I wanted to share with you the exciting news that Black Hills Estate Winery, known for its ultra-premium, award-winning portfolio of Okanagan wines, has been acquired by Andrew Peller Limited. The sale has been approved by the Black Hills Estate Winery
Cabernet Sauvignon is often heralded as the King of Grapes, a cloak that this classic variety wears confidently. Thick skinned, full bodied and tannic, this black grape’s signature structure and flavours are recognizable across geographic and geological
There’s a three-pronged fork in the road just past the town of Hope, about an hour and half east of Vancouver, where knowing wine lovers lean right to travel the historic Crowsnest Highway. As the road winds its way upward, and farther east, toward
Brr - feel that? That chill in the night air is not only caused by autumn's impending arrival, but by the collective sigh of all the students heading back to school next week (plus the collective sigh of relief of the parents of students heading back
Numerous hailstorms, some of them quite severe, extremes of heat and drought – none of these factors managed to significantly damage the 2017 vintage. The Austrian wine industry made it through the extraordinarily hot summer in good order, and the
Last month I was lucky enough to go on a whirlwind trip to Italy. For three and a half days, I had the opportunity to try an amazing amount of Italian specialties. I went as part of an arts festival in Piedmont, and the main part of the festival took
Join Gismondi On Wine’s Treve Ring as she hosts Sergio Eduardo Casé, senior winemaker of Trapiche. They will present six prestigious wines of Trapiche Argentina alongside a five-course meal paired by the Glowbal Group's steakhouse restaurant
In mid-July I joined hundreds of fellow wine folk in Niagara to celebrate the original cool grape: chardonnay. The seventh annual International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4c) saw 59 wineries from nine countries pour 159 chardonnays over
Call it a Capital V for Victory for viognier. The mighty aristocratic, yet highly hedonistic, white grape of the Northern Rhone has experienced a renaissance of unseen proportions over the last 30 years. When Jancis Robinson penned Vines, Grapes &
The 3rd Judgment of BC, held last August 13, featured British Columbia’s two most planted varieties, Pinot Gris and Merlot. The two flights of wines, tasted blind, each contained six BC wines and six imported labels. The annual event is hosted
Pizza night presents a terrific opportunity to learn a bit about food and wine matching without dropping a lot of dough. Get it? All the basics apply. Think weight, acidity, finesse, spicing, situation and price: all the things you encounter with any
Take a first look at a new winery literally emerging from the historic Black Sage Bench in the South Okanagan. The team at Phantom Creek Estates has set the bar high for themselves and their wines but they seem willing to put in the time and hard work
Don’t mistake pink wine for being frivolous. While there is a sea of unserious, silly, and even scary rosé in the wine world, Provence has consistently peaked, with top Provençal Rosés admired for their drinkability and structure
It's hot out there BC. With record heat strikes across the province, and a holiday long weekend on the horizon, it feels like a prime time for a Top 10 BC Wines for the Beach list. Don't just limit yourself to the shore; these will easily do double duty