Sparkling a Wine, Traditionally
So, for sparkling wine, do they just carbonate regular wine? Yeah, actually, on many occasions winemakers do actually inject carbon dioxide into a still wine to make a lighter, fizzy...
Wine 101: Sur Lie Waiter Recommendations
Sur lie is one of those wine-speak labeling terms that I can't explain to someone without heading down a rabbit hole. People love to think of wine as romantic and...
What the Heck is Blaufränkisch?
Sure, as you click around the pages here at My Wine Canada, you’ll see plenty of familiar grape varieties. Indeed (fantastic) Chardonnays, Rieslings and Pinot Noirs abound. Dig a little...
Gamay Hits the Table
I had the opportunity to dip into a few of Mt. Boucherie’s new releases the other day. The West Kelowna winery nestled on the west side of Okanagan Lake is...
Honing In On Terroir
Last month I attended VieVinum in Vienna – it’s Austria’s big annual wine show, bringing together hundreds of producers from throughout the country’s four main wine-producing regions. Set in the...
Keeping Things Cool
I always have a slight chuckle when articles about wine get extra particular about serving temperature of wine. Don’t get me wrong, it can be important and can make or...
The Misunderstood Rosé
Is there any one type of wine that continues to be as misunderstood as rosé? Over the summer months, it’s the wine so many in the trade — writers, sommeliers,...