A collection of whites, red and rosé for backyard barbecues, hot summer nights and casual soirees.
Wine Maven
Wines from Gruber Röschitz, Similkameen, Apalta Valley, Mount Pisgah, and Rhône Valley, plus a few extras
We drink rosé all year long now, but nothing compares to the pleasure of a glass of pink on a patio in the spring sunshine
Enzo Barbi from boutique producer Decugnano dei Barbi was in town recently for a series of tasting and dinners.
Meukow cognacs, La Rioja Alta wines, Chinese Baijiu and made in Alberta mocktails. What’s not to like?
Three outstanding wines from Lisbon, a sparkling Lambrusco and the recreation of London Dry gin
Andreas Bender’s Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot; Smoke Lab vodkas; Villa Guelpa wine; plus Miss Alma Pays D’Oc IGP
Sicily’s Feudo Montoni, Polish spirits and Pravda beer, CVNE Gran Reservas, plus: Winery of Good Hope
Plus talking with Darryl Brooker of Okanagan Crush Pad and Benjamin Peng-I Lin of Sommelier Select
Wine for Easter dinner or brunch? So many flavours on the table and so many different tastes to take into account. What’s a good host to do? Offer home-grown, fantastic quality, a little unusual. Sparkling Gamay or Pet Nat anyone?
For drinking in winter, wines have to be more than just crisp and bright
Reds and whites for holiday dinners, bubbles for all occasions and spirits to warm your at-home holidays
Rita and Rudolf Trossen, Hungarian grapes, Franciacorta the Italian bubbly, plus: solo cocktails