Sauvignon Blanc

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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Vancouver’s Marquis Wine Cellars: An Original in More Ways Than One

February 18, 2011

You have to hand it to John Clerides. He’s always been ahead of the curve. John’s the man behind Marquis Wine Cellars, which was one of the very first private wine stores anywhere in British Columbia. We were among the first through the door when he managed to wrangle a license in 1986—the year the […]

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Hired Belly’s Bucket List: 30+ Kiwi Wines You Won’t Want to Spit

April 21, 2010

30+ Kiwi wines you won’t want to spit Wine tastings can be a gruelling affair—especially when there are several hundred wines in the room. Spitting is a necessity—though not always easy. In November we visited almost all of the wineries who’ve come to Vancouver and were impressed above all by the consistency and quality from […]

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New Zealand Comes to Vancouver for Playhouse Wine Festival

April 20, 2010

New Zealand’s sophisticated culinary scene revolves (not surprisingly) around lamb, as well as celebrating an abundance of fresh seafood, including the ubiquitous Green Lip mussel, prepared any number of ways.  Marlborough’s Allan Scott features the mollusks ‘pepperonata’ style, in a tasty tangle of chorizo, shallots, garlic, chilli and figs—which just happens to match perfectly …

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Do you Care How Sustainable Your Wine Is? Peter Yealands does.

April 12, 2010

Green is the New Red & White How sustainable is the wine in your glass? Do you care? You should. If we value the notion of terroir, and being able to enjoy distinctive tastes and styles of wine from regions half way around the world, we’re going to have to work harder at how those […]

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