Must-Have Vancouver Magazine Value Wine Awards: 2015

By |2018-01-21T15:05:13-08:00December 1st, 2014|Wine|

Vancouver Magazine has posted the results to this year’s Wine Awards (2015). It’s one of the most anticipated of the year, and rightfully so... There really are some phenomenal values here—and I’m truly honoured to have been a part of the amazing team that worked over three days to choose them. Here’s what head judge(and VanMag wine [...]

8 Tasting Tips (and more) for the Vancouver International Wine Festival

By |2019-09-23T17:33:38-07:00February 20th, 2014|Hired Belly's Best Wines, Top Drops, Wine|

Next week’s Vancouver International Wine Festival will be one of the most well attended  in the festival’s 36 years. How come it’s so popular? There are a couple of key reasons: Arguably North America’s most important combined consumer and trade wine gathering, it’s a great opportunity for wineries to meet their customers face to face—in [...]

Beaujolais Nouveau: Not Quite So ‘New’ Any More

By |2022-06-18T15:00:14-07:00November 18th, 2012|Wine|

  Happier times ... But unquestionably a corrupting influence ... I’ll admit it. I’m only a lukewarm fan of Beaujolais Nouveau, which is maybe why I barely noticed this past week’s celebration. Don't get me wrong— It’s nothing personal! I just don’t think it’s that big a deal any more. Sure, Nouveau [...]

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