If you are in the Vancouver lower mainland, you may want to participate in these special events at BC Liquor Stores. Italy and Chile highlighted in January. 39th & CAMBIE START THE NEW YEAR IN STYLE WITH FANTINI Saturday, January…
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…
Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to try many wines from around the world, in many different styles. Out of my recommendations from the year, here are my picks that I think will make the holiday season more…
Have you ever heard of a portfolio tasting? Most people probably have not, unless you attend wine tastings on a fairly regular basis. A portfolio tasting is when a wine agency, like Select Wines & Spirits, pours their selection of…
Vineyards surround Chile’s capital of Santiago. In the 19th century, Santiago’s rich moved to the valley around Santiago to try their hand as a landowner. They planted vineyards and built large estates. Despite Santiago’s growth and rapid consumption of arable…
Chile is a fascinating country, with climate and terrain that vary from the Atacama desert in the north to glaciers in Patagonia to the south, and everything in between! From Wikipedia I learned that by surface 80% of South America’s glaciers…
To complement my blog article about the “Northern Gem, Southern Icon” dinner with Concha y Toro at the Blue Water Cafe, I also recorded a video. The video is an introduction to the winery, the wines we will be tasting,…
Last week the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival finished, and more work began for me. Last week was about tasting the wines from Chile and from many other wineries around the world. This week starts my writing my experiences in…
In my previous article about preparing for your Summer Wine Trip in the Southern Hemisphere, I outlined most of the wine producing countries and some airline ticket prices from Canada to those countries. This is Part 2 of this article,…