Wine Experts: Future of B.C. Wine Lies with Syrah

Judging B.C. and international syrahs at the Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival

Judges at the Judgment in Osoyoos tasting at the Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival

At the Judgement in Osoyoos tasting event this afternoon at the Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival, the judges declared that B.C. wine has a strong future with syrah.

Judging at Concours Mondial

Travelling to Luxembourg to judge Old World wines  

Vineyard in Luxembourg

When I was invited to judge at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in Luxembourg in May, I was pretty thrilled. Luxembourg probably isn’t on most Canadians’ travel bucket list — I hadn’t given the country a spare thought since I was in university — but opportunity brings new experiences and I was looking forward to visiting the country for the first time.

How it Works: Setting up the Wine Access IVWA

How we prepare for the Wine Access International Value Wine Awards

Staff at the Wine Access 2010 International Value Wine Awards

It takes a lot of work to move more than 3000 bottles of wine from the offices of Wine Access to MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary. It takes even more work to get all those wines sorted, ordered and stickered for our panel to taste and judge.