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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…
Who is Randy Picton? Randy Picton is the head wine maker at Nk’Mip Cellars, the first Aboriginal-owned winery in North America. How did he get this position? What did he do and which winery did he work at before moving to Nk’Mip? Did you know that Randy submitted 14 different wines to the 2012 Wine Access awards and walked away…
Canada is a big country, with our wine grape growing areas on the limit of possibility, but at the edges of possibility is where you can make exciting wines, I’ve been told. In the Festival Tasting Room I spent many hours tasting wines from BC, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, and speaking with the winery principals in attendance. Below are the…
Where, When and How Much is a Ticket? Wednesday, April 26, 2017 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Aston Martin Vancouver & Bentley Vancouver 1770 Burrard Street, Vancouver $125 per ticket BUY TICKETS TODAY Want to change a girl’s life? Make a donation to sponsor a Big and Little Sister match at the event. Since its inception, GrapeJuice has raised…
Did you know that there are 671 wineries in Canada, as of Feb 2017? There are 276 wineries in BC. There is grape wine being produced in BC, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. As part of the Vancouver International Wine Festival, wineries from across Canada were invited to attend, and to celebrate our 150th birthday as a country. Bringing together…
In Part 1 of this article, I covered the comments and insights of wine makers and hands-on owners in BC, Ontario, and Germany on the heartbreak and backache from growing and making wine from the Riesling and Pinot Noir grapes. In Part 2, I have my tasting notes on the wines from these winery principals. Our Featured Wines Haywire Narrative…
In this seminar at the Vancouver International Wine Festival we had a panel of distinguished wine makers and hands-on owners share their stories and insights on Riesling and Pinot Noir, two notorious cool-climate grapes famed for breaking backs in the vineyard and hearts in the winery. These individuals talked about the challenges in the Okanagan Valley, Niagara Peninsula, and Mosel…
Culmina Family Estate Winery is owned and run by Don and Elaine Triggs, and their daughter Sara. An Okanagan winery located on the Golden Mile Bench. Don Triggs’ is known for co-founding the Jackson Triggs Winery that we have here in the Okanagan. But sometimes small is beautiful, and artistry in wine is what you desire, so enter Culmina. They began…
Arrowleaf Cellars is located in Lake Country (north Okanagan). It’s a family run business by Joe and Margrit Zuppiger and their son, Manuel Zuppiger, who immigrated to Canada from Switzerland in 1986. The winery officially opened it’s doors in 2003. I have enjoyed and written about their Pinot Noir and Riesling wines in the past, as well as their entry-level Pinot Gris. Today…
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 BC and overseas, that I think are exceptional. Enjoy these wines on their own, with an appetizer, your main course…
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