Be Calm, Be Kind and Be Safe

By: Anthony Gismondi

The Week In Review

It’s summertime, but this year nothing is easy.

When “reading between the tweets,” many in the food and hospitality business are stressed to the max, and they do not need oversize groups of non-mask wearing customers trying to bully their way into a wine tasting or restaurant seat, day after day. These are not normal times, so let’s take our lead from BC’s chief medical officer and “be kind, be calm, and be safe,” whenever you find yourself out and about in British Columbia this summer. For our part at GOW, we continue to do what we can to help out by tasting a large swath of new listings you can access daily for free. Also, should you find yourself looking for a special place to visit either electronically or in person, check out our latest videos. Don’t forget to sign up for our free monthly newsletter for special wine picks and the first look at exclusive stories here.

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Anthony Gismondi

Anthony Gismondi is a Canadian wine journalist and one of North America's most influential voices in wine. For over 37 years, he has been the wine columnist for The Vancouver Sun. The twice-weekly column is distributed across Canada through the Postmedia Network to millions of readers. He is also the host of the BC Food & Wine Radio Show, which is broadcast in 25 markets across B.C. and available globally as a podcast on all the major platforms. He launched Gismondionwine.com in 1997, which now attracts more than one million monthly users from 114 countries. It remains a valuable resource, offering tasting notes, insightful wine stories, and videos for the trade and consumers. His extensive collection of videos featuring wine personalities is available on the Gismondi on Wine YouTube Channel.