As we bake in one of British Columbia's hottest weeks on record, we're also back on the road, though with a smaller radius. One of our first stops is Frind Estate Winery, where Markus Frind is planning to speed up the romance and tradition of the wine
Spring at GOW has been a bit like that duck swimming across the pond. All is calm on top of the water, but underneath we are working like mad to move ahead. We have been zooming about the globe with stops in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, McLaren Vale,
To say we are all distracted by world events would be an understatement, but here at GOW, we are back and ready to go for 2021. So much is changing in the wine business, and we aim to cover it throughout the year. COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon,
As we head into the Holiday Season, we have lots to offer, no matter what the big days might look like in 2020. First up is our Champagne and sparkling wines lists in early December; those who've signed up for our free newsletter will be alerted to its
The 2020 harvest is upon us in BC. It began slightly later this year and possibly with smaller yields, but early reports regarding the fruit's quality are highly encouraging. If you have the time, now might be the best moment to visit the wine country,
It’s summertime, but this year nothing is easy. When “reading between the tweets,” many in the food and hospitality business are stressed to the max, and they do not need oversize groups of non-mask wearing customers trying to bully
As Ontario takes another year to ponder whether Canadians living in that province can buy Canadian wine made in British Columbia, BC wineries are steaming ahead with a plethora of new developments. This month's stories and videos feature: Phantom Creek
While wineries, hotels and restaurants around the world try to find a safe way to welcome consumers back to their businesses, you must be prepared to give them room and space to get the job done. Remember to be kind and show some patience as they work
COVID-19 has changed the world in ways we couldn't have imagined six weeks ago, and where the wine business will be in six months is impossible to know. For now, we are coping with physical distancing and finding a way to operate GOW with a lot less sociability
The Vancouver International Wine Festival has come and gone, with French producers putting on a reasoned and informative display of why terroir matters at the 42nd wine show. The coronavirus was the talk of the show as international travel and wine shows
The source of our title is the first Top Ten of the year, where Treve suggests we begin with a sense of adventure by replacing "Dry January" with "Try January". The goal is to get out of a rut and try something new, maybe a new grape, or an exciting new
We are all about the Holidays for the next few weeks, and we have lots of tips to save you some valuable shopping time for wine or cheese. Don’t miss our annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine reviews and our daily tasting notes
November is always busy in the wine business, but the GOW team has been exceptionally active this month led by our new short film on Beaujolais with CEO and scion Franck DuBoeuf. You can search the database for several gamay notes from France, and
It’s October, and the big run to the holidays is gathering steam. The GOW filming team is back from France. Look for our first short film from Beaujolais with Georges DuBoeuf to be released just before the annual Beaujolais Nouveau launch, November
It all begins this week and September couldn’t be busier at GOW. We are hosting a fabulously relaxed evening of Indian food and Argentine wine with Luigi Bosca owner Albert Arizu at Vij’s on September 11. That’s a tutored tasting,
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