What, another list? It's true, though we review wines for a living and taste everyday of the year so the passing of one year to the next is a perfect time for reflection. This year Treve and I decided to each select our twenty-five most memorable wines,
One of the stars and, frankly a very pleasant surprise at the Lake Louise Wine Summit at the Post Hotel was Giorgio Rivetti of La Spinetta. Rivetti represents a winery full of energetic wine enthusiast and it shows in all the wines. The winery is 100%
On the western coast of Tuscany lies a stretch of land called "The Coast of the Etruscans". This area is just north of Grosseto and is at the extreme end of the Maremma (the latter derived from the Spanish word "marismas" - marsh).
Jess Jackson was still a California trial lawyer in 1976 when his state stunned the European wine community in a blind tasting held in Paris. Steven Spurrier, a transplanted Englishman and wine educator orchestrated the coup, presiding over a panel of
The Post Hotel, Relais & Chateaux is the home of the Wine Summit Lake Louise 2004 the weekend of May 28, 29 and 30 in the heart of Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The weekend will feature a series of comprehensive tastings of some of the world's greatest
FRANCE: UK retailers accused of abuse of power 06 Feb 2004 Source: Chris Brook-Carter The UK's major supermarket chains were accused of "consistently committing abuses of retail power"
Cold, harsh winter weather has always benefited wine growers in Canada. Not only does it act as the perfect natural pesticide, but the freezing temperatures that blanket our vineyards most winters yield a much richer reward in the form of a super-sweet
There are only three weekends left before Christmas and that means its time to get serious about picking up all those wines you will be entertaining with during the holidays. There's no need for panic but there's work to be done and the sooner you get
B.C. wineries never ask for rain after the middle of August, but the same fine, dry weather that has Okanagan wine growers quietly optimistic about the 2003 harvest was a key contributor to the tinder-dry landscape that is fuelling forest fires throughout
Summer and sauvignon blanc is a match wine drinkers are beginning to embrace with enthusiasm and if the weather ever decides to co-operate and get warmer this cool, refreshing varietal could become a hot trend. Much of the new interest in sauvignon stems
The pulse of New World wines was checked and found robust this past fortnight at two rather auspicious events. The first in San Francisco was the West Coast launch of the 1998 Penfolds Grange Shiraz; the second was a celebration of Robert Mondavi's 90th
Several bits and pieces today, beginning with a tale of two wine companies. Less than three weeks ago I was extolling the virtues of New Zealand owned and operated Kim Crawford Wines, a producer known world- wide for its use of screwcaps and more to the
Scarborough Research a company that specialises in regional and national consumer patterns unveiled the results of its national survey of wine consumers saying it's a new vintage of wine purchasers "hailing from a young and ethnic demographic." Scarborough
Washington's Cayuse Vineyards has become the first completely bio-dynamic winery in the State, according to vigneron and owner of Christophe Baron. Over the past few months Cayuse has consulted Philippe Armenier, a biodynamic farming
The village of Châteauneuf du Pape lies between the towns of Orange and Avignon in the Cotes du Rhone. The vineyards, all 3,200 hectares, are spread throughout the commune and include parts of neighbouring Bédarrides, Courthézon, Orange and Sorgues. The
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