Wine

Of Tiles, Tunas and Touriga Naçional

November 18, 2010

Just back from Portugal, and we’re playing serious catch-up! After a week of tasting a wide variety of sometimes unfamiliar table wine varieties—from Siria and Encruzada (whites) to Baga and Afrocheiro, in Beira, Dao and Bairrada, we’ve come to a few conclusions. Portugal has been long known for its value wines. Entry level reds from [...]

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Why it Makes Sense to Toast the World Cup with Wines of South Africa

May 29, 2010

(Besides the fact they’re just darn tasty drops…) By the time June is over, you’ll know two things, for sure. 1. Soccer is the world’s game—played by more people on this planet than any other. 2. South Africa is a complex and fascinating nation, that’s overcome incredible odds, whose time has truly come. The third [...]

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Behind the Scenes at the Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival

April 26, 2010

On the judging panel at Vintners Brunch: a slam dunk winner! Every year one of the first Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival events to sell out is the Vintner’s Brunch, held on the final day. Lots of folks get a group together and buy a table, to sample tastes from some of the city’s leading chefs, [...]

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