Tag: French Wine

The New Generation of Non-Alcoholic Wine

I’m sipping a glass of non-alcoholic sparkling Chardonnay as I write this. No, I don’t think the world is ending. (Though recent events in Canada sure have had me wondering this several times over the […]


Toasting away 2020 with Grower Champagne

Just a quick post today, on this last day of 2020, to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I hope you are all raising a glass of something delicious tonight whilst wishing 2020 a […]


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 […]


Mega Purple? Mega No Thanks.

It was a shocking shade of purple and there was no way it was natural. Ever seen a wine that seemed to defy the laws of nature? Carnivor Cabernet Sauvignon is one of them. It’s […]


Christmas Wine Tasting at Color de Vino

I attended a tasting at Color de Vino this past Tuesday, one of the first done by this new Edmonton wine shop. (If you haven’t been, go visit them right away – it’s a wonderful […]


Sideways: comparing Payne’s movie with Pickett’s book

“It’s very possible his film will be better than my book.”– Rex Pickett, referring to director Alexander Payne Truer words were never spoken. Sideways is one of those rare exceptions in which the movie is […]


Signs of Spring: Rosé Wine

Everyone has their own particular signs of spring – those triggers that grab your attention and make you think, “Hey! There actually IS an end to this winter!” Of course, in Edmonton we always get […]