The Demystified Vine

Taking the mystery out of wine exploration!

Majella Wines of Coonawarra, South Australia, is a family-based winery focused on a non-interventionist style of wine making. The Director of the winery, Brian Lynn, a.k.a. “The Prof”, was cheerful and cordial as tasters approached his booth during the Vancouver International Wine Festival in February 2015. I remember walking up to the Majella table at …

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It was truly an early morning on Friday, February 27th, as I headed into the doors of Vancouver’s Convention Centre to attend the International Wine Festival’s seminar Excitement in a Glass. Moderated by comedic sommelier and wine educator Mark Davidson, a panel of five top wine experts & buyers sat down to showcase the top …

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As of late, I have been pondering the question of whether or not wine has become a “classless drink”. I am highly fascinated with how quality plays a role in this question, and if people even care about quality playing a role in whether or not wine has indeed become a “classless beverage”. For the …

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Hello wine lovers! I recently received some intriguing information about world wine consumption trends. I think those of you who enjoy wine will be interested in reading these statistics. I didn’t include all of the report at this time, as I’ll likely be sharing more data in future. Toronto, February 17, 2015 – Press Release …

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A Class Act – BC’s Clos du Soleil Winery makes elegant London UK debut at Canada House Reopening The boutique ultra-premium Similkameen Valley based Clos du Soleil Winery was thrilled to be selected as the sole BC wine sponsor for events surrounding the official reopening of Canada House today by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. “An …

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