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 …

Continue reading

Let me first begin by announcing that I have not been a personal fan of the Malbec grape for a very long time. Thank you for letting me air that. There is something about the mix between earthiness and spice, that just does not toot my horn. That is alright, of course, since when it …

Continue reading