92 Osoyoos Larose 2007 Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec - Cab Franc - Petit Verdot Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada BC $40.00 private wine shops, AB $40.00 fine wine boutiques, ON $40.00 consignment - Vincor International, QC $40.00 It's
88 8th Generation Vineyard Pinot Meunier Rose 2009 Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $19.00 winery directAnother well-made delicious wine from 8th Generation. Love the bright citrus fruit character and the light red berry fruit
The B.C. Day long weekend is in full swing and that usually means organizing or attending some sort of garden party or barbecue soiree. Such invitations can be perplexing. For instance, what is one to wear? Will it be shorts or khakis, flip-flops or loafers?
Today we begin with a strange topic for this page: A wine you cannot buy in Canada. Okay, maybe it's not that strange since there are many wines made around the world that you cannot buy in Canadian wine stores. But Weingüt Tesch Riesling Unplugged is
A vertical tasting is always an interesting basis on which to assess a winery. Several pioneers of the Okanagan now have at least 10 vintages or more of history. Going forward we hope to update you at www.gismondionwine.com. With more landmark tastings
Earlier this week, the winners of the Lieutenant-Governor's Awards for Excellence in B.C. Wines were announced. This year's competition attracted 281 wines from 71 wineries across the province. This competition is like no other because the panel
In his excellent book Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier's Practical Advice for Partnering Wine and Food (University of California Press), author Evan Goldstein states "a rosé is rosé except when it is ... a rosé!" Goldstein's indecision
Is there anything more Canadian than a quasi-long weekend that comes with a Canada Day celebrated mid-week, too far from Monday and not close enough to Friday to make it a long weekend? No matter how the last two days have gone it is officially the weekend
Quinta do Noval have announced their declaration of the Quinta do Noval 2008 Vintage Port. Managing Director Christian Seely comments: "This is a very small declaration, less than 1,000 cases, in a year that will probably not be a year of general declaration,
It is the first week of summer and I am hoping to clean out my bulging ideas folders in search of stories with legs, but in the meantime, I will share a few of the more interesting notions as some of the stories build. o News that Ontario is
Some days I think the world has gone mad for red wine. Consider Shiraz. It wasn't all that long ago every partygoer in town showed up with a bottle of dark, rich, oaky red. Even as the cache of the big Australian red began slipping, it was quickly supplanted
News that a $34,000 bottle of Remy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl was sold at Vancouver International Airport this week should be heartening to wine retailers struggling to sell any bottle over $30. True, it was a bottle of cognac, not wine, but the point
Several thoughts this week, beginning with Finance Minister Colin Hansen's amazing response to my article regarding the HST on wine. I am sorry, Mr. Minister, if I left you with impression that prices were going up. I thought it was clear that
June is Spanish wine month in B.C., and Spain is the theme country at next year's Playhouse wine festival, so let's explore the Iberian peninsula's major wines and regions before the Spanish wine armada arrives. From the old in Rioja, Ribera del Duero,
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