2012 was not for the faint of heart. The season alternated between periods of stark contrasts, bringing anxiety, then hope, and requiring vigilance and hard work on the part of winemakers. After a mild month of March, cold rain in April delayed budding.
The holidays are just around the corner and for many, that means shopping lists long on names and short on gift ideas. Wine will not solve all your problems, but in a city full of wine and food aficionados, we can safely say the fermented beverage is
The black currant jelly alone was worth the price of admission. As were the foie gras sauce, beurre rouge with grains of paradise (one of the aromatics in fine gin, by the way), celeriac, salsify and pumpkin seed pesto. Just another night, to absent Phil
The final results from the 2012 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards were released in Ottawa last week and the news for B.C. wineries was very upbeat. The national wine magazine ranks the country's top wineries each year based on their performance at the
WOODINVILLE, Wash. - Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, one of theworld's leading premium wine companies with estates in Washington, Oregon andCalifornia, today announced that it has completed its 2012 harvest, one of the mosthighly-regarded vintages in recent
2012: a rare and precious vintage in Bourgogne A first! That is what Bourgogne's winegrowers are saying about this year's weather. Given Mother Nature's whims, they had to redouble their efforts to ensure the very best results from their vines. And the
Top Ten BC Wine Plus Ties 92 Mission Hill Oculus 2008 Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - P.VerdotOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $70.00 winery direct, AB $70.00 private wine stores, ON $70.00 Vintages, consignment mark AnthonyOculus
88 8th Generation Vineyard Confidence Frizzante Style 2011 Dunkelfelder - Pinot Gris - SyrahOkanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $22.50 vqa, private wine stores, winery directIt's easy to see why this wine sells out so fast. Its
Late last month, Italian wine legend Angelo Gaja was in the city to showcase some of his wines and to help raise money for the BC Ride to Conquer Cancer. Thankfully, Gaja's generosity escaped the attention of British Columbia liquor licensing inspectors
Montreal, Quebec - During the course of harvest, while the first fermentations were just getting under way, Alsace's growers and winemakers had to bide their time. In spite of the chaotic climatic conditions that prevailed this year, quality
Germany's wine makers are very pleased with this year's grape qualities and content with a slightly smaller volume compared with the previous season. The German Wine Institute (DWI) announced that, according to latest estimates, the overall harvest volume
Believe it or not, it's been 46 years since Robert Mondavi began popularizing the notion of drinking varietal wine, in essence striking a blow for simplicity in wine consumption. Mondavi and a handful of New World contemporaries focused on a series of
The 2012 vintage is bringing lovers of Austrian wine exciting, fruity and full-bodied wines. Beautiful weather conditions nurtured healthy and ripe grapes, even though the dry Summer heat created the need for plenty of attention later on in the cellar
Sebastopol, CA - Though we faced a long and late 2012 harvest, with powdery mildew that meant dropping a lot of fruit, our spirits never sagged because the fruit looked fabulous from the beginning. Mild weather throughout the growing season meant more
Last week I spent an illuminating afternoon in the Garnet Valley, a small Western side valley that T-bones the northern edge of Summerland, very near where Okanagan Lake makes its big turn north to Kelowna. My guides were Chilean Pedro Parra, renowned
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