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North and east of Verona, Italy is where Valpolicella wines originate and a little to the north of Valpolicella you find Prosecco wines. You may have heard of Prosecco, the sparkling darling of people around the world at the moment. It is not as complex or expensive as Champagne, but many people want an inexpensive, typically off-dry bubble to share…
If you have ever attended the Top Drop tastings in Vancouver, you will have experienced many 4.5 to 5 star wines according to my rating scale. I recently attended a portfolio tasting by Vintage Corks, and this tasting was in that same quality range. Vintage Corks offers premium wines from US, Italy, Canada and more. You can find Vintage Corks’…
What is Amarone wine? Amarone is a style of Valpolicella wine. The Valpolicella region is located north of Verona, bordering Lake Garda to the west and by the Lessini Mountains to the east and north. There are 4 styles of winemaking for Valpolicella: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Valpolicella Ripasso DOC and Valpolicella DOC. Valpolicella DOC is the lightest bodied…
Top Drop is the last major wine tasting in Vancouver before the start of summer. Top Drop is meant to represent the best in terroir and winemaker craft. Nature and Nurture. Wineries from around the world are selected for the best of both, and we were not disappointed. In my 5 star wine rating, most wines were at least 4…
MASI Costasera Contemporary Art and Indigenous Artist Susan A. Point As MASI notes ” The term “culture” has its origins in the verb “to cultivate”: cultivation of the land is the expression of thousands of years of a people’s knowledge, a knowledge passed on from generation to generation and evolving continuously. So it’s no surprise that two expressions of culture such…
Here is your inside track to some of the upcoming events in May. Summer is here! We have a variety of exciting events in our stores this month. BC Liquor Stores will be presenting the highly anticipated 2014 California Wine Release. PARK ROYAL NEW ZEALAND: AN INDELIBLE EXPRESSION OF PLACE Friday, May 4th 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. It has been said that…
As I mentioned in my previous article on my top rated white, sparkling, and fortified wines for 2017, there were so many excellent wines that I tasted this year. As I review the red wines that I’ve listed below, there are many wines from Italy, in part due to the many visits by Italian wineries to Vancouver this year. From…
I was pleased to be invited to interview Olga Bussinello, Director, of the Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini Valpolicella here in Vancouver recently. The Consortium for the Tutelage of Valpolicella Wines is an association of wine producers, winemakers and bottlers of the wine production area of Valpolicella, a territory that includes 19 municipalities in the Verona province. Excellence in the vineyard is the purpose of the…
I’d say that this is a top drop event, with wines from Italy only. The Grandi Marchi, is a collaboration of winemakers across Italy supporting the best qualities and distinct wine making culture of Italy. All the wineries are family-owned, have been in operation for at least 25 years (some for centuries), own their estate vineyards, are innovators, and much…
What Are Valpolicella Wines? Canada loves Valpolicella wines. We import 34% of the Valpolicella DOC and 18% of Valpolicella Ripasso DOC according to the Consorzio. According to the Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini Valpolicella, “Valpolicella is the top red PDO wine in the Veneto region and amongst the most important in Italy. On a regional level, it comes second…
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