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Anthony Gismondi on Wine

The June Issue of Wine Access is out and the dual cover, one for the east and one for the west, previews our guide to Canadian wine country.

Wine Access June '05 - Canadian Wine Country

Look for it on newsstands near you. 

COVER FEATURE
Our Great Canadian Wine Issue: Following British Columbia and Ontario's Wine Trails: Where to stay, what to eat and drink, and what to do in Niagara, Prince Edward County, Pelee Island and the Okanagan by Cynthia David, David Lawrason and Tim Pawsey.

Poet's Tour of the Upper Loire by Marilyn Smith
Award-winning American poet and author Jeffrey Greene offers Smith, a Canadian writer based in Paris, a chance to snoop through his cave and tour his favourite local vineyards. Greene's book, French Spirits, has been published in six languages, and fans regularly show up unannounced at his home, a 300 year old former presbytery in Burgundy.

Sideways Revisited: A Traveller's Guide to Tasting Room Etiquette
by Kate Zimmerman
Keep the spit bucket off your head! Zimmerman takes a humorous look at what to do, and what NOT to do, when at tastings.

Columns

Editorial:
By David Lawrason.

Buyers Guide: The newest and best wines on the market.

In the Glass:
by Jefferson Davis
Profile of Spanish winemaker Alvaro Palacios

In the Kitchen: Wine Country Picnics
by Tony de Luca
Get out of the kitchen; it's summer! Tony de Luca, author of Recipes from Wine Country and chef at Hillebrand Winery Restaurant, will share his wine country picnic secrets with us. What he likes to take and make, where he likes to go, plus a couple of recipes.

Grape Profile: Chenin Blanc
By Steve Thurlow

Canada Uncorked:
By Jennifer Hurtig
A listing of some of the top wine and food events from across the country

Final Blend:
By Anthony Gismondi

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Anthony Gismondi
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.