good to magnificent quality in white, red &
It’s been said to be successful in chess, or wine for that matter, you must constantly be thinking several steps ahead in tactics and decision making. From deciding where a pawn can be sacrificed to gain better position, to pitching single vineyard
When it comes to starting a wine cellar it’s the “How-to-do-it question?” that we get a lot. To be brutally honest it takes a lot of perseverance and plenty of self-restraint not to mention some hard-earned cash, but it’s doable,
Giulio Caporali founded Tenuta Valdipiatta in the late 1980s to pursue a dream. Along the way he managed to elevate the Valdipiatta estate to become one of the most respected producers of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in Tuscany. In 2002, he turned over
It's been said that no one knows all of the indigenous Italian grapes. No one - not even when their Latin winegrowing, vine tending, wine producing genes date back 20+ centuries (and countless before) in Italy. The Etruscans and Greek settlers
You say grigio, I say gris. You think thin and crisp and I think full and rich. And that's just within BC. Poor BCPG. If any grape can claim identity crisis, it’s pinot gris. A white mutation clone of the black pinot noir, gris' skin colour
There is something special about mountain cheeses. Although many of them have a similar basic nuttiness, they all have amazing subtleties of flavor and texture. It is the differences in taste that bring to mind the beautiful areas these high alpine
What is natural wine? As we found out talking to a number of winemakers, growers, consultants and experts at last month's Vancouver International Wine Festival, it's as unclassifiable as Mother Nature herself. The exact definition of natural wine
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