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Good Tastes with Cono Sur winemaker Matias Rios at Nuba

Matias Rios explains Cono Sur's new single vineyard range

UPDATED: Last night I got a chance to re-taste the Cono Sur Viento Mar Block 21 Pinot Noir 2011 mentioned below. I’m sorry, I don’t care how casual and ‘friendly’ they are, these kinds of glasses just don’t cut it for me… This time it was poured into decent bowls and the transformation was […]

Read on … October 26, 2013 Belly's Budget Best

A Visit to Emiliana Vineyards: the Heart of Chile’s Organic Wine Movement

Last week’s column for the North Shore News was a quick recap of our visit to Emiliana Los Robles Organic Biodynamic Vineyards. It was one of the more impressive but—more to the point— profound experiences of my week in Chile. I still find it quite remarkable that a company of this size took the giant […]

Read on … November 14, 2012 Hired Belly's Best Wines

Milan ‘The Tomato Man’ Comes to Town. A Lot.

One sure sign harvest is here: numerous Vancouver sightings of Milan Djordjevich—aka ‘The Tomato Man’—who owns Stoney Paradise organic tomato farm. Not only does Milan farm and do all the work which that entails but he also drives about 4 1/2 hours each way from Kelowna, BC to Vancouver, twice a week, to bring his […]

Read on … September 8, 2011 Artisan Producers