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1. Taste Chile 2010

   (Matching tags: festivals,fun,fundraise,grapes for humanity,chile,wineries,wine talk,wine pairing)

   A $39 ticket gives you the chance to mingle with wine lovers and Chilean wineries as they showcase their wines in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver at Taste Chile 2010. Meet visiting winemakers and taste ...

2. Cayuse Vineyards' Latest Idea

   (Matching tags: washington,organic,biodynamic,new world,syrah,farming,aging,cellaring,natural,wineries,France,wine)

   Cayuse Vineyards, the first biodynamic winery in Washington, has just released its Cayuse 2007 Cailloux Syrah in a 3-pak. This novel marketing idea is in response to wine lovers' tendency to buy one ...

3. Alberto Antonini Goes Haywire

   (Matching tags: california,argentina,australia,chile,italian,new world,old world,portugal,south africa,spain,wineries)

   Here's a quick update about the Haywire Winery. Alberto Antonini has agreed to act as consulting oenologist for British Columbia’s newest winery. Antonini was in the area recently touring the Okanagan ...

4. On the Cusp of Greatness?

   (Matching tags: chile,sauvignon blanc,climate,chardonnay,new world,riesling,syrah,wineries,cabernet sauvignon,wine)

   The Chilean wine industry is at a defining point in its evolution. Historically, Chile’s place in the wine world has largely been identified as a producer of inexpensive wine. This label served it well ...

5. Get Your KitsFest On!

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   Looking for something to do this weekend? How about heading to Vancouver and taking in the ever popular KitsFest? This fun event takes over Kitsilano beach, and is quickly becoming known as the hip and ...

6. Wine Awards for BC

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   Every year since 2003, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia has handed out awards recognizing excellence to ten wineries. The only stipulation is that the wines are made with 100% British Columbia ...

7. Sideways with Soup

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   I loved Sideways. Can you recommend any other wine-themed movies? Ah Sideways, a tasty piece of celluloid that only gets better with age. But that Academy Award winning flick (it won for Best Adapted ...

8. Tidings Talks with Nathan Waks

   (Matching tags: clare valley,old world,new world,riesling,grapes,australia,aging,cellaring,sparkling wine,wine pairing,wineries,wine)

   Tidings' Carolyn Evans-Hammond had the opportunity recently to speak with Kilikanoon Winery CEO, Nathan Waks, when he dropped by Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Ltd in Toronto. Kilikanoon Winery is located ...

9. New Winemaker at Le Clos Jordanne

   (Matching tags: award,burgundy,cellaring,chardonnay,farming,France,grapes,natural,old world,new world,wineries)

   Thomas Bachelder, the man who took Le Clos Jordanne from the conceptual stage to international acclaim has announced that he will step down in his role as winemaker to open his own winemaking consultancy ...

10. New in Tidings - July/August

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    What makes us Canadian? This July/August issue is always one of the toughest to put together. The staff ponders while trying to put their finger on what we can define as Canadian. The simpler things ...

11. Wayne (Stehben’s) World

    (Matching tags: tasting,new world,argentina,grapes,wine talk,growing,australia,aging,wineries,reviews,cabernet sauvignon,award,wine)

    Not withstanding that it gave rise to “critter” wines and single-handedly made the colour yellow the bane of serious oeno-geeks worldwide, Australia can, and does, make some serious wines. Unfortunately, ...

12. Ontario Chardonnays Shine on Trafalgar Square

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    ... Twenty-two Ontario wineries showcased a selection of 40 Chardonnays highlighting the quality and range of these wines to top U.K. wine critics, proving that Canadian wine can hold its own on the world ...

13. An Insider's Wine & Food Lover's Getaway!

    (Matching tags: new world,pinot blanc,syrah,lunch,travel,fun,grapes,wine talk,cellaring,sparkling wine,wine pairing,wineries,california,holiday,cabernet sauvignon,wine)

    Join Gurvinder Bhatia on an insider's wine and food lovers' tour of Napa Valley and San Francisco.  This 4 day, 5 night once-in-a-lifetime experience is a must-not-miss delicious and decadent getaway for ...

14. Super Sensory Experience at Reif

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    What an amazing experience I had Saturday evening enjoying a delicious dinner, al fresco, in the Wine Sensory Garden at Reif Estate Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake.  It was an event that channeled all of ...

15. Get Around This Summer

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    Over the years, I've been to a number of different events held at various wineries. Everything from jazz festivals to grand openings and general tours, I've found that, although prices can sometimes be ...

