Posted July 29th, 2010 03:07 by The Oenophiles
I’ve recently made a temporary move from Vancouver to the Okanagan, to spend the summer in Naramata wine country. Throughout my career, I’ve been a proponent of the bounty the region offers, from amazing wines and stunning orchard fruit to artisan cheeses and the like, but I’d spent a minimal amount of time in the area. I decided it was time to be closer to all of these things for a season.
Posted October 27th, 2009 10:10 by The Oenophiles
This month my sipping and nipping has revolved around Oregon andBC. As I've pottered about the Willamette and Okanagan valleys with mydrinking buddy Mr. S, we've revelled in cool-climate, lettuce-crispwhites and reds. Some really, really good grub too.
The pinot family is obviously well represented both sides of theborder, but with marked style differences. Pinot noir seemsparticularly pleased with the fringe conditions both valleys share...short growing season, hot days and cool nights, the threat of summerdrought and autumn rain.
Posted May 7th, 2008 10:05 by The Oenophiles
Do more expensive wines taste better? This was the question posed in a recent fascinating study on the perception of wine quality carried out by the American Association of Wine Economists. Once you finish chuckling about the fact that such as organization actually exists, check out the results - they may save you a lot of doug
