I taste many wines at Trade tastings, plus public events like the Vancouver International Wine Festival or Taste Washington. People who know me, know that I make detailed notes as I taste and can back up my wine ratings. This…
Please welcome Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, an iconic winery from Hermitage in the Northern Rhone Valley to the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Let them introduce themselves to you today. About Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné In 1834, a full 100 years…
We have new to our market in BC some exceptional wines from the Lirac and from Châteauneuf-du-Pape made by Domaine Duseigneur. I had a preview of these wines and was able to interview Bernard Duseigneur, tasting through these wines and…
As stated by the Vancouver International Wine Festival, “Rhône grapes have made an indelible mark in their native region in France, but are now being grown successfully throughout the wine world. While Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne have unique…
Provence rosé wines have been conquering the world. Their growth has been double digits for several years in Canada and the USA; it is spreading in China; French people drink more rosé than white wine. Need I continue? I had…
The 2015 New World Winery of the Year from Wine Enthusiast magazine is Santa Carolina Winery from Chile. To say they are New World though is quite interesting as the winery has been in existence since 1875. But of course,…
You have probably tried a southern Rhone wine, such as a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Maybe not knowing the grapes that go into it, these wines are quite enjoyable and very food friendly. The Rhone Valley is located in southeastern France between Lyon…
A mysterious postcard arrived in the mail inviting me to visit “the Family” and try some wine. The Cosa Nostra maybe? The address took me to a notorious location in downtown Vancouver, The Penthouse Night Club”. Certainly a different location…
“Are ravens circling a good or a bad omen?”, Joel thought, as the black winged birds, about the size of a football, with long wingspan, and tapered wings, and each feather, like so many shiny throwing daggers silently glided above…
While the big draw for many people to the Vancouver International Wine Festival this year was sparkling wine, and French Champagne, specifically, there were many other wonderful wines to sample. For this article, since France was the Theme Country, I…