Transition

By: Treve Ring

The brief pause from summer to fall

The Week In Review

This is the last little lull for a while, the brief pause between the height of summer and the highs of harvest.

We've just returned to BC from judging the World Wine Awards of Canada; you can read Anthony's Final Blend report on the competition posted on WineAlign here. It seems like the world is busy, getting ready for school, organizing the fall quarter, or in the case of many vineyards through the Pacific Northwest and California, deep into an early harvest. We've taken advantage of the quietude by launching The Library on GOW, previewing the BC Winegrowers Series, and posting dozens of reviews (260 in August alone). The short interlude ends abruptly last week, as I'm off to South Africa for Cape Wine, Anthony is back up to the Okanagan, and we're all trying to keep up with fall releases. Follow along our travels and tastes on instagram @GismondiOnWine.

Written By: TR

Treve Ring

Treve Ring is a wine writer and editor, judge and speaker, and perpetual traveller. She is based on Vancouver Island, Canada, though is most often found on a plane or in a vineyard. After completing her Art History degree with Distinction from the University of Victoria and being exposed to the world of wine business at Christie’s in London, England, she switched gears, leaving the realm of art for the world of wine. She is a certified sommelier, WSET diploma holder, Champagne Master, Wine Scholar Guild instructor, and certified Sherry instructor, and has been presenting on wine internationally since co-founding Cru Consultancy, a boutique wine education and consultation company, in 2012. She is the current Chair of the Vancouver Island Sommelier Association.