Valentine’s Day is on Sunday, Feb 14. Have you picked your sparkling wine to share with your significant other? Are you or your partner more into sweet sparkling wines? If so, I have one for you, Martini Asti DOCG, NV,…
Top Drop is the last major wine tasting in Vancouver before the start of summer. Top Drop is meant to represent the best in terroir and winemaker craft. Nature and Nurture. Wineries from around the world are selected for the…
From my previous article, I showed you which white, sparkling, and sweet wines I thought were of excellent quality at the #VinItaly tour held in Vancouver. But of course, Italy is well-known for their red wines, from the north, e.g.…
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…
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Italy has a plethora of indigenous grapes. Some maybe well known to you, like Sangiovese or Nebbiolo, but others, like Barbera may not be too familiar. I would like to let you know a little bit about the red Barbera…
Tre Bicchieri; The Best of the Best of Italian wines. The Tre Bicchieri World Tour recently came to Vancouver for us to experience their top rated Italian wines. This is only the second year this event has stopped in Canada,…
John Clerides and Leah Bickford from Marquis Wine Cellars have been traveling through Italy’s wine producing regions in search of unique, hand sourced wines to offer their customers. After two years of extensive research, they are proud to announce 25…