B.C. Wine Highlights from the Vancouver International Wine Festival
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Category Archives: Sustainable
Seven Guiding Principles – An Interview with Summerhill Pyramid Winery’s CEO Ezra Cipes
Having been away from my beloved B.C. wine industry for a long time, I have been craving to reconnect with …
Champagne Gaston Chiquet – A Matter of Balance
Airline tickets had been purchased for our return trip home to Vancouver after spending 14 months in the Champagne region …
Celebrating Bulles Bio en Champagne
There was no way I was missing ‘Champagne Week’ or ‘Le Printemps des Champagnes’ this year. In the past, I …
Champagne Laherte Frères à Chavot
Tucked up against the Chavot vineyards in the Coteaux Sud d’Épernay, resides Champagne Laherte Frères – one of the more …
Champagne Nicolas Maillart
I visited Champagne Nicolas Maillart on November 5th, 2018. When I arrived, there were a few men working in the …
Champagne Lebeau-Batiste
Hello to you! Harvest (vendage) is underway in the Champagne region…trucks line the vineyards and grape pickers can be seen …
On Y Va! A Busy Week with Superb People
Bonjour! I cannot believe that we have lived in Champagne for a week already…our days are busy and filled with …
Susana Balbo – The First Woman of Argentinian Wine
Last week, Wines of Argentina came to Vancouver with their ‘Breaking New Ground’ theme and wow’ed the crowd… I was …
Álvaro Palacios – Wine Star Seminar Vancouver International Wine Festival
Pioneer. Wine Star. Visionary. All of these terms aptly describe Spanish winemaker, Álvaro Palacios. One of nine children, Palacios was …
Girls Go Grape 