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Take the Beaujolais Wine Quiz!
Take the #Beaujolais Wine #Quiz!
@vinsbeaujolais #Frenchwine #winelover #sommelier
Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages AOC label
Beaujolais wines have garnered immense popularity for their vibrant fruitiness and easy-drinking nature. Nestled just south of Burgundy in France, Beaujolais is often overlooked for its more famous neighbour. Beaujolais’ youthful exuberance pairs excellently with a variety of dishes, including charcuterie, roast chicken, and light pasta dishes. Beaujolais…
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In May, Pour Yourself a Glass of New Zealand and Celebrate New Zealand White Wine
In May, Pour Yourself a Glass of New Zealand and Celebrate New Zealand White Wine. #NZwine @nzwine
May is a big month for New Zealand white wines. I received this press release from the New Zealand Wine Growers. Also please note that they are asking for your help to get a white wine emoji to be created. Right now there is only a red wine emoji. Cheers.
Press Release
The theme of the month, Pour Yourself a Glass of New Zealand, comes at a time when New Zealand’s top three exported white…
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A Few Reasons to Buy BC Wines During BC Wine Month
A Few Reasons to Buy BC Wines During BC Wine Month
#bcwine @bcwine #Okanagan #Similkameen #VancouverIsland #organic #biodynamic
Don’t forget that April is BC Wine Month. In case you have not purchased any BC wine yet, here are some compelling reasons why British Columbians should consider buying BC wines:
1. Economic Impact: The BC wine industry contributes $3.75 billion annually to British Columbia’s economy. By purchasing local wines, consumers directly support local businesses, jobs, and economic growth.
2. Tourism…
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My Video Interview With Christian from Treveri Cellars at Taste Washington 2024
My #Video #Interview With Christian from Treveri Cellars at @TasteWashington 2024.
#WAwine #organic @wa_state_wine #sparklingwine
Christian from Treveri Cellars
This was the last video interview I made during The Grand Tasting at Taste Washington 2024. Treveri Cellars makes organic sparkling wines and has been doing it for many years. While some wines are made with “traditional” sparkling wine grapes, like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, they also venture out and make sparkling Gewurztraminer and Riesling. I tasted a glass of…
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My Video Interview With Brendan from Willow Wine Cellars at Taste Washington 2024
My #Video #Interview With Brendan from Willow Wine Cellars at @TasteWashington 2024.
@wa_state_wine #WAwine #Albarino #winelover
Brendan from Willow Wine Cellars
I love to stumble across new wineries to me. Willow Wine Cellars is a Garagista winery out of Underwood, WA. Brendan and his wife, Tarnna, have been making wine out of their garage for 10 years. He poured me a glass of their Albarino wine, noting that in Spain, Albarino is known as “The Wine of the Sea”. It pairs nicely with oysters on the half-shell. Check…
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My Video Interview With Danny from Sagemoor Estates at Taste Washington 2024
My #Video #Interview With Danny from Sagemoor Estates at @TasteWashington 2024.
@wa_state_wine #WAwine #SauvignonBlanc #Semillon #winelover
Danny from Sagemoor
I tasted two white Bordeaux blends at the Sagemoor Estates table during The Grand Tasting at Taste Washington. This is a wine made with Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon grapes. Danny told me about the differences between the fermentation methods for these two wines and suggested what type of food to enjoy with each wine. Both are tasty wines. Pick up some if you can. Watch and…
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My Video Interview With Julian from Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards at Taste Washington 2024
My #Video #Interview With Julian from Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards at @TasteWashington 2024.
@hardrow @wa_state_wine #orangewine #muscat #wawine #winelover
Julian from Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards
Have you heard of “orange” wine? It is sometimes called “natural” wine and basically, it is a wine made from white grapes, like orange muscat or Pinot Gris, and is left with the skins intact, much like is done for red grapes, to get red wine. But with white grapes, the skins can impart an orange colour, more texture and a variety of flavours to the wine. …
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Book Review: The Hidden Vineyards of Paris by Geoffrey Finch
#Book Review: The Hidden #Vineyards of #Paris by Geoffrey Finch.
