The trendy Canvas Lounge and Gallery at 99 Powell Street will again play backdrop to California Wine Rush one of many satellite events surrounding the upcoming 30th Playhouse International Wine Festival. Fifty-five dollars will get you a ticket to the
Our Top Ten plus ties...ag FIZZ 88 See Ya Later Ranch SYL Brut N/V Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada BC $19.99 winery direct and private wine shops A fine mousse previews a floral, meaty bread dough/brioche nose with nutty
It's been one of those weeks on the wandering wine trail. Deadlines, tastings, more deadlines, more tastings, a couple of dinners and a fast trip to the south Okanagan to dine with Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean and her husband, Quebec filmmaker Jean-Daniel
Every year around this time, the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival starts to gear up for its annual wine bash that usually marks the arrival of warmer weather in late March or early April. Well, fuggedaboutit. The 29th ode to wine,
ABC.net.au is reporting the South Australian Government has announced changes to wine labelling rules. Consumer Affairs Minister Jennifer Rankine says the new labelling system will allow producers to use the same label for both local and international
French wines are quietly making a comeback thanks to a New World market that is exhibiting the kind of smugness that first had the French on the run. Drought, consolidation, the dumb-it-down factor and sweet-tasting, high-alcohol wines are tiring out
WASHINGTON, DC - Office of Champagne, USA announced today that Belgian Customs authorities seized and destroyed a shipment of over 3,200 bottles of André sparkling wine. The shipment was seized at the port of Anvers, Belgium, on Tuesday. It is the latest
Wine doesn't lend itself to fads, mostly because it takes too long to implement change. You can't switch grapes in the vineyard overnight and even if you change key personnel, it often takes a year or two for any change to show up in the bottle. Yet,
January 3, 2008 Oliver, BC... While most people were snug in their beds sleeping off the evening's cocktails and champagne, Sandra Oldfield and her team at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards were busy harvesting icewine. From 5:00-8:00am on New Year's Day,
Gismondi on Wine 2007 - Top 100 by Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe We taste thousands of wines a year including a large number of wines that are no longer available through traditional retail channels. This list is our top 100 picks that for the most
When it comes to Portuguese port, there's little doubt in my mind the greatest style of all is vintage port. In the same way that simple ideas are often the best, so it is with vintage port whose straightforward and uncluttered production process yields
If you are reading this column today, it means one of two things. You either have all your wine-buying done for the holidays and you have nothing but time on your hands, or you are completely panicked and require help. If you fall into the latter
1:36PM Friday December 21, 2007 The New Zealand Hearld is reporting "up to 15 vats of wine have been cracked or damaged as a result of last night's earthquake at Montana winery's Gisborne site. Montana spokeswoman Cathy McKeown said the chief wine maker
NEWS RELEASE Dec. 20, 2007 Ministry of Agriculture and Lands KELOWNA - Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell presented Mission Hill Family Estate Winery with a Minister's Award of Excellence today. "Mission Hill Family Estate winery
WHITE 89 Torres Vina Esmeralda 2006 Moscatel - Gewürztraminer Catalunya, Spain BC $14.49 specialty listing, AB $15.00 private wine shops, MB $14.00, ON $11.95 Vintages, QC $15.00 Perhaps the best Esmeralda since it was first released in 1961.
87 Arrowleaf Red Feather 2006 Pinot Noir - ChardonnayOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $12.99 Winery, VQA Wine Stores and Private RetailersBingo. The latest Red Feather hits all the right notes for the patio. The grapes are mostly pinot noir
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