Red Wine Oct 26, 2009 Laughing Stock Vineyards Portfolio 2007 In light of the recent worldly financial markets, it can be difficult to gauge whether to Buy! Hold! Cellar! Laughing Stock’s Portfolio. Do you ... Read More
Red Wine Oct 2, 2009 Compendium 2006 Part of Mission Hill’s ultra-premium Legacy Series, this inaugural release is a little brother to heavy hitter Oculus. They have the same genes - ... Read More
Destinations Oct 2, 2009 Vancouver to Banff I was one of four fortunate food and wine media to clamber aboard the Rocky Mountaineer, and travel the tracks from Vancouver to Banff. Based on ... Read More
White Wine Sep 30, 2009 Pentâge Winery 2008 Gewurztraminer Paul Gardner and Julie Rennie’s boutique Pentâge Winery rests on 35 acres along Penticton’s Skaha Lake. Production is limited to only 5000 ... Read More
Wine Events Sep 28, 2009 Sake To Me -by Kathryn McAree I had the pleasure of meeting Artisan Sake Maker Masa Shiroki at the Taste festival this summer and was thoroughly impressed. So ... Read More
White Wine Sep 25, 2009 Viña Errazuriz Chardonnay Wild Ferment 2007 This Chardonnay is named ‘Wild Ferment’ because of the use of a natural or ‘wild yeast’ ferment. Instead of adding packaged yeast, the ... Read More
Red Wine Sep 23, 2009 Chateau Mourgues du Gres – Les Galets Rouges 2007 I love, love, love it when I find a wine that drinks way beyond its price point. So I was pretty happy when I tried this little gem. This blend of ... Read More
White Wine Sep 20, 2009 Weingut Rudolf Rabl Grüner Veltliner Spiegel 2006 Does our Wet Coast weather leave you in a funk? Not feeling groovy? One easy way to let a little sunshine in is with a bottle of this fresh and ... Read More
Fortified Wine Sep 18, 2009 Quails’ Gate Family Estate Winery Tawny NV Well, this little fortified beauty was 8 years in the making, only 800 cases were released last year, and the next time the cycle comes around ... Read More
White Wine Sep 17, 2009 Château des Charmes Chardonnay Musqué 2007 You don’t see too many Niagara wines in the BC market - in fact, in this province it’s easy to forget that BC isn’t the centre of the Canadian ... Read More
Elsewhere / Travel Sep 17, 2009 Seattle September Stopover I had 2 free days a couple of weeks ago (doesn’t happen very often!) so I stole away for a 36 hour Seattle summer sojourn. Took the ... Read More
White Wine Sep 16, 2009 Tantalus Vineyards Riesling 2008 Okanagan Valley, BC $22.90 – $25.00 www.tantalus.ca When a little ol’ wine from little ol’ BC garners acclaim from one of the world’s ... Read More