Available on @amazonca. #winelover #winetour
The Hidden Vineyards of Paris by Geoffrey Finch
Geoffrey Finch, a Canadian born in Victoria, moved to Paris and has been sharing his passion for wine and gastronomy in France for over 40 years. He operates a series of historic walks through Paris’s vineyards, both visible and open to the public, those closed to the public, and some open only for special occasions. His love of wine led him to…
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Tutto Finito. All My VanWineFest 2024 Articles For You
Tutto Finito. All My @VanWineFest 2024 Articles For You.
@bardonthebeach #interview #video #dinner #vancouver #italianwine #chiantiClassico #prosecco #barolo #winelover #sommelier
The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2024 had lots of wonderful wines and events to attend. I spent most of my time in the Festival Tasting Room sipping Italian wines and speaking with the Italian winery principals. I did also attend some seminars and dinners. Below is a list of all the articles that I wrote for VanWineFest 2024. Have fun reading and watching my video interviews with…
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#Bard on the Beach#Barolo#Chianti Classico#dinner#interview#italy#Prosecco#Vancouver International Wine Festival#video
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Challenge of the Red Titans Seminar at VanWineFest 2024
Challenge of the Red Titans #Seminar at @VanWineFest 2024.
@Tommasiwine @barone_ricasoli @PIOCESARE1881 @michelechiarlo @marchesimazzei @FrescobaldiVini @AllegriniWinery #Amarone #Brunello #Barbera #ChiantiClassico #winelover
This seminar, Challenge of the Red Titans, was fun. It was held Friday afternoon and we had spent the week preceding with serious discussions of Italian wines. We deserved a dash of fun, but the seminar still provided us with valuable information about Italian red wines. We learned a bit about how the big Italian blockbuster wineries are reshaping themselves towards a more lyrical and uplifted…
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#Allegrini#Amarone#appassimento#Barolo#biodynamic#Brunello di Montalcino#Chianti Classico#Famiglia De Cerchio#Filippo Bartolotta#Frescobaldi#italy#Marchesi Mazzei#Michele Chiarlo#Neal McLennan#Pio Cesare#Ricasoli#sustainable#Tua Rita#Valpolicella#Vancouver International Wine Festival#vanwinefest
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My Video Interview with Evan Saunders from Blasted Church Vineyards at VanWineFest 2024
My #Video #Interview with Evan Saunders from @BlastedChurch Vineyards at @VanWineFest 2024.
@bcwine #bcwine #bcvqa #winelover #okanagan #sparklingwine
Evan Saunders from Blasted Church Vineyards
My one and only video interview with a BC winery at VanWineFest 2024 was with Evan Saunders, winemaker, at Blasted Church Vineyards. Blasted Church is located in the Okanagan Falls area if you decide to visit this summer. Evan talked to me about their sparkling wine, OMG 2016. Have you ever tried this wine? Did you know that it is not produced every…
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#bcvqa#BCWine#Blasted Church Vineyards#Evan Saunders#okanagan#okanagan falls#OMG#sparkling#Vancouver International Wine Festival#vanwinefest
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Quick Review: Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Estate Cuvee Gamay Noir 2022
Quick Review: Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Estate Cuvee #GamayNoir 2022.
@bcwine #bcwine #okanagan @BlueMtnWinery
Gamay Noir is a grape that gets little respect. Some people may equate it to Beaujolais Nouveau, but it can be much more. BC wineries make quality Gamay Noir. A point in case is this bottle; Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellarss Estate Cuvée Gamay Noir 2022. The grapes were hand harvested, then cold soaked and fermented using indigenous yeasts to the vineyard. Fermentation and aging in neutral oak…
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A Video Interview With Katie from Figgins Winery at Taste Washington 2024
A #Video #Interview With Katie from Figgins Winery at @TasteWashington 2024. @wa_state_wine @figginswine #wawine
Katie from Figgins Winery
Have you attended Taste Washington before? It is located in Seattle, WA and I’ve read that it is the largest single-region food and wine event in the USA. The Grand Tasting is the festival’s flagship event with more than 250 wineries pouring their wines and the state’s best restaurants offering small bites.
