Cat's pee on a gooseberry bush. That was my first level introduction to sauvignon blanc. For a keen enthusiast, this was terrifying (you want me to drink what?) and relieving (finally, wine descriptors that make sense). Of course, sauvignon blanc is
It’s common knowledge. Red wines are best with some age, and white wines are best young and fresh. Well, no, and yes. And sometimes. The only thing black and white in the wine world are grape varieties (let’s not get started
Malbec has risen at a comet-like rate the past thirty years, propelled into superstardom by Argentina’s thriving exports. Tucked against or astride the sunbaked Andes, the grape typically showcases full-bodied, intense, fruit-forward flavours of
What do Champagne, Chablis, Toscana, Bourgogne, Jerez, Alsace, Paso Robles, Niagara Valley, Saint-Émilion, Côtes du Rhône, Coonawarra, Apulia, and Nemea all have in common? These diverse wine regions, and many others, all have
It's always a good idea to think about where your wine came from. Including whom it came from. In light of International Women's Day, March 8, 2021, we highlight an expanded Top 10 list of wines made by women winemakers that have inspired us at
It seems that some Vitis vinifera vines are more firmly rooted than others. Nebbiolo, for example, is notoriously self-centred, thriving almost exclusively in its home patch of Piemonte in Northern Italy. Its name evokes the region's foothills
Though Valentine’s Day is divisive, it’s easy to forever admit your unabashed love for Rosé. Even more so for sparkling rosé! What’s not to love? Rosé wines reach from bone dry and savoury, to sparkling and
Though Valentine’s Day is divisive, it’s easy to forever admit your unabashed love for Rosé. What’s not to love? Rosé wines reach from bone dry and savoury, to sparkling and celebratory, and through to sweet and sultry.
This is one of four in a series of Sparkling Reports for 2020. Click here to read our thoughts on BC wine, and here to see the International Sparkling Report. Finally, you can read our 2020 Champagne Annual here. We think,
The British Columbia Sparkling Wine Report is one in a series of four annual reports on key fizz categories put out by Gismondi on Wine in 2020, spearheaded by our sparkling wine specialist Treve Ring. Click here to read our thoughts on Ontario / Nova
2020 certainly hasn't been a year much worth celebrating, especially if you're a grower, vineyard worker, or producer in Champagne. There is no single category of wine that has been more dramatically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic than champagne. As
Having your country shut down by Covid-19 is certainly rough. Having your entire industry, livelihood, income, and 2020 harvest at risk of ruin makes it that much harder. South Africa was the only major wine producing country to declare alcohol not an
We can easily think and drink pink all year. But when the late spring sunshine sings in BC, this is prime rosé season. We’ve tasted more than 70 rosés at GOW so far in 2020, with more popping up each week, so watch for regular updates. Just
Wine Fest is upon us, and with France the theme region, it looks to be a magnificent week. There are numerous wines to check out from across France, including a circutious route from Alsace to Loire to Bourgogne to Beaujolais, to the Rhone to Languedoc-Roussillon,
Valentine’s Day. You either adore it, or abhor it. I reserve my vote for the purposes of peace, love and harmony, and this column, but I will forever admit my unabashed love for sparkling rosé. Here are the top sparkling rosés tasted
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