In Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain District, What’s Old Is New Again
The mountains are calling.
The district is home to some of the best wineries and winemakers in Napa Valley, many of whom have been operating for nearly 50 years.
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Vancouver Island Wines Are in the Spotlight
A wine region with a distinctly cool character fuelled by a vibrant community of winemakers.
Vancouver Island has plenty to offer wine lovers.
The New Matriarch of Niagara Wine
Kelly Mason on making wine at her eponymous vineyard.
Kelly Mason produces wines that attract a cult-like fandom, using grapes from her uncannily primped vineyard on Niagara’s Twenty Mile Bench.
Get All Fired Up With Volcanic Wines
Volcanic wine is a complicated category.
Produced from grapevines growing in the rocks and ash deposited by volcanic activity, Volcanic wines erupted onto the world’s wine landscape.
Multi-Vintage Wines Are Coming of Age
Meet the intrepid winemakers questioning how we think about vintage.
Today, winemakers around the world produce multi-vintage still wines in the same spirit as champagne as well as in the name of experimentation and luxury.
Regional Wine Preferences in Canada
A British Columbian, a Quebecer, and an Ontarian walk into a wine bar. What do they order?
Do Quebec wine consumers really like more-acidic wines than their Ontario counterparts? What about British Columbians? It’s actually not simply a matter of acidity but of style generally: a wine’s weight or body, fruit-acid balance, sugar and alcohol levels, and tannins.
How Many Wine Glasses Do You Really Need?
The myth of the wine glass.
The sheer proliferation of wine glasses, each dedicated to a specific variety or style, has itself probably been the undoing of that approach to glasses. How many wine glasses do you really need? The short and simple answer: one.
The Weird and Wonderful Wines of Jura
Vin jaune, the yellow wine from France, will be your next obsession.
The Jura region and its wines are small but mighty, and Vin jaune, the yellow wine from France, will be your next obsession.
The Rise of Celebrity Wine Brands
Putting their reputation on the wine
This is the Age of Wine. Should it be surprising that celebrities, like entrepreneurs everywhere, want to be part of it?
