Onwards and Upwards

By: Anthony Gismondi

The Week In Review

This summer has been a productive period for our team, as we completed the 25th WineAlign National Wine Awards, navigated ongoing developments regarding Free Trade within Canada, and addressed concerns raised by the anti-alcohol lobby.

This summer has been a productive period for our team, as we completed the 25th WineAlign National Wine Awards, navigated ongoing developments regarding Free Trade within Canada, and addressed concerns raised by the anti-alcohol lobby. With the arrival of fall, we are returning to our primary focus: evaluating wines and sharing informed opinions daily, to assist our readers in finding quality wines at competitive prices — no easy task. Our monthly newsletter, which is free and currently enjoys a 72% open rate, provides valuable insights for subscribers. As the influence of social media figures diminishes in the wine industry, we remain committed to offering expert perspectives based on decades of experience and on-site visits at most wineries whose products we review from around the world.

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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.