It may sound odd but the notion of barbecue wines didn't really exist a generation ago. We may have been grilling in the backyard but drinking wine with whatever was being cooked wasn't on. If there was any drinking at all, most of it was beer, and it
I've spent the last two weeks walking, cycling, flying and ballooning over a number of vineyards in British Columbia and California, hoping to gain more insight into the question of whether site matters. By the time you read this, I will be cutting a
With so many eminent politicians, government official sand captains of industry in the room you couldn't help but feel the presence of some unspoken code that making money from wine is all good but sharing a glass over lunch, well, that's one step
TheOkanagan Spring Wine Festival, set to run May 1-11, turns 20 this year orroughly two thirds the age of its big-brother fall event. At thisevent, 119 wineries will play host to about 70 wine and culinary events. Wecouldn't cover all the activities,
A recent quick trip into the Okanagan reminded me how much I like to be in wine country just after pruning and before the leaves have covered the vines. It's the best time of year to discover the nooks and crannies of a vineyard site and to come to understand
When someone mentions tango or gaucho, pampas or asado it's easy to think of Argentina. When wine is the subject the word that best elicits an Argentine shout-out is Malbec. On April 17, Argentina is shouting out Malbec World Day and in Year
Another grape-growing and wine-producing season is on us inBritish Columbia and there is little to suggest the vast Okanagan Valley willbe carved into a number of smaller, sensible sub-regions that relate to theorigin of where grapes and wines are produced
There's never a dull moment in thewine business and fresh off the heels of a week in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, I can report 2014 will be at least a good vintage for the regionthat lies about 60 km north and slightly east of Adelaide. Heavy
It's almost pinot gris season in British Columbia. It won't be long before dozens of wineries release their 2013 versions, most of which were picked, crushed,fermented and bottled, all with the intention to be ready to drink by the time the 2014 local
British Columbia wine consumers are pinching themselves as they edge toward the possibility of being permitted to buy a piece of chicken and a bottle of pinot noir in their local grocery storeby 2015. It is going to be much more complicated than
The Vancouver International Wine Festival has come and gone for another year. So what did we learn? French wine is clearly loved in Vancouver, even if its sales represent less than five per cent of the total market. You can chalk that up to a
It seems as if we have been talking about the French formonths but as the Vancouver International Wine Festival winds down (there arestill two days to go), let's turn our attention to the rest of the wine world.The plan is to take you on a quick tour
It's festival week in Vancouver and for the many local wine lovers and the equally engaged trade, it's the biggest week of the year. It's hard to measure the total impact of wine in British Columbia but it is safe to say business-wise, it's
B.C.Liquor Policy Review will be top of mind at the Vancouver International WineFestival and it will be interesting to see how government presents its positionto the 178 wineries in attendance, especially the 150 foreign producers hopingfor some
There are only six days left to Valentine's Day and that means finding a dinner reservation for a romantic dinner in a top restaurant is going to be tough but there's always the option of a quiet dinner at home. The good news about dining in begins
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