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Taking the mystery out of wine exploration!

Eau Vivre Winery, out of the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia, is quickly becoming one of my “go to” wineries. By that I mean that if I were to go to a party or be invited to a dinner and needed to bring a bottle of vino, I would likely think of bringing some Eau …

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The Wine Party ladies, Jennifer Schell and Terry Meyer Stone, hosted the “small guys wine festival” highlighting small production wineries in British Columbia at the sold-out event at the Wise Hall on Sunday, April 17th, 2016. Of the 20 garagiste producers in attendance who make less than 2000 cases each per year, Nighthawk Vineyards really …

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-=Did You Know=- About Retsina?

March 28, 2016

The Demystified Vine

You can learn more about Greek wine in a few of my previous posts. I promise that Retsina is a (tasty) beast unto itself. (Yes, I do enjoy Retsina!)

General info about wine in Greece:
https://demystifiedvine.com/2013/08/05/the-wines-of-greece-part-i/

White wines:
https://demystifiedvine.com/2013/08/12/the-wines-of-greece-part-ii-white-wines/

Red wines:
https://demystifiedvine.com/2013/09/02/the-wines-of-greece-part-iii-red-wines/

Dessert wines:
https://demystifiedvine.com/2013/09/17/the-wines-of-greece-part-iv/

Cheers everyone!
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Vancouver International Wine Festival Thursday, February 25, 2016       Vini Fantini by Farnese brought the bacon to the festival this year. The Farnese group has seven companies spread across southern Italy. At this time, Farnese has its wines in over 70 countries worldwide, and the combined production is upwards of 13 million bottles. …

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The last week of February 2016 will mean that Italy is in Vancouver. Yes, you read that correctly. Vancouver will be hosting a significant number of Italian wineries (among other gems from all over the globe) at the Vancouver International Wine Festival (aka VIWF). Italy is the “theme” country this year, which means it will …

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