October issue Wine Access is Out

Canadian Reports

Canadian Winery Openings

In three separate reports we profile some of Canada's newest wineries. From B.C. Rhys Pender reports on an important vineyard addition at Burrowing Owl and the opening of Township 7's new Okanagan facilitiy. From Ontario, David Lawrason describes the multi-million installations at Flat Rock, Tawse Family Estate and Stratus. From Nova Scotia Sean Wood profiles Gaspereau Vineyard and Petite Riviere.

Columns

In the Kitchen
Okanagan Fires Yield a Motherlode of Morels
By Cinda Chavich
The intense forest fires that swept though the Okanagan and other areas of British Columbia last fall left wide swathes of charred trees and ash as deep as prairie snow drifts. But this year Mother Nature made amends, providing the moisture needed to awaken the sleeping mycelium of the prized "fire mushroom", or black morel.

On the Table
Good Taste - Times Two
By Cinda Chavich
Toronto food and wine writers Lucy Waverman and James Chatto have long been advising Canadians on great things to eat and drink. Now the prolific due - he a food columnist for Toronto Life and she for the Globe and Mail, among others - have penned a new book which promises to give us even more insight into that marvelous synergy that comes out of the proper pairing of good food and wine. Cinda Chavich reviews the food and highlights recipes.

In the Glass
Home on the Grange
By Anthony Gismondi
Veteran Australian Winemaker Peter Gago guards Penfolds famous wine with pride. Fortunately for aspiring students of the grape, he's a lot more open with his storytelling.

Final Blend
By Anthony Gismondi

Features

On the Cover: Twist and Shout
By Anthony Gismondi
Screwcaps are easy to open, easy to use, keep wine fresh, and allow you to cellar bottles without fear for decades to come. One wonders why the wine world has taken so long to embrace this type of closure. Our cover feature this month delves deep into the topic of the day in the global wine industry and reviews some of the best screwcap wines to be found in Canada.

Mission Sonoma
By Kasey Wilson and Anthony Gismondi
California's Sonoma County is pouring its wines at fairs across Canada this month. Once inspired by the wines you may want to plan a visit, so Kasey and Tony provide a guide to touring Sonoma that includes great places to sat and eat, wineries to visit and other attractions.

A New World Wine Drinker's Guide to Italy
By Steve Thurlow
Italy continues to maintain a strong and still growing position in the Canadian market despite largely ignoring the modern trend to label bottles with the grape variety, practised by New World wine producers like Australia and South Africa. To help you sift through the numerous Italian offerings we present a basic guide to Italy's indigenous grapes, by region.