These are the kind of things that one discusses with friends while sitting in a wine bar during a snow storm in Raleigh, North Carolina: "75% of wine media is focused on 1% of the wines produced." What I mean to say is that most of the wine media (magazines mostly) seems to focus only …
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When did you start drinking wine? Was it good? Was it sweet? Be honest... There's a psychological reason for that sweet tooth according to Andrew Barr, the author of Wine Snobbery: An Insider's Guide to the Booze Business. It's not a new book by any stretch but Valerie chose a couple of pages that were particularly interesting. …
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Lots of things to think about in this post by Valerie on The Demystified Vine. She even included me in it! (Thanks Valerie!) If you didn’t catch her podcast before, look for it below (it’s Podcast 138). She’ll also be making an appearance again in a soon to be released podcast.
On January 31st, 2014, at the Vancouver Public Library, wine lovers and experts alike had the opportunity to come together to discuss one of the wine industry’s colossal questions: Does wine begin in the vineyard or in the winery?
Some of British Columbia’s biggest names were in attendance at The Grape Debate to assist with the discussion, including:
*Sid Cross — Honorary President of the International Wine & Food Society
*Ann Sperling — Winemaker for Sperling Vineyards and Clos du Soleil
*Val Tait — Co-owner and GM at Bench 1775
*David Scholefield — VP Wine Strategy, Wine Advisor, Okanagan Crush Pad
*Kathy Malone — Winemaker for Hillside Winery
*Howard Soon — Master Winemaker for Sandhill Wines
The debate was moderated by talented DJ Kearney.
Many folks were discussing their points of view prior to the panel sharing their viewpoints, and it was intriguing to see how intently folks…
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...and WE'RE BACK!! Wow, it's been a while since the last podcast. I can't believe it's taken this long but that's the way the old cork crumbles. My voice is finally back in shape enough to be recorded properly without sounding like a sick duck and so here we go with a podcast series on …
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