The Demystified Vine

Taking the mystery out of wine exploration!

Terroir. This was the theme term in the Truth in Terroir seminar led by moderator Mark Shipway, DipWSET, during the Vancouver International Wine Festival held February 24-March 4, 2018. Panelists at the seminar covered the wine world nicely; everyone from winemakers to proprietors to export market managers were ready to talk about the cause-and-effect of …

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On Monday, May 18th, 2015, I had the opportunity to head over to GlobalBC to promote the Wine in the Garden  fundraiser event that is happening on May 28th, 2015 at Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver, BC. This annual event is a collaboration between Van Dusen Gardens and the Bottleneck Drive Wineries Association. Its focus …

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Twenty-thirteen was the first year that Haywire Winery, located in Summerland, British Columbia, released their annual Lunar New Year wines. Haywire wines are made at Okanagan Crush Pad run by the lovely Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie. As Whitney Law (of Okanagan Crush Pad) communicated, these special wines were “made in celebration of the Lunar …

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