We have heard about fusion cuisine; mixing elements of French dishes with Mexican spices, for example. But have you considered fusion also as the pairing of cuisine from one region with the wine from another region? Recently I and a…
Prosecco is the hot sparkling wine in the world. According to Vinexpo CEO, Guillaume Deglise, “Prosecco sales would outgrow all other types of sparkling wine, increasing by over 36% over the next five years from 25.2m cases to 34.4m cases…
Technology progresses and enables us to do things we only dreamed was possible. For me, one thing I would like people to experience is what does it look and sound like to be in the middle of a wine tasting…
This is my second year attending Top Drop Vancouver, where small-scale producers from around the world show us their hand crafted wines. According to Top Drop, “Our focus is terroir-influenced, handcrafted wines, and the people behind them. W e believe…
Sometimes the best wines around are the ones that are not generally listed in BC Liquor stores. They are known as Spec or Special Order wines. You can find these wines through some private wine shops, or you could order…
Italy, although a small country in size compared to Canada or the USA produces the most wine in the world. From Italy there is the range of red, white, rose, sparkling and sweet wines to choose from. It seems like…
Who doesn’t like a bottle of bubbles? BC makes some very nice bubble; thinking about Summerhill, Blue Mountain, Stoneboat, Bella, and many others. But besides BC, there is lots of bubble from around the world to appreciate. We all think…
Beside the theme country every year in the Festival Tasting room of the Vancouver International Wine Festival, there are all the other wineries from countries around the world offering their wines for you to try. Below are 15 wines that I…
Valentine’s Day is a special day, and enjoying a glass of sparkling wine with your significant other is a great way to cap, or start, the evening together. Below are 6 different sparkling wines that I tried last year, from…
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…
