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Anthony Gismondi on Wine
Tuesday, February 24 2026

Looking Forward

By: Anthony Gismondi

The 47th Vancouver International Wine Festival is returning to Vancouver to celebrate the end of the long winter months.

The festival consistently revitalizes the local wine scene, which has been steadily cultivating a wine culture in B.C. since the late 1970s. This year, France is the theme, and the reliability of French wine offers comfort to attendees at a time when wine has temporarily lost some of its shine in the marketplace. There is no reason to panic, far from it. Instead, we should maintain our faith and keep doing what we do every day—seeking that special wine made by that special person who lives on the land, farms the land, and creates wines that enrich our lives and inspire us to find more memorable moments. 

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Anthony Gismondi
Anthony Gismondi

Anthony Gismondi is a Canadian wine journalist and one of North America's most influential voices in wine. For over 30 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. In addition, Anthony hosts the BC Food & Wine Radio Show, broadcast in 25 markets across B.C. and available as a podcast on major platforms. He launched Gismondionwine.com in 1997, attracting one million monthly users from 114 countries. It continues to be a valuable resource full of tasting notes, intelligent wine stories and videos for the trade and consumers. Conversations with wine personalities are available on his  YouTube Channel.