Since the beginning of the year I have been busy exploring the growing global sauvignon blanc market. To be more precise I've tasted 107 examples of the cool white grape that in the 1970s was best known as chardonnay's poor cousin. How far sauvignon has
When Yalumba winemaker Jane Ferrari's was asked to fill in for boss Michael Hill Smith and conduct a winemaker's dinner in Vancouver last year she didn't hesitate to accept the offer. Ferrari later learned the dinner would be advertised as "The Viognier
What's Cooking | Events | Books Newsletter We're here in our new home and can't wait to have company. Our Autumn schedule is posted, we hope you find many reasons to come calling. Best wishes from all of us at
When it takes a minimum three to four years to plant a vineyard, grow grapes and make your first wine, fashion is not a word wine growers throw about too freely. So while the nation may be dumping its sleek shades for this season's giant-sized sunglasses
Napa, CA - Producers of Champagne, Port and Sherry joined winemakers from Napa Valley, Oregon, and Washington State in signing a declaration of joint principles stating the importance of location to wine and the need to protect place names. This unprecedented
In 2003, B.C. Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo consulted with the province's wine industry to establish an awards program that would honour excellence in wines made from 100-per-cent B.C.-grown grapes. The annual competition, supported and primarily administered
Napa, CA. July 19, 2005. Foster's Wine Estates, the world's leading premium wine business, today announced that Scott Oliver will lead the company in Canada. Foster's Wine Estates Americas, formed July 1, 2005, combines the portfolios of the
The practice of laying away wines to age in a cellar is a non-starter for most people today. Few, if any, have a suitable space to keep wine for any length of time and, more important, most reportedly consume more than 90 per cent of the wine they buy
Chicago Magazine is reporting that Robert Sulatycky has resigned after three years as the executive chef at Seasons (Chicago Four Seasons Hotel). The former Vancouver chef and Bocuse d'Or participant is quoted as saying, "There's nothing firmed up yet
New Zealand 2005 Harvest Summary By Darryl WoolleyManager Viticulture and WinemakingNobilo Wine Group MARLBOROUGH The 2005 harvest was one of the most compressed ever experienced in this region. Cool, but generally sunny weather early in the season
Summer is here, even if the weather has yet to cooperate, and that means a shift to lighter, brighter whites. In my estimation, white wine has never tasted better and I for one will spend this summer much the same as the last, trying to convince friends
It's easy to get carried away when you are tasting the "home town" wines if only because you want them to show well, but that's why we go to great lengths to taste most B.C. wines alongside similar wines from the rest of the world. At gismondionwine.com
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. The minimum score required to make the list is 87/100. 87
Today we continue our quest for quality, fun-to-drink shiraz/syrah from around the world only this time most sell for over $20. You would think that any wine selling for more than $20 would fit at least the quality part of our quest but similar
On the final day of the world's biggest international wine et spirits exhibition, Vinexpo, the results are more positive than expected. Estimated visitor numbers are up by 5 % on 2003 and there has been a record number of non-French visitors, estimated
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