Wine 101: The Stories Behind The Wines
As the books editor over at the Winnipeg Free Press, I often get people asking me about the best wine books. As it happens, back in September of 2014, MWC...
Wine 101: Blind Tasting Demystified
When visiting wineries, nothing seems more simple and organic than the world of wine. Friendly winemakers welcome wine aficionados to appreciate the beauty of their land through a glass of...
Wine 101: Multimedia Fun!
Hot on the heels of Sarah Machielsen’s post here last week on wine podcasts, I thought I'd share some wine-related multimedia goodness that’s been front and centre for me lately....
Wine 101: Chile Edition
Yes, I know — this site is called My Wine Canada. But as I looked at my calendar — which includes a week-long trip to Chile starting this coming Sunday...
Wine 101: Judging Canadian Wine
We just wrapped Northern Lands weekend in Edmonton. The brainchild of Edmonton wine guy Gurvinder Bhatia and dubbed ‘The Great Canadian Wine and Craft Beer Adventure,’ it was a first-of-its-kind...
Wine 101: Wine Podcasts
We’re switching writers today with a post from Sarah Machielsen, one of our valuable interns here at My Wine Canada. Sarah coordinates many of the social media and marketing initiatives...
Wine 101: To Oak or Not To Oak
Looking at the bottles in the Chardonnay section of a wine store, one has to wonder why so many producers now insist on mentioning ‘no oak’ on wine labels. How...
Wine 101: Unconventional Wine Service
I'm sure we've all watched a video at one point over the last few years of someone putting a wine bottle in his or her shoe and banging it on...