Maybe you are not a fan of Italian Chianti Classico, Amarone or Prosecco? There are other regions of Italy such as Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna, and Piedmont that offer wonderful wines. Piedmont in particular is well known for the Nebbiolo grape, which…
I’ve been tasting Upper Bench Estate Winery‘s wines for the past few years and see the quality in the bottle. The winery, located just outside of Penticton, is owned by wine maker, Gavin Miller, who has been around for several…
The 4th AnnualShine a Light Kidney Gala took place on March 3rd, 2016 at The Fairmont Vancouver Hotel. This event raises awareness of kidney disease for the work and mission of The Kidney Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Society of…
Did you know that this year is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, California? It is. I learned this when I spoke with Mr. Mark de Vere, Master of Wine with Robert Mondavi…
Tuscany is best known for its most famous, and probably Italy’s most famous, red wine called Chianti. This wine is made primarily from the indigenous Sangiovese grape, and then blended with other red grapes, either Italian, like Colorino, or international, like Merlot. The…
Veneto is a region in Northeastern Italy that has a wide range of wines and styles that you probably have tasted and enjoyed, but never knew where it came from. When people say “Chianti“, you probably think Tuscany, but if…
At the Vancouver International Wine Festival you can celebrate with food and wine together through various dinners. I attended one dinner at Il Centro at the Italian Cultural Centre. Of course all the wines were Italian. There were 3 participating…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is underway this week, and it has lots of amazing wine related stats. The Festival sent me this list, and I thought I’d pass it along to you. Enjoy, and see you at the public…
Washington State has an amazingly large number of wineries. 800+ wineries. Compare that to the 273 wineries in British Columbia. Washington State has much more land available for viticulture. In BC we are quite constricted by our mountain ranges in…
In conjunction with TED2016, held here in Vancouver, the Wines of Chile participated by bringing some wines for us to try. These wines though represent sustainable initiatives taken by these wineries. In Chile there is a sustainability code that a…