My first interview at Taste Washington 2024 during The Grand…
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A Video Interview With Jean-Pierre Turgeon from Gérard Bertrand at VanWineFest 2024
A #Video #Interview With Jean-Pierre Turgeon from Gerard Bertrand at VanWineFest 2024.
@gerardbertrando @PWS_Canada #Frenchwine #Languedoc #biodynamic
Jean-Pierre Turgeon from Gerard Bertrand
Gérard Bertrand Winery is the ambassador of the fine wines of Languedoc-Roussillon around the world. Gérard Bertrand owns 16 estates with their unique terroirs in the region. The Languedoc has been growing grapes for wines for 24 centuries (Greeks planted grapes around 550 BC) and produces 5% of the world’s wine. Gérard has loved his vineyard land…
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#biodynamic#Cahors#Chateau l’Hospitalet#france#Gérard Bertrand#interview#Jean-Pierre Turgeon#La Clape#La Forge#Languedoc#malbec#Vancouver International Wine Festival#vanwinefest#video
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A Video Interview with Jose Luis Muguiro Jr from Marques de Riscal at VanWineFest 2024
A #Video #Interview with Jose Luis Muguiro Jr from Marques de Riscal at @VanWineFest 2024.
@marquesderiscal @BacchusGroupCan #Rioja #Tempranillo
Jose Luis Muguiro Jr from Marques de Riscal and Karl at VanWineFest 2024
The red wines of Rioja, Spain, are renowned for their rich history and exceptional quality. Produced primarily from the Tempranillo grape, these wines often exhibit complex flavours of ripe fruit, oak, and spice, with a characteristic balance of acidity and tannins. Among the distinguished producers in the region, Marqués de…
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#interview#Jose Luis Muguiro Jr#Rioja#spain#tempranillo#Vancouver International Wine Festival#vanwinefest#video
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An Interview with Kurtis Ogasawara Winemaker, Robert Mondavi Winery, at VanWineFest 2024
An #Interview with Kurtis Ogasawara Winemaker, Robert Mondavi Winery, at @VanWineFest 2024.
@ArterraCanada @CalifWines_US #CabernetSauvignon #ToKalon #youtube
Kurtis Ogasawara, Winemaker for the Robert Mondavi Winery
The Robert Mondavi Winery is historic for putting California, and New World wines, on the international stage. I was fortunate to have a chance to interview Kurtis Ogasawara, Winemaker for Robert Mondavi during VanWineFest 2024. I was told, “Growing up in Sunnyvale, California, Kurtis lived just outside of wine country in the Bay Area.…
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#Bordeaux#cabernet franc#cabernet sauvignon#california#interview#Kurtis Ogasawara#malbec#merlot#Mondavi Winery#Napa Valley#Petit Verdot#To Kalon#Vancouver International Wine Festival#vanwinefest
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A Video Interview with Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates at VanWineFest 2024
A #Video #Interview with Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates at @VanWineFest 2024.
#Valpolicella #Amarone #AppellationWine
The wines from the Veneto region of Italy are still not as well-known as areas such as Chianti Classico in Tuscany but should be. This region produces the Valpolicella range of wines which are very food friendly. Watch my video interview with Matteo Allegrini from Allegrini Estates at VanWineFest 2024 as he tells us about the different wines that they produce, which were poured at the Festival…
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#Allegrini#Amarone#interview#italy#Matteo Allegrini#Valpolicella#Vancouver International Wine Festival#vanwinefest#Veneto#video
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