It’s official. I’ve received my Media accreditation for the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020. As part of the accreditation, I will be attending various events. Besides meeting winery principals and tasting their wines, I’m always happy to chat with anyone…
One of the things that the Vancouver International Wine Festival is known for is winemaker dinners. One upcoming winemaker dinner I think will be exceptionally good. It will be a pairing of the Rhone Valley’s wines by Jean-Luc Colombo with…
One of the coolest things about VanWineFest is that each winery represented at the Festival has to bring a winery principal, who could be the owner or a family member, or their winemaker. When you ask them to pour you…
Tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival events sell very quickly and you can miss out on some great events. All Festival events are very good but depend on what you are interested in doing, like attending a dinner, a…
Have you ever tried wines from Jura in France? Vin Jaune is a very interesting wine made in this region. Marcel Cabelier does produce Vin Jaune and other wines. Read about this winery coming to visit us at the Vancouver…
Let’s welcome Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA and their branded Mouton Cadet wines to the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Here is their introduction to you in their own words. Enter Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA Since 1933, the family-owned company Baron…
Maison Sichel would like you to know about their winery and try their wines at the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020. Read about them in their own words. About Maison Sichel James Sichel and his 4 brothers own and manage…
In an earlier article, I wrote about the flight of wines that I sampled with Bernard Duseigneur from his Chateauneuf-du-Pape vineyards. Before we started to taste his wines together, I asked Bernard a few questions about how he grew into…
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…
Let’s welcome Maison Joseph Drouhin from Burgundy to the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Read about this winery’s long history and the wines that they will be pouring for us, in their own words. About Maison Joseph Drouhin With close to…