RED 87 Antano Rioja Crianza 2007 Tempranillo - Garnacha - Graciano - Mazuelo Rioja, Spain BC $13.00 specialty listing This wine is a pleasant surprise for the price with its spicy, sausage meat, leather nose and floral, black cherry, barnyard
Sooke Harbour House owners, Sinclair and Frederique Philip, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Vancouver Magazine's 21st Annual Restaurant Awards, along with the award for Best Restaurant on Vancouver Island. The awards ceremony took place on
As a result of the new harmonized sales tax (HST) scheduled to begin July 1, the provincial liquor monopoly is facing a three-per-cent drop in annual revenue. It is basic math, really. The current taxes -- 10 per cent PST and five per cent GST
The South Okanagan Wineries Association describes itself as a non-profit group representing the geographical wine region beginning at McIntyre Bluff and running south to the border at Osoyoos with a mission "to develop and expand the grape and wine industry
In the aftermath of the Playhouse International Wine Festival, I have notes scribbled everywhere and wanted to share a few observations on a number of subjects. I thought the tasting room never looked better, and while it was darker I still had a voice
The wines of Spain will be the centre of attention at the next Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. And after the amazing show of energy by Argentina and New Zealand, Iberian peninsula producers, known for their individuality, are going to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH IS COMING TO TINHORN CREEK Oliver, BC....The dates are set and contracts signed for the 2010 Tinhorn Creek Canadian Concert Series. One of the most highly anticipated events in
GISMONDI ON WINE OUR TOP 50 VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL PICKS By Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe The perennial question when attending the wine festival is what to taste? How to make best use of your time and money? Can
The Vancouver Sun's Insider's Guide to the 32th Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival by Anthony Gismondi It is wine week in Vancouver and the country's number one consumer show sporting 61 events is all but sold out. The week-long
KELOWNA, British Columbia - Mr. Gordon Fitzpatrick, President of CedarCreek Estate Winery, is pleased to announce that Mr. Darryl Brooker has joined CedarCreek as our new winemaker. Mr. Brooker is an experienced and highly regarded winemaker who
Later this month, Argentina will co-host the 2010 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, along with New Zealand. The timing couldn't be better for the South American wine giant, whose remarkable collection of high altitude vineyards and juicy
After 29 years of bringing the wine world to consumers, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival reached out to trade attendees in 2007 and launched what is now an annual symposium to address in a more academic setting some of the major issues
Good luck to David Scholefield and his new life on the agency side of the wine business. David is one of a handful of people responsible for the vibrant Vancouver wine culture and we wish him well. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April
Our sympathy's to one of the real gentleman in the wine business John Angove upon hearing the news of his father's death. Here is the report from Just Drinks ', Greg Sweetnam 31 March 2010 The man credited with inventing bag-in-box wine,
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