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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.
August 28, 2K10 – Welcome back to Gismondi on Wine. Where has the summer gone? Its back school time for many parents so what you really need is a great glass of wine and preferably at a low price. You can peruse hundreds of new reviews and thousands of dollars’ worth of wine using our sophisticated search engine and likely find just what you are looking for. As we prepare for the small season we will turn our attention to slightly heavier style reds and whites in anticipation of cooler and dare we say damper weather. The 10th Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards were a great success in Penticton and we will roll out more information about the results later this fall.
Still in the Okanagan: If you have a chance to attend any dinner or food-and-wine event that Joy Road Catering is involved in, do not hesitate. Joy Road is the premier catering company in the Okanagan (it could give most Vancouver players a run for their money) focused on local fresh foods and elegant dining in and out of doors. full article...
That said, most premium wine producers are still loath to cut prices, at least publicly, in the same manner that clothing retailers might mark down their latest designer fashions to clear the shelves. Wineries believe if you are paying $60 for their wine, and suddenly it is for sale at $30, you might never pay $60 again. full article...
Theoretically, there is a firewall between the LCLB and the province’s largest liquor retailer, the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB), which regulates the distribution and importation of beverage alcohol in government liquor stores. But let’s face it, both have the same boss – the provincial government. full article...
One of the unexpected pleasures that come from broadening your personal wine palate is that it gives you the confidence to return to a more travelled path with a better perspective. full article...
If you tend to agonize over such things you might be interested to know that in a city full of budding oenophiles which wine you bring to the bash may say more about you than how well you are dressed. full article...
On January 27, 2010 the BC Wine Appreciation Society (www.bcwas.com) organized an extensive vertical of their cab franc from 1996 to 2007 conducted by Sandra Oldfield. full article...
They found a Geisenheim-trained winemaker named Mark Rattray, the owner of a winery near Christchurch called Floating Mountain. He agreed to design their winery and to make the 2006 vintage, especially since the vintage in the northern hemisphere occurs in his off-season. full article...
Winemaker Kelly Moss, a strong supporter of screw cap closures, has no time for synthetic corks. “Using synthetic corks is like going back to Betamax,” Moss says. full article...
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...
August 28, 2K10 – Welcome back to Gismondi on Wine. Where has the summer gone? Its back school time for many parents so what you really need is a great glass of wine and preferably at a low price. You can peruse hundreds of new reviews and thousands of dollars’ worth of wine using our sophisticated search engine and likely find just what you are looking for. As we prepare for the small season we will turn our attention to slightly heavier style reds and whites in anticipation of cooler and dare we say damper weather. The 10th Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards were a great success in Penticton and we will roll out more information about the results later this fall.
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.
