Tom Firth
Tom Firth is a writer, wine consultant, judge and a member of the Wine Access National Tasting Panel. He loves to chat about all things wine and blogs for wineaccess.ca, tweets as @cowtownwine and is a general nuisance.
How to Find Your Favourite Wine
Great wine is about value, not what the experts tell you to buy
As a wine “expert” of no fixed address (I don’t work in a restaurant or retail setting), the most frequent wine question I am asked at cocktail parties is, “What is your favourite wine?” Despite being asked many times over the years, I am never prepared for this question and usually blurt out something along the lines of “It’s a bit like a favourite child, how do you choose?” and then say, “Burgundy, I guess…”
Calgary Co-op Helps Turn Wine into Water
Durbanville Hills donates $1 from bottles sold in Calgary to Wine to Water
Turning water into wine? That’s so 2,000 years ago. In 2011, Alberta wine enthusiasts can do the reverse, and help change vino into H2O.
For the month of June, $1 from each bottle of Durbanville Hills wine sold at Calgary Co-op Wines & Spirits stores will go to a non-profit organization that works to provide clean water for those in need.
Claire Biddiscombe
Claire Biddiscombe is the Editorial Assistant with Wine Access magazine and Managing Editor on the Canadian Wine Annual. Her work has appeared in print and on community radio stations across the country. She is the magazine’s resident science nut.
Wine Questions: Bordeaux Futures
Invest in Bordeaux futures to start your wine cellar
Bordeaux futures give wine lovers the opportunity to purchase wine from Bordeaux, France at a lower price. Learn about what Bordeaux futures are, why you should buy them and how to buy them.
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Allison McNeely
Allison McNeely is the web editor of Wine Access. Her work has appeared on websites, blogs and in print. She loves running and is the magazine's resident web nerd.
I Know the Value Wines: Can I Buy Them?
Craig Pinhey writes about the poor wine selection in Atlantic Canada and offers up a solution to the problem.
I just received my judge’s binder from the International Value Wine Awards, with my scores and the names of the wines that I tasted. Now it is time to go through it and find the wines that I liked, that I can actually buy. There aren't many, sadly.
Craig Pinhey
Craig Pinhey is a member of the Wine Access National Tasting Panel, writes for the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal and is CBC Radio's Friday Wine Guy. He is an ISG certified sommelier. Follow him on twitter @frogspadca or visit him at frogspad.ca.
