Wine 101: How to Wine Shop
As I write this article, I am in Greece visiting wine regions and learning about local indigenous grape varieties. In Santorini alone, there are 50 different types of grapes: Aidani,...
Wine 101: Pink Ain't Sweet
It’s pink, it looks like Kool-Aid: it must be sweet! That’s what many wine drinkers associate rosé with. Those bottles of Mateus and White Zinfandel that were once so popular...
Wine 101: The Price of B.C. Wine
I certainly heard it more when I was a full-time wine guy on the floor in restaurants, but it’s a question I field on occasion nowadays as well, whether leading...
Wine 101: The Similkameen Valley
For those not intimately acquainted with British Columbian wine country, there might be some confusion or misconceptions whenever we mention a wine coming from the Similkameen. The majority of B.C....
Wine 101: To Pick or Not to Pick?
With the exception of fruit for late harvest and icewine, here in Canada, grapes are harvested over the course of two(ish) months in the fall. On that we can mostly...
Wine 101: The Lesser-Known Regions
Last week, Ben asked the question where is wine made? Today I'm picking a few regions you may never have suspected of producing great wine. We all have the standby...
Wine 101: Bottle Formats
Walking into most wine shops, the pickings are slim for wine that doesn't come in a 750 mL bottle. In the days of a less global market, the sizes and...
Wine 101: What’s The Deal With Lillooet?
Last week, my phone buzzed with a text from Jake Skakun, my pal and editorial colleague here at My Wine Canada. “Whoa! Stoked to see Fort Berens on MWC!’ It...