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Pedro Parra at Okanagan Crush Pad in a soil pit

Interviewing Terroir Hunter Pedro Parra from Chile at VanWineFest 2017

 mywinepal  March 18, 2017

Who is Pedro Parra? A French-educated Chilean, who looks at the definition of terroir through the use of modern scientific techniques.  The Old World has many hundreds of years to experiment, but in the New World, we do not have luxury.  From my interview at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, find out how Pedro determines terroir and the best grapes to…

Wine regions of Portugal

A Few Surprises: An Interview with Nuno Vale from ViniPortugal

 mywinepal  May 19, 2014

Being part of the Wine Trade in Vancouver, I’ve learned quite a bit about Portuguese wines and I’ve tried to pass that info along to you in my posts.  Tasting wines are important, but also important is to talk with Portuguese wine makers and people in the Portuguese Wine Trade.  The Wines of Portugal were in Vancouver recently, and I…