Riesling

Hock Rocks! Riesling and Other Perfect German Wine Pairings at BCLS

April 7, 2013
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  Germany’s in the spotlight at BC Liquor Stores this month, which found us digging in our archives  for this weekend’s North Shore News column… With spring our thoughts turn once again more to white wines and lighter fare, which means, if you’ll pardon the phrase, Hock rocks. As an English-born Canadian, I’ve always found the [...]

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A Tasting with Quails’ Gate Winemaker Grant Stanley

June 10, 2012

One of our favourite tastings of the year is an action packed hour or so spent with Quails Gate winemaker Grant Stanley. We’ll get to the wines shortly but much of my enthusiasm stems from the fact that Grant—aside from being a superb winemaker and one of the most personable guys in the industry—is refreshingly [...]

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A Little Sauvignon Blanc Post-Ballot? Kiwi Wine Fair Rewards for Voting

April 23, 2011

  Time to mark the calendar for May 2nd. Yes, it’s Election Day in Canada but more to the point, it’s the day the Kiwis roll into Vancouver for the annual New Zealand Wine Fair, this year at The Roundhouse —so you can take the Canada Line to right across the street. Hard to believe, [...]

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Tantalus Vineyards’ Unveils BC’s First LEED Winery in Okanagan Valley

May 21, 2010

Clean and Lean, New Winery is Really           ‘Very Riesling’ Tantalus Vineyards has emerged as the Okanagan’s de facto flagship Riesling producer—and rightly so. For the last few years the winery operated out of the former Pinot Reach facility—a delightful, if somewhat rustic arrangement not entirely conducive to the task at [...]

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