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Public Events
There are many more complete wine and food calendars on the web but our goal is to post those events that appear to over-deliver for the ticket price. The key factors that affect our decisions (having spent over 20 years attending such events) include attending principals, the quality of the food and wine, the location and the chance to learn something new.
March 8, 2K10 – Our thoughts are with our Chilean friends recovering from the catastrophic terremoto that struck their beautiful country last month. It would seem the damage to the wine business, an important part of the economy of Chile, will be manageable but it is little solace to those who have lost family and friends and all their personal possessions. In the coming days we will let you how you can help out with further information in our “Announcing” section. Turning to local news we will also update the ticket situation for the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival as we get results but we expect most events will sell out prior to the show opening at the same venue as the 2010 Olympics Media Centre. Finally Vancouver`s Best Places author Kasey Wilson and I have relocated our radio show `The Best of Food and Wine` to All-time Favourites AM 650 radio and will return to the airwaves in prime time every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 p.m.
Vancouver is awash in excellent restaurants but, unlike many cities, it is not just the top end that can surprise. When it comes to food and wine, you will not find better, more global and affordable wine lists at all levels of dining. full article...
The current Chilean mantra is to get to the coast or up the mountains. Both areas provide challenging and barely hospitable sites to grow grapes. What the Chileans now know and embrace is that this is where their finest quality grapes will eventually be grown. full article...
Naturally-made wines from somewhere (a well-documented appellation or origin) produced by a person (a family-owned business with a hands-on winemaker and viticulturalist) are the future and the ancient Rhone Valley region is perfectly-positioned to lead the charge in what is a whole new beginning for wine. full article...
I’ve been searching the database at Gismondi On Wine for low prices and high scores and came up with today’s short list to kick off the new year. It is an impressive list and I should add that many prices are lower than what they were when I reviewed the wine only a few weeks ago. It definitely pays to search online or physically go into stores to look for the mark downs. full article...
As much as I enjoy a good glass of tempranillo I am confident 2010 will not change its global status, which is somewhere between what did you say and not very well known. But that could still be a good thing. full article...
The 7th Annual Wines of Chile Awards were announced last weekend in Santiago, Chile. This year’s assessment was done an all Canadian panel of judges including this writer. full article...
Our Top 100 and Ties
After a long year of tasting and travel we are proud to release our “Top 100” list. In short we like then a lot and in most cases will for many years to come.
Ossau Iraty (OH-soh-ear-ah-TEE) is a delicious AOC, traditional sheep’s milk cheese from the Basque region of the French Pyrenees using only unpasteurized milk. full article...
Unpasteurized cow's milk cheese from the Savoie that has been soaked in Marc for one month in an airtight container, and then aged under a thick blanket of grape must. full article...
Tasting wine takes you to many places, both hotels and restaurants - some good, some great and some bad. In response to many requests I will begin posting some basic details on where to stay and eat in wine country or wine friendly cities but only if I have first hand experience. Take it for what it is: a personal opinion but one that is based on many years of travel.
A 16 at 2355 Chestnut in the Marina area is named after a road in Italy. Expect delicious Naples-style thin crust pizza and light ricotta gnocchi as well as wonderful wood-fired cooking of Italy’s south. full article...
Four Seasons Resort Whistler's 273 guest rooms, suites and townhouses are generously sized and capture the spirit of a luxurious mountain residence. full article...
The Ritz-Carlton Santiago opened in June 2003 debut and immediately raised the standard of Chilean hotels. The hotel is set in Las Condes in the heart of the central business district. full article...
Cold, harsh winter weather has always benefited wine growers in this country if only because it acts as the perfect, natural pesticide but today freezing temperatures that blanket our vineyards each winter yield a much richer reward - icewine. full article...
March 8, 2K10 – Our thoughts are with our Chilean friends recovering from the catastrophic terremoto that struck their beautiful country last month. It would seem the damage to the wine business, an important part of the economy of Chile, will be manageable but it is little solace to those who have lost family and friends and all their personal possessions. In the coming days we will let you how you can help out with further information in our “Announcing” section. Turning to local news we will also update the ticket situation for the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival as we get results but we expect most events will sell out prior to the show opening at the same venue as the 2010 Olympics Media Centre. Finally Vancouver`s Best Places author Kasey Wilson and I have relocated our radio show `The Best of Food and Wine` to All-time Favourites AM 650 radio and will return to the airwaves in prime time every Thursday evening from 6 to 7 p.m.
After a long year of tasting and travel we are proud to release our “Top 100” list. In short we like then a lot and in most cases will for many years to come.
