The prestige apex of Cava grows with five new Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado Cavas

The prestige apex of Cava grows with five new Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado Cavas • The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) endorses and certifies five new Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado Cavas. • The D.O. CAVA Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado category now totals 15 select products. The select club of Guarda Superior Paraje Calificado … Read more

Private Wine Tasting with Blue Grouse Estate Winery

Earlier this week I conducted a wine tasting of four lovely wines from Blue Grouse. This was a private wine tasting with friends. All totalled there were about twenty wine loving friends gathered in our condo building’s lounge. It was the ideal spot to sit, enjoy the wines and socialize. Our lounge was just big … Read more

A Visit to Evolve Sparkling House in Penticton

  My wife, Anita, had a meeting in Penticton recently, so I decided to make the most of the trip and take her to Evolve Sparkling House. I’d attended a media launch there in September and knew she’d be impressed by what this new winery has to offer. A quick call to Shelley, Evolves Wine … Read more

Evolve Sparkling House Opens in Penticton

Evolve, the latest addition to the TIME Family of Wines, is dedicated to traditional-method sparkling wines, and right out of the gate has won many prestigious awards on both the national and international stage. The modern, chic tasting room was designed to impress.  Every detail celebrates bubbles–from the sparkling décor to the playful energy that … Read more

Alsace Rocks Wine Week: A Celebration of Alsace’s Finest Wines in Toronto

Alsace Rocks! Wine Week makes its grand debut from October 23 to 31.

The Bourgogne Wine Board receives €700,000 to preserve winegrowing heritage

This project is jointly supported by other French wine regions.

From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature aged … Read more

Apprentice Dinner Vol. 5 at Chambar – a review

Everything well prepared, beautifully presented, and best of all, truly delicious well crafted dishes.