16. Summer Travelin'

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    I came across this deal offered by Delta Hotels and Resorts recently, and I couldn't help but think that it would be great for people who love to travel. Because I was away from the garden the last couple ...

17. Randall Grahm Wins Award

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    You read it here first, folks! On Monday May 3, 2010, the James Beard Foundation presented its annual James Beard Foundation Awards at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Well-known celebrity chefs, ...

18. Canada's Top Chefs Talk of Wine

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    They’re legends in their own right, you’ve seen them on TV, they forge new culinary ground and they’re masters of their own edible domain. So how do these icons of culinary celebrity feel about wine? “I ...

19. 10 Things To Do on the Long Weekend

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    Victoria Day is a Canada-wide statutory holiday that always falls on the last Monday in May on or before the 24th. This year, the date's bang on. But, there have been years where the holiday has occurred ...

20. The Wines Are All Reif

    (Matching tags: grapes,growing,wineries,reviews,cabernet sauvignon,wine)

    Every now and again Mother Nature hands winegrowers an almost perfect hand. It doesn’t happen often but when it does – especially in a temperamental climate like that of Niagara, Ontario – savvy oenologists ...

21. Experience a World of Wine and Spirits

    (Matching tags: wine talk,sherry,whisky,sparkling wine,wineries,icewine,beer,reviews,scotch,cabernet sauvignon,award,wine,gourmet)

    This weekend marks the 9th Montreal Wine and Spirits Show at the Palais des congrès de Montréal running from March 25th until March 28th. If you need a reason to escape your daily routine, here it is. ...

22. Perfect Port

    (Matching tags: port,wineries,reviews,wine)

    Without a doubt, Vintage Port is the blue chip of fortified wines. It is only when Mother Nature blesses the Douro valley with great growing conditions, which happens, on average, only three vintages per ...

23. Secret Weapon

    (Matching tags: sparkling wine,italian,wineries,reviews,France,holiday,wine)

    What’s the world’s most undervalued wine? This tidbit can change your life. Knowing its name will save you money so inadvertently make you richer. Pouring it for family and friends will dazzle them, ...

24. Noir in the Dark

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    Educating yourself about wine has many advantages. For instance, it gives you one more reason to look down upon Australians. Also, learned discourse about wine is an excellent way to bore your relatives. ...

25. 2010 California Wine Fair

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    Two more cities have been added to the California Wine Fair events list! Uncork California's sunshine in a bottle.  The New World wine revolution of the past quarter century has positioned the Golden ...

26. The Rewards of Patience

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    When I received the invitation to attend a Penfolds Re-corking Clinic in San Francisco hosted by Chief Winemaker Peter Gago, my first thought was, “cool, I get to taste a bunch of old vintages of Grange ...

27. London Calling

    (Matching tags: wineries,award,wine)

    ... in Trafalgar Square on May 17th to sample a select group of wines. The tasting will feature 34 of Ontario’s top Chardonnays from 21 wineries chosen by a panel of Ontario wine critics. “Britain is a huge ...

28. Slicing Up the Wine Map

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    It took the French some 200 years of trial and error to discover which grape varieties did best in which regional soils and macroclimates. This painstaking exercise in pragmatism was given regulatory status ...

29. This Month in Tidings - February/March

    (Matching tags: quick,cheese,pancakes,comfort,wineries,health,side dish,how-to,recipes,eats,wine,gourmet)

    new in this issue: There are those among us who revel in the frigid temperatures of the season and the mounds of snow. These are hardy souls. I have to admit that I can't count myself among them. ...

30. Striking Oil in Niagara

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    Forget yoga class — driving through Niagara is the kind of Zen experience that both relaxes and energizes. A recent visit found my husband and I exploring the many restaurants, shops and wineries we happened ...

31. Sweet. Sparkling. Sensational.

    (Matching tags: sparkling wine,wine pairing,winter,wineries,icewine,wine)

    ... weekend this year....over 50 reasons, in fact. Visitors to the new Twenty Valley Winter WineFest will be able to sample over 50 wines from 30 area wineries, and this year icewine will share centre stage ...

32. Sad Day for the Ontario Wine Industy

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    December 30 was a sad day for the wine industry in Ontario. It was the day that Gabe Magnotta, founder (with his wife, Rossana Di Zio Magnotta) of Magnotta Winery lost his four year battle with Lyme disease. ...

33. Nova Scotia Firsts

    (Matching tags: nova scotia,wineries,reviews,wine)

    ... of the growing season could still produce some exceptionally good wines. For the most part, the established wineries continue to do well. Nova Scotia’s wines now enjoy much wider distribution throughout ...