When someone mentions tango or gaucho, pampas or asado it's easy to think of Argentina. When wine is the subject the word that best elicits an Argentine shout-out is Malbec. On April 17, Argentina is shouting out Malbec World Day and in Year
It's almost pinot gris season in British Columbia. It won't be long before dozens of wineries release their 2013 versions, most of which were picked, crushed,fermented and bottled, all with the intention to be ready to drink by the time the 2014 local
It was encouraging to see so much plant growth in the south Okanagan during the recent May long weekend. It's far too early to be saying anything substantial about the state of the 2013 crop, but to the naked eye many vineyards in the south, where most
Back to B.C. this week and for those wineries wondering if I am going to continue to beat the drum about high prices, fear not. I'm sure consumers will tell you when they have had enough. I'd rather talk about the wine anyway, and this week I have some
Almost all zinfandel, and certainly the best, is grown in California. Even if the latest information would suggest its true origins are in Croatia, zinfandel remains California's signature grape much the same as pinotage is to South Africa, malbec to