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This past year I tasted a tremendous number of wines from around the world, but some wines really resonated with me. It may have been the great balance of fruit, sugar, acidity for a white wine, or the fruit, tannins and minerality in a red wine, or something else. Something that made the wine stand above the other wines. Could…
I was shocked when I heard about how many wines by the glass are available for you to buy and enjoy with your meal at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown. This may be the largest wine by the glass offering in North America. The development of the FreshTAP and TORR system kegs that keep wine fresh are still relatively new technologies,…
If you have not heard about Paul Hobbs, or tried any of his wines, this interview help you learn about a fascinating person, making top quality wines in California, and also around the world. Paul is a very engaging person with a casual style, arriving in the tasting room, set up inside Market by Jean-Georges, at the Shangri-La here in…
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 would like to concentrate on their wines, sans Champagne. My Champagne article is here. Every region in France is known…
Happy New Year! Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary! Happy and sparkling wine seem to go together quite often. Who can argue with bubbles in a glass? I was very excited to hear that the Regional Theme for this year at the Vancouver International Wine Festival was “bubbles”. Of course Champagne first jumped to my mind, but also all the other variations…
Iconic wines from France. Your mind probably jumped to Bordeaux, Burgundy, or Champagne. But there are iconic wines across each of the wine regions of France. During this seminar at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, we were introduced to an iconic wine from each region. The wines and their regions are: Champagne Taittinger. ($163.99) Champagne. Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de…
Which region is known for their award-winning Pinot Noir? Sonoma County, California Burgundy, France Marlborough, New Zealand Champagne, France If you answered, all the above, you would be right. Burgundy being the most famous region in the world for Pinot Noir. But what about Champagne? Isn’t that sparkling white wine? Yes, but the grape that is used for many Champagnes…
Burgundy and Bordeaux; two famous wine regions in France with different grapes, red and white. Back here in BC, you can grow the grapes from both regions and produce wine. Burgundy is famous for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, while Bordeaux for their blends, which may contain Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Carmenere. SpierHead Winery recently sent…
Terry Nicholas Threlfall was announced as the 2012 Sommelier of the Year here in Vancouver, and with that a very interesting perk; to work with Okanagan Crush Pad to produce a limited production wine using whichever grape variety they want. For Terry it was Chardonnay, with a view back to Burgundy. The resulting wine, “TNT”, is the third wine release…
I look forward to the Import Vintners & Spirits Association (IVSA) Trade tasting. You get to try the new wines, liquor, and beer coming into the BC market, and be the first to tell you what to search out in your local wine shop, or BC government liquor store. With the latest IVSA, here are my picks. I hope you…
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