Tuscany is best known for its most famous, and probably Italy’s most famous, red wine called Chianti. This wine is made primarily from the indigenous Sangiovese grape, and then blended with other red grapes, either Italian, like Colorino, or international, like Merlot. The…
Veneto is a region in Northeastern Italy that has a wide range of wines and styles that you probably have tasted and enjoyed, but never knew where it came from. When people say “Chianti“, you probably think Tuscany, but if…
At the Vancouver International Wine Festival you can celebrate with food and wine together through various dinners. I attended one dinner at Il Centro at the Italian Cultural Centre. Of course all the wines were Italian. There were 3 participating…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is underway this week, and it has lots of amazing wine related stats. The Festival sent me this list, and I thought I’d pass it along to you. Enjoy, and see you at the public…
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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…
The days are quickly ticking down to the Vancouver International Wine Festival, which if you don’t know, runs from Feb 20 – 28, 2016. Events are held at the Convention Centre, and as well at many restaurants around the Vancouver…
If you checked through my previous article on my favourite Australian wines from the Vancouver International Wine Festival, you would not have seen the wines below from Inland Trading Co (ITC), and you may have wondered why. The wines from…
It seems like only yesterday that champagne flowed freely, people were laughing, and wines from around the world were being served and discovered by Vancouverites. The Vancouver International Wine Festival was quite a whirlwind for me as a Media person;…