The Demystified Vine

Taking the mystery out of wine exploration!

Rhys Pender thanked the crowd for showing up so early on the Friday morning seminar “From Ground Up” at the Vancouver Convention Centre as part of the yearly International Wine Festival that takes place here in the city. The focus: the Golden Mile Bench – British Columbia’s first sub-appellation which was created in 2015.   “This is …

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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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The Vancouver International Wine Festival presents: BACCHANALIA GALA DINNER + AUCTION In summary, the Bacchanalia Gala Dinner + Auction initiates the 38th VanWineFest on the 20th of February at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. This prestigious event will include one of the most thrilling collections of vintage wines ever to be auctioned in the province of …

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Let’s get the definition out of the way, shall we? Hedonism (noun): pleasure enjoyment sensualism delight in something Yes, people take pleasure in wine. They enjoy it by way of sniffing and swirling and tasting. Delight is an effect of all of these characteristics. Yet there are factors that play a contributing role in the …

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The Demystified Vine Explores the Sparkling Wine Booth at VinExpo 2015

June 23, 2015


Hello wine lovers! I had a great time tasting wine at VinExpo in Bordeaux last week. I came across some very interesting ways of tasting, or rather, having wine dispensed to be tasted! Check out this one minute video of me trying the Beaumont des Crayères Grand Reserve Champagne from the automated tasting machines; a new discovery for me!

Cheers!

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