Happy to be Back

By: Anthony Gismondi

The Week In Review

We're back online after this week's hacking-related interruption—the first in more than 30 years.

The internet can be a two-edged sword, mixing reliable information with misinformation and security threats, but our commitment remains straightforward: we taste every wine we receive at no charge, and we publish all reviews under our name. That information is free and available to everyone. Staying in the wine business isn't easy, and keeping hackers at bay is an ongoing challenge. We intend to keep doing what we do for as long as we can. GOW remains in business, serving the audience that matters most to us: people who love wine and trust us to do the same.

Written By: ag

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.