The every dog has its day idiom is hardly a flattering remark for any wine but if the shoe fits, well, why not wear it. Certainly rosé is enjoying its moment in the sun in what some would describe as a Wine 2.0 universe. I'm not surprised people
There's isn't much left to say about the Stanley Cup riots, but from someone who has written about wine for almost three decades, there's little doubt Vancouver's thriving wine community has been tarred with the same brush as everyone else when it comes
ROSÉ 88 Torres De Casta Rosé 2010 Garnacha - Cariñena Catalunya, Spain BC $13.00 specialty listing, SK $13.00 I have a soft spot for the Torres rosé, garnacha/cariñena blend that has been around for an astounding 70 years. Expect a clean
It's Father's Day weekend and our focus is on a varietal wine that is a favourite among dads, Cabernet Sauvignon. As I write this piece, I'm in Calgary, where Cabernet Sauvignon is surely the largest selling red wine in Alberta. It is no secret
One of the more hotly debated topics in the modern wine business is sustainable versus organic versus biodynamic grape production. All three are in full bloom, so to speak, in vineyards and the questions and positioning in each side of the debate makes
I've been travelling for most of the last two months and while I was on the road, the Manitoba government announced that it would be amenable to a pilot project allowing the sale of beer and wine in some of the province's grocery stores. Imagine buying
Just ahead of the Vancouver Canucks first run at the Stanley Cup in 17 years, we thought a few Stanley Cup wines, or should I say wines you can enjoy drinking while you watch the Stanley Cup, would be in order. I don't know about you, but the stress caused
What? It's the long weekend already. I guess that's what happens when it rains for weeks. Time slips away as elections come and go, the roof on BC Place grows larger every day and, meanwhile, we all stand around waiting for enough warmth to plant our
87 Arrowleaf First Crush Rosé 2009 Pinot Noir - Zweigelt - MerlotOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $14.00 vqa, private wine stores, winery directThis wine is tracking down the right path under screwcap with an orange tinge to its colour and
Today we wander toward the south of France into the new hierarchy of classified Languedoc wines. The bizarre system of wine classification in France has been under review since 2006 and plans are to roll out the completed changes by 2012. The new system
Rodney Strong, the dancer turned winemaker, died some 15 years ago but his spirit and foresight remains evident at his eponymous Sonoma County winery located just outside the town of Healdsburg, Calif. One of Strong's favourite quotes, and one
The South Okanagan Winery Association (SOWA) has changed its name and focus in a daring move that may finally shake up their complacent competitors up and down the Okanagan Valley and across the province. The "association" has made a conscious decision
I feel a bit like a Vancouver Canuck today given how many days I've been on the road this month and while I have yet to suffer a concussion of any sort, I'm sure I've killed a few brain cells in bars and pubs looking for a television tuned to the Canuck/Hawks
Each year during wine festival week the BC liquor distribution branch issues its state of the province address to the visiting wine trade as it relates to sales in British Columbia. Perhaps the most striking statistic is that 50 per cent of total wine
I couldn't possibly cover everything that happened at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival because there were too many highlights. Predictably, new exhibitors were awed by the crowds and the generally excellent behaviour. That makes me
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