According to Wikipedia, “Malbec World Day is celebrated on April 17, to commemorate the day when president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento of Argentina officially made it his mission to transform Argentina’s wine industry. On that day, back in 1853, he tasked…
When you think of Argentinean wine, you probably think of Malbec for red and Torrontes for white. Some of you may also mention Bonarda. But how about Sauvignon Blanc? Bodega Norton has produced a partially barrel fermented (in French oak)…
Do you know how many wines will be presented at the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2017 Tasting Room? Around 800. Picking wines you really would like to try in your 3 hours of wine tasting would be like finding a needle…
One of the great things about the Vancouver International Wine Festival is that in the big Festival Tasting Room at the Conference Centre is that you can meet a winery principal and talk to him or her about their wines.…
This past year I tasted a tremendous number of wines from around the world, but some wines really resonated with me. It may have been the great balance of fruit, sugar, acidity for a white wine, or the fruit, tannins…
Having lunch with a wine maker, and listening to his or her story, about each wine, makes you appreciate it even more, and maybe even add to the deliciousness of the food pairing. It is not too often that we…
A wine agent’s portfolio tasting typically gives you the chance to try both listed as well as spec wines; wines that may only show up in specialty wine shops or restaurants, in limited quantities. I have been to Mark Anthony…
Top Drop Vancouver is a collaboration between Vancouver’s wine industry, that focus on smaller boutique and terroir-focused wineries from BC and around the world, and offers these wines to taste at a public event, this year held at the Roundhouse…
5 Star wines are the top of my rating scale. It takes a lot to convince me to give a 5 star rating to a wine. I look for a balance of acidity, tannins, sweetness, fruit, oak and alcohol, as…
It is always a special time when a wine agency opens their portfolio of wines for you to taste, review, and recommend. This past week I had a chance to try the wines from Select Wines’ annual portfolio tasting. With…
