Tag: Wine Writing
Wine Movie Reviews: from Sideways to SOMM
I’ve been marathoning wine movies over the last couple weeks and decided to write some capsule reviews of the better-known ones for this week’s Vue column. Here are the expanded versions: Sideways (I just wrote […]
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 […]
Canada’s Wine Racket: Cellared in (not) Canada
The arrest of Rudy Kurniawan rocked the (wine) world two years ago; I wrote a cover story for Vue on the arrest as well as on the larger issue of counterfeit wine. The trial just […]
Wine Cocktails & Poor Man’s Sangria
This is almost a moot point, but as long as the warmth sticks around town it’s still appropriate to drink wine cocktails. Not that you can’t drink sangria or mimosas on the coldest winter day, […]
Breaking News: I’m the new Dish editor for Vue Weekly!
Yep, it’s official: I will be taking over as Dish editor for Vue Weekly. I have been more involved with Vue’s Dish section this year, writing feature stories in addition to my usual biweekly wine […]
Wine Diamonds, reprised
Funny story: if you do a Google image search for “wine diamonds” the very first image is mine. I had done an article on tartrate crystals (AKA wine diamonds), way back on my old blog. […]
Boom Goes the Coravin
When I first read about the Coravin, I didn’t know who would use it – the price tag alone ($300 USD) certainly means that it wouldn’t be used by the average wine drinker. And then […]
The Price of Wine in Edmonton
Last week’s issue of Vue bore my cover story on the price of wine in Edmonton restaurants. (Read it here.) I chatted with several places around town to get the lowdown on their pricing models. […]
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 […]
Welcome to my site, version 2.0
I’m back, with a new and improved site after about a year-long hiatus. I’ll be posting various vinous ruminations in due order.
