Who is Pouring Their Best Wines

By: Anthony Gismondi

46th Vancouver International Tasting Room

Vancouver International Wine Festival

BEST BOOTH LINEUPS AT THE FESTIVAL: Our annual best booths list is an ode to wineries that bring their top wines to the festival.

Over 40 years, there has been a sea change in the global wine landscape, making it harder and harder to entice the world’s best wineries to spend time and money in such a small market. Here’s a list of producers who decided to attend and to pour some of their best wines in Vancouver. We also suggest one wine from each that you shouldn't miss. That said, you will want to taste them all.

Anatolikos Vineyards, Thrace, Greece: 2022 Fine Mavroudi of Thrace Organic, Macedonia $56

Bocale di Valentini, Umbria, Italy: 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino Ennio $96

Champagne Duval-Leroy, Champagne, France: NV Rosé de Saignee Brut $70

Emiliana Organic Vineyards, Colchagua, Chile: 2021 Coyam Organic Red Blend $30

Feudi di San Gregorio, Campania, Italy: 2018 Taurasi $55

Giusti Wine, Veneto, Italy: NV Prosecco Asolo Brut by Graziana Grassini $40

Korta Katarina Winery, Croatia: 2023 Pošip $62.99

Marqués de Riscal, Rioja, Spain: 2019 XR Reserva Rioja $48

Osoyoos Larose, Osoyoos, B.C.: 2020 Le Grand Vin $60

Phantom Creek Estates, Okanagan Valley B.C.: 2021 Kobau Syrah $68

Rocca delle Macìe, Tuscany, Italy: Tenuta Sant'Alfonso 2021 Chianti Classico $38

Saito Shuzo, Kyoto, Japan: 2024 Koto Sen Nen Junmai Daiginjo Sake $62

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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 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.