Le Bleu Bénédictin is an excellent cheese made by the monks at the Abbaye St-Benoît. This 2 kilo wheel is rich yellow in color, as it is enriched with cream, and is liberally scattered with bleu veins. Benedictin is aged for at least three months,
"Think pink" is now the summer mantra in North America. One could argue the "back to pink" movement is now a couple of years old, but change takes time. If you're not sure what the new pink wine is, think blush with some guts. In the "good old days"
The July 31 issue of Wine Spectator bestows a huge bouquet of confidence on the Okanagan Valley wine community. "Canada Finds Its Napa North -- British Columbia's emerging Okanagan Valley has the makings of a serious wine region" is the headline on the
Look for top-rated new releases here. Each review will feature a formal www.gismondionwine review along with additional information supplied by the producer and information about where you can buy it. 95/100 Benziger Tribute 2001 Sonoma
SPARKLING 89/100 Valdivieso Brut N/VChileAlmost exclusively chardonnay and pinot noir in equal parts, Valdivieso Brut also contains 5 per cent riesling. Light straw color. Nutty, green apple toasted almonds and apple/pear fruit that carry through onto
The record 2004 New Zealand grape vintage was in line with expectations said New Zealand Winegrowers today as it released the results of the 2004 Vintage Survey. Winery expectations about wine quality from the vintage are high given the favourable growing
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
French Wine Expert Peynaud DiesAssociated Press PARIS - Emile Peynaud, a wine expert credited with major advances in the way wine is made and consumed, has died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 92. Peynaud died Sunday at his home
To All Canadian Wineries: July 15, 2004--The Fourth Annual Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards will be held in late August at The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Lake Louise, Alberta. The submission deadline for wines is August 13, 2004.
Canadian ReportsBritish ColumbiaBy Cinda Chavich & Anthony GismondiVancouver Islands burgeoning Cowichan Valley is a haven of food and wine possibilities. Plus results from the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival Competition OntarioBy David LawrasonAnn Sperling
How much extra are you willing to pay to drink local wine? It's a question B.C. wineries have been asking themselves for months and they have come to the conclusion you are willing to pay more. A decade and a half after NAFTA promised a level playing
I'm working on some theme tastings involving the likes of Chablis, or all viogniers, or from B.C. all pinot gris but today I wanted to cherry-pick some of the better wines I've tasted already this summer. When we changed the scoring procedure last week
The interest and reaction to this column each week sparks many inquiries from readers -- some kudos, some brickbats and some simply requesting practical information, such as where are the wines available or what does 14/20 points mean. Brickbats and
SPARKLING 87/100 Freixenet Brut de Noirs Cava N/VSant Sadurní d'Anoia, Penedès, Cataluna, SpainCandied cherry peach aromas with creamy, raspberry floral characters. Round, soft mousse, easy drinking very appealing style. Quite dry but balanced with
Not all that long ago, ABC tastings, as in 'anything but chardonnay,' were all the rage. Sauvignon blanc, riesling, viognier and lately gruner veltliner have all made substantial inroads especially with consumers looking for something different. But throughout
The much hoped for and often talked about riesling renaissance is blowing through specialty wine shops and those restaurants in possession of innovative wine buyers across the country. It's not a tornado or even a gale force wind but the number of listings
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