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...
Wine 101: Orange Wine
I recently wrote a wine list description for an orange wine that included the disclaimer: Orange Wine Alert! If you aren't 'hip' to orange wine, there's a pretty good chance...
Wine 101: How Do Wine Competitions Work?
In his Wine 101 blog post last Monday, Kurtis Kolt talked about the value of wine awards to wineries — the impact the awards can have on sales, etc. Woah...
Wine 101: Does All Wine Improve With Age?
It doesn't matter if it’s Beaujolais Nouveau, home made wine or a fancy bottle of Bordeaux. There is a romantic notion among consumers that ALL wines improve with age, especially...
Wine 101: Wine Awards: More Than Medals
Well, the results of Decanter magazine’s 2015 World Wine Awards have recently been released, and hearty congrats are in order to the many Canadian wineries who received medals, including some...
Wine 101: What To Do With 'Forgotten' Wine
A scenario: you pick up an everyday bottle of white or red — let’s say between $15-30 — on the way home to have with dinner. When you get home...