Top-flight Valpolicella producer Allegrini is leaving its beloved Valpolicella Classico denomination or DOC because regulators will not allowed Valpolicella Classico to be bottle under screwcap. As a result the leading estates Valpolicella Classico will
The following is our A-Z guide of the Best B.C Wines we have tasted in the past six months. The wines are organised by winery and within each set the reviews are sorted by grape variety. Please note - the minimum score required to make our list is 87
The oft-repeated wine axiom -- delivered with a certain smugness by some French producers -- that all champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is champagne, lost a lot of its lustre last month with the news that the French government has
The Associated press is reporting, " An executive for a prominent Tuscan wine producer said authorities confiscated some 600,000 bottles of his company's 2003 Brunello di Montalcino, alleging too many bottles were produced for it to be entirely authentic." At
The 28th California Wine Fair is in town this week and, by rights, I should be writing about California wines today -- but I'm going to wait another week or two to see what's new from the Golden State. I'm particularly interested in trying to understand
Agnece France is reporting "the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, or I.N.A.O., the official body that determines France's wine laws, has decided to expand the country's Champagne-producing region to meet growing worldwide demand. A century-old
WHITE 87 Clava Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Valle de Casablanca, Region de Aconcagua, Chile BC $14.99 speculative listing - Winspeer Floral, grapefruit rind, mineral, passion fruit aromas with a touch of lemon. Round, ripe, elegant and fresh with
Seattle, Wash. - March 11, 2008 - Allen Shoup, founder of Long Shadows Vintners, along with members of a small investor group including respected Napa Valley vintner Agustin Huneeus, Sr. of Quintessa, announced the purchase today of the acclaimed
Last month, a regular reader of this column came up to me at the wine festival and demanded to know whether the wine scores that appear with the notes in this column are based on the six wines in the tasting, or whether they stem from a wider picture,
Piero Antinori, the man who made the term "super Tuscan" global, was one of the stars of last month's 30th Playhouse wine fest. The soft-spoken, clear-thinking Tuscan wowed an audience of nearly 200 consumers with a wide range of wine that took tasters
Every once in a while when all the stars align, clever people make good wine and somehow it gets to British Columbia. Espelt is just such a winery that has quietly arrived in B.C. Liquor stores -- at least, one of its labels has, with another expected
The festival got off to a quick start this week with a casual kickoff at Earl's Paramount featuring the wines of Piero Antinori and export director Stefano Leone. Leone is one of 175 winery principals in Vancouver this week to attend the Vancouver Playhouse
Later this month the Playhouse wine fest welcomes 176 wineries from around the world. Despite an obvious bounty of selection it's going to take some effort to uncover the gems hidden in the tasting room. The sheer numbers of wineries and wines
For the many who new Jamie Daveis in Canada this clip from the Napa Valley Register by L. PIERCE CARSON The grande dame of American sparkling wine, Jamie Davies died Tuesday afternoon at the Calistoga estate where she and her late husband,
Antinori 2007 "I believe that 2007 will be remembered as one of the most significant vintages in the last fifteen years. In my own personal experience, based on many years working with Marchesi Antinori, this is one of the three best harvests
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