May Madness

By: Anthony Gismondi

The Week In Review

I have returned from a whirlwind tour of California tasting 400 plus wines last week and Treve is back from the hallowed vineyards of Chablis.

New Zealand invades Vancouver this week leading with its best varietal that no one ever talks about: chardonnay. We will also catch up with winemaker David Guimaraens who will be in the city to celebrate the 200^th anniversary of Fonseca Port. More to come on all of that in the days to come. Finally we have reluctantly decided to implement the new BC retail liquor pricing model. Going forward our posted prices will reflect the retail price before the addition of 10% PST and 5% GST. We feel creepy posting prices that appear attractive until you add on the 15 percent at the till. We have heard the argument that all retail pricing is sans tax but liquor never was for decades and this change has more to do with trying to make the most expensive prices in North America look a little less expensive. You can follow our top wine finds and travels on Instagram at GismondiOnWine where the scores are about the wines, not the reviewers.

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.