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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.
February 7, 2K10 – Where has January gone? Sixteen airline flights have consumed some of the time along with extensive trips and tastings in Chile and New Zealand. The plan this month is to post as many reviews as possible during the Olympics while Vancouver is rightfully preoccupied with the 2010 Winter Games. Stay tuned for our official list of local wines not to be missed during the Olympics. Just an update on the highly successful 2010 Lake Louise Wine Summit at the Post Hotel – the event is completely sold out and there is now a waiting list. We will also update the ticket situation for the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival as we get results but expect most events to sell out sooner than later. Thanks for all your support, we expect to make 2010 one of our best years yet on-line. ag
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.
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...
Bouq’ Émisairre is a raw milk, ash covered ripened goats milk cheese from the famous Montreal cheese maker Pierre-Yves Chaput. The flavour has a refined minerally tang to it. 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...
February 7, 2K10 – Where has January gone? Sixteen airline flights have consumed some of the time along with extensive trips and tastings in Chile and New Zealand. The plan this month is to post as many reviews as possible during the Olympics while Vancouver is rightfully preoccupied with the 2010 Winter Games. Stay tuned for our official list of local wines not to be missed during the Olympics. Just an update on the highly successful 2010 Lake Louise Wine Summit at the Post Hotel – the event is completely sold out and there is now a waiting list. We will also update the ticket situation for the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival as we get results but expect most events to sell out sooner than later. Thanks for all your support, we expect to make 2010 one of our best years yet on-line. ag
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.
