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Chartron et Trebuchet from Burgundy makes a wonderful crémant wine. I’ve enjoyed this sparkling wine over many years. At the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026, I had a chance to interview Camilla De Vere Green from Chartron et Trebuchet in the International Festival Tasting Room to talk about the winery and their crémant. Enjoy the video interview.
I attended one dinner during the Vancouver International Wine Festival this year, courtesy of the Festival. It was with Maison Chapoutier at L’Abattoir. It was a truly spectacular evening with Mr. James Leonardo De Sá from M. Chapoutier telling us about the winery and the wines we enjoyed that evening. Did you know that Canada represents Chapoutier’s largest market outside…
In my earlier article I wrote about two Chardonnay wines from Maison Joseph Drouhin. One coming from Macon-Villages comes from a large region in the south end of Burgundy and the other from their Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis, from the Valley of Vauvillien. Today I have the other two Chardonnay to tell you about. Both are estate Chablis, one being their Chablis…
Maison Joseph Drouhin from Burgundy makes several different expressions of Chardonnay. I received four bottles of their various Chardonnay wines, and in this article I will review two for you. According to the winery, their Macon-Villages 2022 comes from a large region in the south end of Burgundy, close to Pouilly-Fuissé, which has clay and chalk soils. The size of…
Wine lovers often talk about “Old World vs. New World,” but the comparison becomes far more interesting when you look at two regions that share a deep respect for terroir while expressing it in completely different ways. British Columbia and France may be separated by an ocean and centuries of winemaking history, yet they meet at the intersection of climate,…
Founded in 1880 by Joseph Drouhin in Beaune, France, Maison Joseph Drouhin has grown from a local négociant into a premier Burgundian estate. Known for pioneering organic and biodynamic viticulture since the 1980s, the family-run house manages extensive vineyards across the Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, and Chablis. But beside Burgundy, Joseph Drouhin is also known for pioneering the…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026 will soon be upon us; March 7 – 14, 2026. I checked today for the status of the events to see which events still have tickets and which are sold out. As you may have guessed ALL winery dinners are already sold out. But don’t fret as there are tickets for many seminars, wine…
Domaine Fourrey is bringing their Chablis wines to the Vancouver International Wine Festival. As we all know, Chablis is from Chardonnay, and that the soil and climate play a very important part of what makes these wines special. Jean-Luc Fourrey will be in attendance at the Festival and will be at all public International Festival Tasting Room sessions, at Passport…
Alsatian wines are a vibrant expression of terroir, tradition, and typicity, where the label is a map to aromatic precision and regional pride. Nestled between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine River in northeastern France, Alsace is a region where geology and climate intersect to produce some of the world’s most expressive, aromatic white wines. The area is protected by…
Here we have the Famille J-M Caze winery, which originated in Bordeaux and spread across France and into Portugal, telling us about their history and the wines they will be pouring at the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026. Enjoy. Some Background About Famille J-M Caze The Cazes family originally came from the mountainous Ariege region and settled in the Medoc…
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