WHITE 90 Thornhaven Gewurztraminer 2006 Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $16.90 winery directA carbon copy of last year and well worth searching for if you can locate it. Consistently one of the best gewürztraminer in B.C., I would
Domaine de Chevalier Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac-Léognan Bordeaux An update to - Let's put a stop to the nonsense... one hears about the 2007 vintage in Bordeaux! Bottom line. On the 15th of September, I pointed out
Frequently when I travel about the wine world and find myself visiting the so-called best wineries in the region, I often encounter a photo of the owner with California wine icon Robert Mondavi. When I enquire as to how the photo came about,
Vancouver, BC (November 2, 2007) - Starting today, travellers can fly directly from Vancouver, Canada to Auckland, New Zealand aboard Air New Zealand, a Star Alliance partner. The new route reduces travel time by six hours to a little over 14 hours in
Bouq' Émisairre is a raw milk, ash covered ripened goats milk cheese from the famous Montreal cheese maker Pierre-Yves Chaput. In contrast the the dark exterior that is a result of olive wood ash and some aging, the interior is snow white
Ten days in California, in early October, had me thinking about all the cabernet sauvignon grapes that were still waiting to be picked. Traditionally they are among the last red grapes to be picked, although late this summer it looked as if an early harvest
New York City, November 1, 2007. The 2005 vintage marks the 20th anniversary of Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's flagship label, Ornellaia, and to celebrate the estate released for the first time ever a 9-litre salmanazar of Ornellaia 2005. The bottle
A week in the life of a wine writer can be quite a ride. Last Tuesday, I was in San Francisco dining at Salt House (545 Mission St.). I was told it was a great place to eat if you like wine. Translation: It has a simple, one-page, paper menu where the
Last week it was suggested to me that there is no price for wine today, that is you can pretty much charge what you want and raise few eyebrows. Today I learned that Krug Champagne, or at least its owners LVMH, have a firm grasp of the concept. The
Last month Vancouver Sun writer Michael Kane reported that former mayor Art Phillips asked spouse and provincial Finance Minister Carole Taylor why the price of California wine wasn't dropping in tandem with the rise of the dollar. After inquiring
87 Arrowleaf Gewurztraminer 2006 Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada BC $15.90 winery direct, VQA and private wine shops True to form the Arrowleaf gewürztraminer is offers up a floral nose with light spicy sausage notes flecked with orange
A Calgary-based investment group, Vinequest Wine Partners GP Ltd., has made an offer, which has been accepted, to buy seven-year-old Black Hills Estate Winery, one the most successful of the Okanagan's cult wineries. Black Hills, which moved into a
Each month we spend a great deal of time tasting imported wine and interviewing the people involved in growing and making the wines. Our picks Under $15 is a salute to the best value import wines tasted in the last 90 days or so, available in Canada and
There is no easy way to measure success in the wine business, especially if you are a newcomer. The bean counters like to do it by money. Some winemakers and winery owners live by third party ratings of their wines, still others measure consumer interest
If you consider the runaway success of Australian wine, now the No. 1 imported wine category, and local VQA wine, now bigger in dollars than the Australian category, the question is: Which country is capable of regaining the lead going forward. Argentina
This week we continue our Okanagan tour, beginning at Laughing Stock Vineyards, the tiny Naramata Bench producer making big wines. The winery is tucked away above Naramata Road and easy to miss if you are driving too fast or simply admiring the view
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