The share of certified organic production among the sample companies stands at 95% for the DOC and 91.5% for the DOCG.
The best part for me is to try wines from regions that I am unfamiliar with.
Carlino, the new full-service restaurant conceived by Kitchen Table Restaurants, opened its doors on Wednesday, December 1 in Shangri-La Vancouver.
Award-winning BC-based hospitality group Kitchen Table Restaurants will transport locals and future visitors alike on a sensory tour of Northern Italy when it opens the doors of its new Venetian-inspired wine bar giovane bacaro on the lobby level at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel this spring.
The blind tasting and seminar did not disappoint and I came away with a better understanding into the wines of Veneto and the Vinum & Cibus Italici Consortium.
Valpolicella and Prosecco wines complement BC wine culture The Veneto region of Northern Italy includes the dynamic and history-rich wine centres of Valpolicella and Prosecco: Valpolicella DOC and DOCG wines and Prosecco Superiore DOCG. In recent months and years, the two complementary regions have joined forces to invest resources in trade and media events across … Read more
The Valpolicella appellation of north-eastern Italy is located just north of the city of Verona in the Veneto region and just east of Lake Garda. This is a land of rolling hills covered in vines, olive and cherry trees. This region is steeped in history with impressive villas. The wines here are made from … Read more
For those of you that attended the Vancouver International Wine Festival, there was a winery from Italy showing off their range of Proseccos. And it had a Canadian connection that I did not know about. The winery in question is Giusti Wine, from Veneto, Italy. Veneto is known for their Proseccos, Italian style bubble that … Read more