It's time for our annual look back at the year in wine. That means an assessment of 12 months of tastings, meetings, tastings, travel and, you guessed it, more tastings. The idea is to use all the information gathered to come up with a dozen affordably
Just in the Nick (ho-ho) of time, here’s a few thoughts on giving wine as a hostess gift as you head out to parties over the holiday season. There are no formal rules about taking your host a gift, nor should one be expected, but it doesn’t
It’s Round 2 of our two-part column of must-have holiday pours this week. Today we explore the all-important world of red wine. Once the powerhouse of retail, red wine has suffered an image setback of late, with so many manufactured wines one
’Tis the season, and holiday parties are in full swing. We kick off the festivities this week with the first of a two-part (white, then red) column of must-have holiday pours. The growing interest in white wines is gratifying to this writer,
Style is one of those words you aren't supposed to use when you write about wine because it means different things to different people. But like it or not, champagne has style and if you taste enough, or simply pay attention to what comes your way over
Some 30 years down the wine path I’m still baffled by the North American resistance to open, share, and drink sparkling wine on a regular basis. Oh sure, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, weddings — almost any life changing moment —
Back in July, Olivier Bernard asked me if I would like to draw up a vintage report on behalf of the Union des Grands Crus, I have been producing my own little report on the harvest for many years now, but this would be different: much earlier and also
You need only meet Nicolás and Elena Catena once to sense they are as genuine as the towering Andes Mountains that frame their Mendoza vineyards. Speaking to a sold out crowd at the 2014 Wine Summit Lake Louise at the Post Hotel &
For most wine drinkers, the holy grail of wine lies somewhere among the grand cru climates of Burgundy and the equally exalted first-growth sites of Bordeaux’s famed Haut-Médoc. Both French regions have been responsible for some amazing bottles
The book I most enjoyed reading this year was Postmodern Winemaking: Rethinking the Modern Science of an Ancient Craft, $35, by Clark Smith, a winemaker for Diamond Ridge Vineyards and his WineSmith Cellars. Smith consults with hundreds of winemakers,
Like most of the world, British Columbians seem less than inclined to reach for sparkling wine until they are celebrating a significant milestone. Birthdays, anniversaries, new jobs, somehow the occasion has to be, well, an occasion. Let it be said Christmas
Hugh Johnson's The World Atlas of Wine was first published in 1971. About 4.5 million copies later, The World Atlas of Wine 7th edition now produced by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson is out in 16 languages. Johnson and Robinson have co-written the last
Now that the 2002 harvest has been completed in Somontano, it is clear that grape volumes are ten percent lower than originally anticipated. If we were to describe this harvest in just one word, it would be "complex". The rain made the optimal
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