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Wine Gourmet
Vancouver International Wine Festival
The 32nd Annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival wrapped up last week after six days of non-stop wine dinners, seminars and tastings. I attended...
Northern Rhône
Whenever the Rhone Valley is talked about as a wine region, the most obvious reference is to the area south of the city of Valence and the Drôme River,...
Upcoming wine (and beer) events
Springtime not only signals the beginning of the growing season but also the start of the beverage festival season. Over the coming months, there are numerous...
It’s all about the beer
Beer is, quite possibly, the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man and the third most popular drink after water and tea. The word ‘beer’ is derived from...
Cellaring wine
It will eventually happen to everyone who collects wine. At some point, you may want to open one of those prized bottles from your collection, one that you have...
The concept of Super Tuscan wines
Basically, Super Tuscans are an unofficial category of wines produced in Tuscany, which are not recognized within the Italian wine classification system. The...
Wine glasses
In order to get the most enjoyment out of wine, not only is decanting de rigueur, so is choosing the proper wine glasses. There are many types and styles on the...
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a magical name. Of all the wine regions in the world, it is without a doubt the most famous. It is a city, a region and a source of fine wines all...
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Of all the wine regions of France or for that matter, the world, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is perhaps one the most famous and historic, all at the same time. The...
More winter reds
A couple of weeks ago while recommending wines to enjoy over the winter months, I realized that the majority of recommendations were in the lower price range....
Wines of Australia
The devastation last year in Australia due to the wild fires in Victoria State and the damage from the excessive heat and lack of water in South Australia...
Port
In the world of dessert wines, Port is in a class of its own. For almost two thousand years, this unique viticultural landscape has ascended out of the...
Wine defects
Have you ever been in this situation? You are in a restaurant and have just ordered a bottle of your favourite wine. The waiter pours you a glass and peee-uuu,...
Winter reds
During the cooler winter months, the types of wine we buy tend to shift. Gone is the crisp, mouth watering whites or the juicy reds that we enjoyed when the...
Wines of South Africa
South Africa, with its dry, hot climate, has a viticultural history dating back over three centuries to 1655. It was in 1652 that the Dutch East India Company...
Wines for Christmas dinner
Well, it is only seven more days until Christmas and if you have been procrastinating like me and thousands more, we can all meet at the mall and shop together....
Christmas accessories
Giving wine to that favourite someone as a Christmas gift is not as difficult as it may first seem, even if you do not know a Pinot Noir from a Cabernet....
Christmas gift suggestions
Well, the countdown continues, there are only 21 more days to go and while the most common type of Christmas wine-related present is a good bottle of the grape,...
Christmas wine selections
The Christmas season is fast approaching, only 35 more days to go. Along with trying to find a gift for that hard-to-buy for relation, picking out wines for...
Wine making terminology
One of the many mysteries of attending a wine tasting is the language that is spoken by all the participants. While it is still English, the type of words used...
