Week in Review
Spring at GOW
Treve is in London tasting at the International Wine Challenge while I hold down the office amid ever-changing cool, wet, sunny, warm, spring weather in Vancouver. If you are ready to slowly move off those rich winter reds to something just a little lighter and springier, follow along as we post wines to usher in spring. Meanwhile, we are working our way through many of the rosés about to flood the market, hopefully along with some sunshine. If you haven’t noticed, we just passed through 27,000 published wine reviews at GOW, leaving us among only handful of folks worldwide with the depth and experience of tasting every single day. In the coming weeks, we will be launching an additional level of scrutiny to GOW wine reviews, by further noting select bottles as “Real Wine.” Stay tuned for the story, our definition, our hunt for authenticity, and the roll out.
Anthony






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Top 10 : White Pinots
As you could probably tell by the name, pinot gris and pinot blanc are related. These two whites are both colour mutations of red pinot (oui, that's noir). The pinot noir grape contains ample active anthocyanins, one of the contributors to colour. Pinot blanc's anthocyanins are inactive, while pinot gris' mutation lands somewhere in the middle between noir and blanc (black and white). Fittingly, gris is French for gray. Colour and family tree aside, pinot gris and blanc share characteristic orchard fruits and preferred growing conditions, though blanc softer, rounder on the palate, with less acidity than it's brighter gris kin...


Vancouver International Wine Festival Intel
Over the past couple of months we've been tasting and preparing for this week, and the 40th edition of the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Here is a recap of our coverage, highlighting theme regions Spain and Portugal. We'll see you there all week. Top Ten Booths to visit at VIWF 2018 Cava is Putting Down Roots Top Ten Portuguese Reds Top Ten Spanish Reds Grapes : Tempranillo Spotlight Spain: Ribero del Duero Top Ten Iberian Wine Stars at VIWF Top Ten Portugese Whites Top Ten Spanish Whites Top Ten Port Top Ten Sherry For last minute ticket requests go to vanwinefest...

