Tag Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon

Spring Wines: A selection for the weekend

Finally, the warm weather has arrived in the Okanagan Valley and hopefully the rest of BC.  What this means is that now we can start wearing shorts and sandals but also it signals that it’s time for the vines to … Continue reading

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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

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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

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More Winter Red Wine Picks

A little while back while recommending wines to enjoy over the winter months, I realized that the recommendations were in the $15-$25 range.  Although 95-97% of wine consumed is usually in this price point, there is that 3-5% of wines … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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