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An Article on Spanish Wines
Spanish wines are red-hot. The economic meltdown of the past 3-4 years has greatly affected the wine business here in BC and no doubt abroad also. All one has to do is look at the different wine categories in BC … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Columns
Tagged Argentina, Artazuri Garnacha, Australia, Best Buys, Bodega La Linze, Bodegas Lan Crianza, Castilla Y Leon, Cataluña, El Burro Kickass Garnacha, France, Italy, Jumilla, Malbec, Navarra, Phylloxera, Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Spanish wines, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews, WinesfromSpain.com, Yecla
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Wrapping up the 34th Vancouver International Wine Festival
The 34nd Annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival wrapped up last Sunday after seven days of non-stop wine dinners, seminars and tastings. The highlight of the festival was the International Festival Wine Tasting Room, which was the temporary home to … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Columns
Tagged 34th Vancouver international Wine Festival, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castillo de Molina, Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean wine, Chono Reserva Syrah, Domaine Roger Sabon, Errazuriz, Masi Brolio Campofiorin, Michael David 6th Sense Syrah, Okanagan Spring Wine Festival, Perrin et Fils, Pinot Noir, Sangre de Toro, Santa Carolina, Sauvignon Blanc, Selectyourtickets, Shiraz, Syrah, Tamaya, Tommasi Amarone, Tommasi Amarone Della Valpolicella, Torres, Viña Morandé, Viña San Pedro, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews, Wirra Wirra, Yalumba
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Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
This week marks the start of the 34th Annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, which runs from February 27th until March 4th, 2012. This is North America’s premier wine event with 181 wineries pouring 1700 wines from 15 countries. As … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Columns
Tagged Alibi, Black Hills Winery, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chile, Laughing Stock, Meyer Family Vineyards, Moon Curser, Pinot Noir, Playhouse Wine Festival, Sauvignon Blanc, Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre, Viognier, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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The concept of Super Tuscan wines
Super Tuscan is an unofficial category of wines produced in Tuscany, which are not recognized within the Italian wine classification system. The name was originally conceived to describe a class of red wines that originated in Chianti during the 1970s … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Columns
Tagged Alcohol, Antinori Ornellaia, Best Buys, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chianti, DOCG, Falesco Vitiano, Guado al Tasso, IGT, IL Bruciato, Italian wine, Italy, Marchesi Mario Incisa Della Rochetta, Merlot, Piero Antinori, Rocca delle Macie Sasyr, Sangiovese, Sassicaia, Super Tuscan, Tenuta San Guido, Tignanello, Tua Rita Rosso dei Notri, Tuscany, Vino da Tavola, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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An Article on 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 colonized the region and Jan Van Riebeeck, the Dutch commander of the … Continue reading
The Wines of Chile
The 34th Annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival pours into Vancouver on February 27th and runs until March 4th, 2012 and as with every year there is a regional theme and this year it is the Wines of Chile and … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Columns
Tagged Alcohol, Best Buys, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Casablanca, Chilean wine, Colchagua, Dona Dominga, Leyda, Limari, Playhouse Wine Festival, Sauvignon Blanc, Viña Chocalán, Viña Koyle, Viña Maipo, Viña San Pedro, Viña Tarapaca, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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The Beers of Belgium
No other country boasts a brewing tradition more richly diverse than Belgium. Dating back over two thousand years to the Julius Caesar-led Roman invasion in the first century BC, the natives of Belgae as it was called then were producing … Continue reading
Posted in Beer Reviews
Tagged Abbey beer, Alcohol, Beer, Beer Reviews, Belgium beers, Corsendonk, Gruit, Trappist beer, Wheat beer, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews, Wit bier
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34th Annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival
The 34th Annual Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival pours into Vancouver on February 27th and runs until March 4th, 2012. This is North America’s premier wine event with 181 wineries pouring over 1700 wines from 15 countries. As with every … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Columns
Tagged Alcohol, Best Buys, Playhouse Wine Festival, Quails Gate, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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Great Wine Buys for less than $20
So, it is the post-Christmas blues time, time when the credit card statements start to roll in. Just when you thought it would be a great idea to spend that $100 gift card on some amazing bottles of wine for … Continue reading
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