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When you think of Australian wine, what comes to mind? For many, it’s a vision of big, bold, Shiraz from a hot, dry country. But sitting down with a delegation of South Australian winemakers recently, I heard a story that is more complex, ancient, and innovative. It’s a story written in 760-million-year-old soils and told through some of the oldest…

I have traveled to many wine-producing countries; New and Old World; Northern and Southern hemisphere, and it is always a pleasure to visit the wineries, speak with the owners about their wines, and getting a tour of the winery and vineyards.  In part, this is what you get to experience with this novel by Steven Laine, a Canadian with a wine background…

I recently stopped in to visit Ed and Vicki Collett from Harper’s Trail Estate Winery in Kamloops, BC. Yes Kamloops!  I first met Ed and Vicki at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, and then at a recent Media Trip to Okanagan Crush Pad in Summerland, where Harper’s Trail wines are being vinified.  I was excited to see their vineyard…