The first long weekend of the year may be the most eagerly awaited break from work for rain-weary West Coasters, especially if the weather turns out to be warm and sunny. As I write this, the sun gods are suggesting we may get some decent weather
Prepared by Laura Catena, Alejandro Vigil and Luis Reginato The 2012 harvest is all about low yields and the extraordinary richness and concentration that resulted from them. Because there was very little spring-time snow in the Andes, the season started
The wine bloggers are all a-twitter this month after Annette Álvarez-Peters responded to a CNBC inter-viewer's query about whether wine was more special than toilet paper. "I don't think so," said Álvarez-Peters. "People can look at it that way. But
Wild B.C. Spot Prawn season officially got underway Thurs-day, but there will be plenty to celebrate over the next month as chefs around the province embrace a major player from the sustainable fishery as recognized by the David Suzuki Foundation/ Seachoice
A week in Florida can be disconcerting to even the fringe wine buyer. Some wine prices are so low you have to pinch yourself to make sure you are not dreaming. To the undiscerning eye, most of what you encounter appears to be, at least in terms of price,
A cross-section of local vintners were in the city this week, and they came armed with information like statistics and well, words such as phenolics, degree days and vintage variation. Best of all, they brought the first wines of 2011. Annual
The 32nd annual California Wine Fair, the single largest wine tour to cross this country, touches down in Vancouver this week at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre East. An astounding 120 California producers will be at the show representing wineries
Easter arrives Sunday and if, like many families, you use the occasion to gather the clan in a social setting, the focus is most likely to be food and wine. With the two big turkey holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas) behind us, the question is: will
87 40 Knots Pinot Gris 2010 Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaBC $22.00 winery direct or private wine storesSlightly fresher, cleaner version of the '09 with more floral notes. The attack is fresh with ripe red apple fruit and bits
The BC wine industry announced 17 new sub-appellations today: two in the Similkameen, four on Vancouver Island, two in the Lower Mainland and nine in the Okanagan Valley. Speaking for the group was long time grower and terrorist Place Matters. Mr. Matters
You would think after decades in the market the wines of Alsace would be firmly established in British Columbia wine stores. Yet the category continues to sputter and that's after some considerable help from local sommeliers who often go out of their
SPARKLING 87 Real de Aragon Cava N/V Macabeo - Parellada - Xarello Penedès, Catalunya, Spain BC $15.00 specialty listing, MB $15.00, NF $15.00, QC $14.00 Medium fine mousse with lemon, almond, quince, floral, nutty aromas. Fresh, crisp, juicy,
Let's see: pen, notebook, iPhone, my recorder app, cam-era, sensible shoes and now sun glasses, swim suit and sun tan lotion. After all these years of trying to convince people tasting wine is tough, plodding, serious work, the Francis Ford Coppola Winery
The Austrian Vintage 2011 - After a short dry spell due to the rather low quantities of recent vintages the Austrian vintage 2011 presents itself with elegantly balanced white wines and reds from perfectly ripened grapes. With the pickings for the last
If you want to know how hot wine is in British Columbia, the latest BCLDB figures for the last 12 months reveal wine sales are a stone's throw from $1 billion. Not bad for a sketchy economy and a stifling work environment where marketing and
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