Just when you thought Australia had peaked in this market, the wineries of Western Australia show up with another story. The producers of WA, as it is widely known -- or Western Eh! as this writer prefers -- are about to tour the Western United States.
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If you are looking for something different today to occupy your time, head for Granville Island and take part in the first annual Spot Prawn Festival, sponsored by False Creek Fishermen's Wharf and the Vancouver Aquarium's Oceanwise program. The six-
There's only a few days left to check out the current New Releases program in B.C. Liquor Stores before the next round begins. Normally we get to these earlier in the cycle, but this is the first chance we've had to slide them into the column. As I have
Chris and Evelyn Campbell have announce that Richard Kanazawa has joined Blasted Church Vineyards as Co-Winemaker. Richard is the third pillar to our winegrowing team, complementing the talented work of Kelly Moss (also Co-Winemaker) and Lisa Wambold
I enjoyed the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards this week. Although like The Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, I'm adding the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel to my list of local establishments that employ very poor wine glasses. You know
A few weeks ago an item on this page pointed out that Wine & Spirits magazine's 18th Annual Restaurant Wine Poll reported cabernet sauvignon as the most popular varietal wine poured in America's top restaurants. The hefty red accounts for 17.5 per cent
It's over, but the 2007 Playhouse International Wine Festival will not be so easy to forget. The Australians did a fabulous job in their theme country role, effortlessly pulling the Oz category in single, well-defined direction, something Canadian and
Will they or won't they? It seems the Italians have yet to decide whether, or not, they would like to headline the 30th Playhouse festival in 2008. I'm not surprised. I can't recall who described Italy as a country of 58 million people each pulling in
Source: The Associated Press/Mercurey News SACRAMENTO- A Sausalito wine keeper pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from a huge fire in 2005 that destroyed a warehouse filled with six million bottles of wine. Authorities say Mark
WHITE 89 Concha y Toro Sauvignon Blanc Late Harvest Private Reserve 2003 Valle del Maule, Region del Valle Central, ChileBC $14.95 (375 ml) specialty listingRich botrytis/egg yolk, honey, cream and nectarine skin aromas. Ripe, round, elegant and fresh
87 Arrowleaf Gewurztraminer 2005 Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada BC $15.90 winery direct, VQA and private wine shops The Arrowleaf gewürztraminer is consistently floral on the nose with light spicy sausage nose flecked with peach. Fresh
There is nothing subtle about this cheese. This rarity is produced using centuries old cheese making practices and time honoured recipes. It began in the 1930's with a group of gruyere makers who lived around the village of Etivaz. They
A year away from its 30th birthday, the week-long annual grape bash has never been more popular or better accepted by the public. Canada's premier wine show, and believe me no one is close to topping this event, is all but sold out as the international
Much has been said about Australia, the upcoming theme of the 29th Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, but when the tasting doors open at the end of the month the underlying theme for the week, the riesling grape, could steal the show. In
It's wine festival month, and while normally we would be writing about which event you might want to attend it seems you already want to go to everything -- and you have been busy buying tickets in record numbers. It would also appear Australia is as
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