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Decanter

  • Timorasso: Piedmont’s rediscovered white
  • Chianti Classico alternatives
  • Vietti: producer profile
  • Amarone della Valpolicella 2016
  • 1996 Piedmont: A retrospective
  • See all articles on Decanter

Meininger’s WBI

  • How to succeed in British Columbia
  • The taste of climate change
  • Sangiovese throws a strange quercetin deposit
  • Meet Ontario’s wine buyers
  • Australian wine takes a step towards Italy

Quench

  • Barolo DOCG’s Bright Young Things
  • Barolo 2016 Top Picks at Nebbiolo Prima
  • You can’t have Brunello without Biondi-Santi
  • What are the Douro Boys up to?
  • Is ethical wine even possible?
  • See all articles on Quench

Taste

  • Italian Classics
  • Uco Rising
  • Inimitable Bordeaux: The 2016 Vintage Release
  • 2015 Vintage Bordeaux Release

Vintec Club

  • Breaking Down Chianti Classico
  • Nebbiolo Beyond Barolo
  • Should One Age Amarone

Westender

  • Chain restaurants upping their wine game
  • Vancouver’s sensational sommeliers and more
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  • Sunday afternoon aperitivo. A Chianti Classico picnic complete with entertaining and educative blind tasting tailored by Jason Yamasaki - British Columbia’s Chianti Classico ambassador. Fun times indeed - just as the invitation promised. . . . @chianticlassico #chianticlassico #blindtasting #picnic #aperitivo #wine #italianwine #sangiovese #sunday
  • When I heard of the tragic passing of Laurent Vaillé @lagrangedesperes today, l felt like heading for my cellar. I connected with him in early 2000 when I was helping source wines from the south of France for @marquiswinecellars He graciously gifted me these bottles when I finally met him in person on a visit to Aniane in 2013. The white is long gone, alas. But I still have the red. I will hold off cracking it until I can share it with @johnclerides @michellebouffard & @ningram66 who I know will help me salute him properly. Rest in peace Laurent.
  • Well if there was ever a zoom tasting I felt truly transported me - it was this one to Rías Baixas. Complete with boarding pass, airplane snacks care of @comotaperia (including truffle potato chips) and engaging ‘Chief Purser’ @djwines to lead us through three diverse and characterful Albariño-based wines of the region. It also brought back memories of what is to this day one of the most memorable wine trips I have been on - @michellebouffard @pilarrandolph It was a treat to revisit the sights, flavours and spirit of Galicia. . . . @riasbaixaswines #raisbaixaswines #riasbaixas #travelriasbaixas #albarino #wine #spanishwine
  • Chatting with Riccardo Tedeschi, winemaker/owner @tedeschiwines tomorrow at 10am. And you can join us! You don’t have to be a sommelier or member of @caps_bc - all are welcome. We’ll be tasting a couple of his delicious wines from Valpolicella which are readily available at @bcliquorstores - link to all event details in my bio. See you on zoom tomorrow! . . . @vanwinefest @stilebrands @rikitedeschi69 #tedeschi #tedeschiwines #amarone #amaronedellavalpolicella #valpolicella #wine #italianwine #verona #winetasting
  • Savio Volpe’s Arrosto-GoGo chicken dinner for two satisfied all of my cravings - from roasted bird to their kale salad and the bonus chocolate salted cookie. But the icing on the cake was the perfectly paired, cheerfully gulpable Barbera d’Asti from Cantina del Pino. All that was missing was the raucous chatter in the restaurant. Looking forward to dining in @savio_volpe as soon as we can. Until then, takeout most appreciated. @lincoln.clarkes . . . #saviovolpe #chickendinner #roastedchicken #chicken #cantinadelpino #barbera #barberadasti #wine #italianwine #takeout #dinner
  • Such sorrowful news to wake up to this morning - the passing of Lionel Cousin, proprietor of Cupano. He was a fascinating man with gentle soul and a big heart who added immensely to Montalcino’s rich fabric. I remember fondly the first time I met him. It was a long leisurely visit at his beautiful property in the area of Camigliano. I was with my dear friends @mariagerari @gurvindervino_onthego @brie_dema & @steph.guth We drank rather than tasted and the discussions strayed far beyond wine. My condolences go to his family and friends who will feel the huge void of his
  • When the tasting room is as fascinating as the wines. G.B. Burlotto hosts visitors in Verduno’s first church - Cappella di S. Rocco al Pasquero built in 1704. You can read my profile of this historic Barolo producer on @decanter Link in my bio. . . . #gbburlotto #burlotto #barolo #verduno #nebbiolo #langhe #pelaverga #pelavergadiverduno #tasting #winetasting #wine #italianwine #church #burberry
  • April’s glorious flowers and the last rays of sun this morning before the onslaught of rain. We need it - but I will miss the gorgeous light. . . . #sun #garden #flowers #spring #april
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