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I met Big John Caudill, Director of sales, wine professional and winery chef for Sheridan Vineyard at The Grand Tasting for Taste Washington 2024. John told me about their red blend Mystique and their latest Cabernet Sauvignon release. Watch below.
I had a quick chat with Mackenize from Swiftwater Cellars at the Grand Tasting during Taste Washington 2024. Listen as she tells us about the wines that the winery produces.
The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2024 had lots of wonderful wines and events to attend. I spent most of my time in the Festival Tasting Room sipping Italian wines and speaking with the Italian winery principals. I did also attend some seminars and dinners. Below is a list of all the articles that I wrote for VanWineFest 2024. Have fun…
Sparkling wine has been popular the past few years, in part due to people enjoying Prosecco. But there is a more ancient sparkling wine making method known as Pétillant Naturel (pét-nat). I spoke with Lisa from Foundry Vineyards in Walla Walla, WA, about their pétproject, which as you may guess is a type of sparkling wine. I enjoyed a sip…
Have you attended Taste Washington before? It is located in Seattle, WA and I’ve read that it is the largest single-region food and wine event in the USA. The Grand Tasting is the festival’s flagship event with more than 250 wineries pouring their wines and the state’s best restaurants offering small bites. My first interview at Taste Washington 2024 during…
The red wines of Rioja, Spain, are renowned for their rich history and exceptional quality. Produced primarily from the Tempranillo grape, these wines often exhibit complex flavours of ripe fruit, oak, and spice, with a characteristic balance of acidity and tannins. Among the distinguished producers in the region, Marqués de Riscal stands out as a beacon of excellence. Founded in…
The Robert Mondavi Winery is historic for putting California, and New World wines, on the international stage. I was fortunate to have a chance to interview Kurtis Ogasawara, Winemaker for Robert Mondavi during VanWineFest 2024. I was told, “Growing up in Sunnyvale, California, Kurtis lived just outside of wine country in the Bay Area. When he went off to college,…
The wines from the Veneto region of Italy are still not as well-known as areas such as Chianti Classico in Tuscany but should be. This region produces the Valpolicella range of wines which are very food friendly. Watch my video interview with Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates at VanWineFest 2024 as he tells us about the different wines that they…
I enjoy interviewing winery principals during VanWineFest every year. This year, I tasted the wine Santi Lugana Folar 2021 by Cantina Santi from the Lake Garda region in Northeastern Italy. It is a white wine made with Trebbiano di Lugana grapes. This wine is not well-known but has refreshing acidity, minerality, and stone fruit flavours, which make this type of…
I was invited to sit down with Mr. Beppe d’Andrea, Ruffino‘s Senior Global Brand Ambassador, to taste a selection of their wines and talk about the winery and other wine topics while Beppe was attending VanWineFest 2024. In 1987, Beppe began his career with Ruffino and has never looked back. Initially working in the vineyards, he soon joined the winemaking…
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