Canada's thirst for wine grows

Wine consumption continues to grow around the world, but Canada's taste for Chardonnay, Cabernet and their fermented friends will soar over the next three years. That's the good news from a report released by France's prestigious international wine and spirits showcase, VinExpo.

Wine in Two Words

I’M not one to go overboard in describing the myriad aromas and flavors in a glass of wine. In fact, most of the gaudy descriptions found in tasting notes will not help a whit to understand the character of a bottle of wine or to anticipate the experience of drinking it.

Wine-cellar sales are booming

Wine enthusiasts can now collect, store and show off their star vintages thanks to a trend that's seeing homeowners opening their doors to wine cellars.
In fact, many are popping the cork on their budgets, spending as much as $60,000 on a small room that houses hundreds -and thousands -of their prized possessions.

Sell Grapes, not Wine

2011 is shaping up as the most difficult vintage since spaceships landed in Châteauneuf-du-Pape (or Château Piff du Paff as that wonderful story in the Weekend Financial Times called it) and squashed the vines back in 1954. Things got so bad, the town council passed a bylaw forbidding aliens from landing in the vineyards on pain of having their flying saucers impounded. Aliens are not a problem in Constantia since the “Tree Taliban” started clearing invader species from Tokai forest and the slopes of Table Mountain. Rather it is a question of price.

UBC research takes the headache out of red wine with new yeast strain

A new strain of wine yeast developed at the University of B.C. helps reduce amines, chemicals in red wine and Chardonnay that produce off-flavours and trigger headaches, hypertension and migraines in many people.

Hungary for Sweet Wine

With its picturesque location along the Danube River, classical coffeehouses and thermal baths, Budapest offers plenty to see and do. But business travellers willing to bolt on some leisure time outside the city will be highly rewarded.

Chocolate pairs with wine — and even beer — for Valentine's weekend

Cozy up with red wine and chocolate to warm up your winter and kick off Valentine's Day at events around Western Washington this weekend.
Spend the evening at Woodinville wineries or tour Bainbridge Island, Whidbey Island or Olympic Peninsula wineries Saturday and Sunday for wine paired with chocolate treats.

A tart wine is just right

A squeeze of lemon would make this dish perfect, so use the wine to do just that.
Signorello Seta 2008, Napa Valley, California, United States $43

B.C. ahead of the pack on screwcaps

Most international winery types I meet are stunned by the progressive nature of wine consumers in British Columbia, especially when it comes to screwcaps. It seems we were early adopters and have embraced the closures with barely any resistance. You will be happy to know 10 years down the road others have followed.

The Wine Glass Matters

Did you know that the shape of the wine glass you use – and the design of its lip - can profoundly impact your wine-drinking experience? Hard to believe, I know, but I became thoroughly convinced of this fact after attending a very interesting and educational event.

Sweet wine comeback entices California vintners

Dry chardonnays, cabernets and merlots dominate wine sales in the United States, but experts believe sweet wine could make a comeback, creating new opportunities for farmers and vintners.

Is Investing In Wine A Good Alternative Asset?

Investing in wine can beat the returns available from the more traditional investments, such as stocks and shares.
In recent times some fine wine portfolios have given better returns for example than the FTSE 100 or the Dow Jones.

Becoming a collector

If you buy a few bottles of wine, it does not make you a collector. So, when do you become a collector of wine? The answer is when you find yourself buying wine to drink next year, instead of tonight!

Wines to warm the soul

Stuck indoors during the Big Freeze, I have turned to traditional comfort food, churning out slow-cooked casseroles, chunky sausages with swede-and-spud mash, and bubbling cheesy pasta bakes. It's hardly Heston Blumenthal and a delicate oyster foam, admittedly, but it is the kind of food many of us rely on to warm the soul in deep mid-winter.

Major wine festival coming up in May

It may seem rather premature to talk about something that doesn't happen until May, but the Wine Summit Lake Louise at the Post Hotel sells out every year, long before the actual festival.
This year's summit will take place May 26 to 29 and will feature winemakers and owners of some of the world's finest wineries, including Chateau de Beaucastel, Domaine Weinbach, Masi Agricola and Harlan Estate. Impressive.

Raise a toast to Red Wine: It is good for Your Teeth!

According to Hyun Koo, a microbiologist and lead researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, compounds called polyphenols which are present in the red wine, block molecules in the mouth that normally break down sugar and attract bacteria to cling to and damage teeth surfaces. The bacteria also produce an acid that erode the tooth enamel, leading to cavities.

Wine not? Warm up with this strong ale

A bottle of beer has stood in the same corner of my fridge for three years. That surprises Joel Manning. Not only because that bottle is a 500-ml bottle of barley wine brewed in 2007 by Mill Street Brewery, where he serves as brewmaster. But also because that beer is still in the fridge.

Celebrate New Year at home in style

What will you be drinking on New Year's Eve? Convention says sparkling wine, and I say why mess with tradition? As suggested earlier this year, under the new .05 drinking-and driving regulations most of us will be partying at home where there is no added markup to the price of wine. That means the world's best sparkling wine, Champagne, is essentially half the price it would be if you ordered it in a restaurant or hotel. So why not make this New Year's a Champagne affair?

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