After a couple of challenging vintages, the Champenois sighed in collective relief with harvest 2025. Not only was it the earliest harvest ever recorded, quality has been reported as excellent, and healthy. Growers had barely made it back from
A snapshot of sparkling wine in Canada. Our 2025-26 Sparkling Report includes 115+ wines, not including Champagne (Our Champagne Annual is here). Certainly the lack of American bottles on shelves and lists have encouraged Canadians to drink elsewhere,
The holiday season has arrived, and hopefully, everyone gets a few days to relax and enjoy some time with friends and family. I know by the time the big day comes, there will be lots of cheese being consumed all across the country,
In a world where Champagne has long dominated the sparkling wine pyramid, the tide is turning as more and more producers around the globe take their sparklers seriously. This month, we turn our attention to local sparkling wine. It's hard to describe
Now that the cooler weather has set in and December is just around the corner, it seems like the perfect time to talk about cheese recipes. There are so many cheesy dishes that seem more delicious when the fire is lit and the wind is howling outside.
For decades, Cava was better known for its accessibility, a sparkling wine appreciated for its affordability rather than its sense of place, despite being made in the same traditional method as Champagne. In recent years, however, the Cava DO has become
If you’ve followed my writing / posts / seminars for the last decade+ you’ll have felt my utmost sincerest admiration and appreciation for the vanguard of South African wine. As far as I look, and taste, I can’t find of another wine
BC Food and Wine Radio launched on September 6, 1997, as The Best of Food and Wine with Tony and Kasey Wilson in the CFUN studios on West 2nd Avenue in Vancouver. In 2010, the show moved to the CISL 650 studios in Richmond as the 2010 Olympics
The first figures for the 2025 harvest in Italy have been released by the three official Italian bodies: Assoenologi, Unione Italiana Vini, and the Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo Alimentare. Although the harvest is still underway, these estimates
Alfred le Fermier is a mountain-style cheese made from raw, organic milk by Fromagerie la Station in Compton, Quebec. The large farm has been in the Bolduc family for four generations, dating back to 1928. They have 600 acres of land, and 400 of that
"The older I get, the better I was." I never would have thought that a roadside sign would prompt me to reflect on my life and career, or help reveal profound truths about what truly matters. For those who don't know me, I've spent over 40 glorious years
Sparkling wine has never shone brighter. Around the world, producers are redefining the concept of quality bubbles beyond Champagne. While Champagne remains the benchmark, global demand and rising prices have opened the door for new regions to develop
British Columbia's system of wine regions based on geographical indications was launched in 2018 with the creation of nine Geographic Indications (GIs) and one sub-GI. GIs are similar to the appellation systems used in other wine-producing regions. Each
Merlot doesn’t always get the spotlight it deserves. For years, it’s been overshadowed by other reds: the so-called king of grapes, cabernet sauvignon; the elegant pinot noir; or trendier picks like gamay and cabernet franc. Merlot is often
I think it's going to be an interesting winter season at les amis. With winter comes the season of raclette and fondue, as well as the craziness of the busy Christmas months. It's a hectic time here with pallets of cheese arriving almost faster than we
After visiting numerous wineries over the past two weeks, we've started to get a feel for the 2025 vintage in the Okanagan and Similkameen. It's far too early to make any bold proclamations or conclusions, though that won't stop others. There's still
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