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
March 5, 2007 (Vancouver, BC) - The Hart House Restaurant on Deer Lake's new Executive Chef, Dennis Peckham, is one of the rising stars in British Columbia's culinary scene. He brings a wealth of talent and experience from some of the hottest restaurants
BERNKASTEL/MOSEL, GERMANY -- The 2006 harvest was the earliest and fastest that we have ever seen. We were in a desperate race against the weather and the rapid onset of botrytis. After a very hot June and July, the month of August was cooler, with a
If you are one of those people with too much money on your hands and you are currently mulling over the prospect of opening a B.C. winery, you may want to heed the blueprint of one of the Okanagan's biggest success stories, Sandhill. It's not often that
In moments when the global wine-industry makes definitive focus on increasingly premium products, and on the relevance of appellation, Viña Tabalí closed the operation of acquisition of Viña Leyda. With this fact, the group puts its feet down on both
Women were front and centre this week in Vancouver from Finance Minister Carole Taylor whose budget gave us a back a tiny fraction of the exorbitant taxes applied to wine in B.C., to an impressive group of globetrotting wine woman here to sell their product. I
WHITE 90 Thornhaven Gewurztraminer 2005 Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBC $13.90 winery directCould this wine be better than last year? Now one of the best in province on a consistent basis if you like gewürztraminer Thornhaven is the place
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