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François Schmitt took over the family winery in Alsace, Domaine François Schmitt, joined by his son, Frédéric, in 1998, and his wife, Myriam in 2010. I spoke with Frédéric and Myriam about their wines. Frédéric views their wines as gastronomic, built for food. Today I tasted all still wines, but they also make a significant amount of cremant wines. One…
Domaine Barmès-Buecher was created in 1985 by Geneviève Barmès (née Buecher) and François Barmès, her husband, who combined the lands of their respective families, who owned vines since the 17th century, in Wettolsheim. I was fortunate to interview Sophie Barmes, their daughter, about the winery and its wines, through the Millésimes Alsace online tasting event held this week. The winery…
This is my fifth year interviewing winemakers in Ontario about their latest grape harvest and wine production. To get a more complete picture of the harvest I asked the following questions to three winemakers in three different grape-growing regions of southern Ontario, which should have some differences in climate and harvest. The three winemakers I interviewed this year are: Dan…
There is a constant growth in the number of new wineries in BC. One winery that I started to hear about this year is 1 Mill Road Winery, located on the Naramata Bench. They recently reached out to me for an interview. I was delighted to speak with Ben Bryant, co-owner and winemaker for 1 Mill Road. Below is my…
VanWineFest 2022 was a feat in getting all the components in motion to get wineries, agents, and wines into Vancouver after a 2-year hiatus. I am thankful for everyone that worked so hard to make VanWineFest 2022 a reality. I worked quite hard tasting wines, meeting and interviewing winery principals, and attending a dinner and seminar. I posted individual articles…
My last video interview at the Vancouver International Wine Festival was with Mele Sosa from Bodega Garzón a winery in Uruguay. This winery is well-known here for its Tannat and Albariño wines. Mele has been coming to the VanWineFest for several years. I have interviewed her in the past and am lucky to be able to interview her this year. …
I did get a chance to do a video interview with one BC winery during the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery is located in Osoyoos. In the Fall I walked to the winery from my hotel. The vineyard stretches downslope to Osoyoos Lake and looks quite pretty. For this video interview, I had owner Mohan Gill…
At the Vancouver International Wine Festival, in the Tasting Room, I did have a chance to go through a flight of Monte Creek Winery wines with Winemaker Galen Barnhardt. Below is a discussion of the wines with Galen. Mostly Galen speaking, which is how an interview should be. Enjoy. Galen: Here we have our sparkling Rosé. It is 2020, from the…
Do you know what are the top two varietal wines that Quails’ Gate Estate Winery from West Kelowna, BC produces? I’ve written many times about my favourite red and white grape varieties here on mywinepal.com. I have Caroline Tucker from Quails’ Gate to talk about their wines, and especially about my two favourite varietal wines. A great discussion with Caroline…
During the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2022, in the International Festival Tasting room, part of the time I spent interviewing winery principals from BC and around the world. The first person I interviewed was Simone Nalesso, Export Area Manager, from Villa Sandi, a very well-known Italian winery making Prosecco. Simone spilled a secret about how they produce their Prosecco. Here…
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