Category: Wine
Natural wine musings and review of an Austrian natural wine
I recently picked up a case of wine from Color de Vino. In the last few years, they’ve really honed in on the natural wine zeitgeist. I was interested in dipping my toe further into […]
Wine Review: traditional qvevri wine from Georgia
I first learned about qvevri in Alice Feiring’s 2016 book For the Love of Wine. In this book, she recounts her experience visiting Georgia and discovering the wines from this region, many of which are […]
Wine Review: new vintage of my Chianti house wine
I posted about this wine a few weeks ago, as I have enjoyed many bottles of the 2014 vintage of the Gabbiano Chianti Classico Riserva over the course of this year. It just switched over […]
Wine Review: chuggable organic Cabernet Franc from the Okanagan
One of these days I really need to visit Summerhill Winery in person and meditate in their giant pyramid. Summerhill is one of the mainstays of the Okanagan Valley wine industry and a pioneer of […]
Wine Review: drinking pink wine in the winter
I remember a time when it was difficult, if not impossible, to find rosé in the winter. When I started working in a wine shop in the early 2000s, we’d get a few pink wines […]
Forget Beaujolais Nouveau – try a Cru Beaujolais wine instead
Today is Beaujolais Nouveau Day and I’m not going to drink any. Instead, I’m going to enjoy a lovely Cru Beaujolais, which is one of the most underrated (and therefore greatest values) in the French […]
Pros and cons of virtual wine tastings
I’ve been thinking a lot about virtual wine tastings lately, ever since attending one last week. (Write-up here.) There are pros and cons of these which I want to dig into a bit more. A […]
Celebrating Tempranillo Day with a virtual cooking class and wine tasting
Happy International Tempranillo Day! I love a good Tempranillo, especially from Rioja, so I was delighted to be invited to a virtual Rioja wine tasting and cooking class hosted by Get Cooking. This was my […]
Wine Review: Oak Bomb Graciano from Rioja in Spain
It’s unusual to find single varietal red wine in Rioja – most are blends dominated by Tempranillo. Graciano is an uncommon red grape that fell out of favour a few decades ago due to its […]
Wine Review: candy powder Crémant from Luxembourg
I visited Luxembourg in 2004 because my Contiki bus tour stopped there for lunch. I don’t remember much about it, except for seeing medieval castles on cliffs overhead. I was 19 at the time (hence the […]
How to find any wine (or beer or spirits) in Alberta
I often get asked where people can find the wines that I write about. There’s actually a really simple, quick answer: go to Liquor Connect and search for the one you want. Liquor Connect is […]
Wine Review: soul-warming Xinomavro from Naoussa in Greece
Happy Xinomavro Day! Yesterday, that is – I’m a day late on this. Greek wines are fantastic and often very overlooked in this part of the world – which is why they can often be […]
