Beaujolais

8 Tasting Tips (and more) for the Vancouver International Wine Festival

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Next week’s Vancouver International Wine Festival will be one of the most well attended  in the festival’s 36 years. How come it’s so popular? There are a couple of key reasons: Arguably North America’s most important combined consumer and trade wine gathering, it’s a great opportunity for wineries to meet their customers face to face—in […]

Read on … February 20, 2014 Beaujolais

Beaujolais Nouveau: Not Quite So ‘New’ Any More

  I’ll admit it. I’m only a lukewarm fan of Beaujolais Nouveau, which is maybe why I barely noticed this past week’s celebration. Don’t get me wrong— It’s nothing personal! I just don’t think it’s that big a deal any more. Sure, Nouveau is still a fun idea, no problem with that. But rather than enhance […]

Read on … November 18, 2012 Beaujolais