With France being the theme country for the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020, there were many more French wineries in attendance than in other years. And with that many more wines to taste. Which made me very happy. France has…
What were you doing in 2000? If it was just before January 1, you were probably worrying about all our computers and anything running with a computer chip and code stops running when the clocks turned to “00”. Luckily we…
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…
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…
I keep mentioning about wineries on Vancouver Island as they give you a different profile of wine compared to what we are more familiar with coming from the Okanagan. You are not going to find a big Cabernet Sauvignon produced…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2019 starts February 23. A big part of the festival is attending the International Festival Tasting Room that has 160 wineries attending, pouring a total of 1450 wines. How do you know which wineries you…
Besides the fires that you have been hearing about the Okanagan in the news, other wine-related things are happening, such as Okanagan Crush Pad launching a new brand, Free Form, to celebrate their cellar being certified organic. Below is their press…
Dish N’ Dazzle is a yearly event where Argentinean wineries come to BC to show off their wines and some local Vancouver restaurants offer tasty bites from their menus. The event supports the BC Hospitality Foundation charity. A few of…
This press release came to my inbox today. I was quite surprised. It is quite a feat to collaborate with Oliver Humbrecht from Domaine Zind-Humbrecht. They make amazing wines in Alsace. I tried to get a tour of the winery…
This special dinner at La Terrazza for Vancouver International Wine Festival we were able to experience the synergy of wines from Spain, Italy and Uruguay, evoking passion along with the culinary treasures created by Chef Gennaro Iorio. We sampled wines from…