BC is home to five official wine-growing regions or DVAs (designated viticultural areas): Okanagan Valley, Similkameen Valley, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands. Its most established and arguably most important DVA, the Okanagan, runs long and narrow from the Canada/U.S.-read more-
All Hallows Eve is nigh. Halloween…a night of ghosts and goblins, tricks and treats, frights and bewitching. Boo, yah. How does wine connect to Halloween? Well, the annual crop of cutesy Hallo-wine labels is one way. But I think wine lovers-read more-
From the Walla Walla Valley: In July and August over 1,800 acres of grapes were basking in 90 to 100 degree temperatures, making it an early harvest the first week of September in the Walla Walla Valley. And by the-read more-
“I am une garagiste, a woman who makes wine in her garage, and I am maître liquoriste. I am the would-be parfumeur. I am mistress of alchemy.” —Deirdre Heekin, Libation: A Bitter Alchemy Deirdre Heekin smiles a welcome as she-read more-
“I am une garagiste, a woman who makes wine in her garage, and I am maître liquoriste. I am the would-be parfumeur. I am mistress of alchemy.” —Deirdre Heekin, Libation: A Bitter Alchemy Deirdre Heekin smiles a welcome as she-read more-
There is an article posted for the staff at the tasting room in Carmel Valley, California, where I work on the weekends. It features a series of tasting room “no-nos” that are guaranteed to leave the customers with a bitter-read more-
There is a seismic shift happening in the wine world right now. Of course, there have been slowing sales as in many other industries. But the sales have only snagged on specific wine categories. Namely the high-end blockbuster wines. The-read more-
My first encounter with Inedit made me extremely apprehensive, even before my first sip. This beer is a new offering by Damm brewmasters, working with Spanish chef Ferran Adrià and his sommeliers. It’s a coupage of barley malt and wheat,-read more-