Tidings Tasters

Tony Aspler has been writing about wine for longer than he cares to remember. He's written 26 books and still can't spell and wine is his consuming passion. His latest book is 'Tony Aspler's Cellar Book,' on how to build, stock and manage your wine cellar. Join him at www.tonyaspler.com. Tony's new book 'Tony Aspler's Cellar Book' is now available in stores — just in time for the holidays. For more of his tasting notes click here. You can find Tony's articles here.

Matthew Sullivan is a lawyer and wine writer contributing to Tidings, Precedent and Friday Night Magazine. His weekly wine column, the Short Cellar, is dedicated to exploring great value wines with aging potential in the short and medium term. The Short Cellar can be found at www.lawandstyle.ca/shortcellar. For more of his tasting notes click here. You can find Matthew's articles here.

Gilles Bois' coup de foudre for wine struck after opening a bottle of 1978 Barolo that literally filled the room with its irresistible bouquet. Some 25 years later, the passion is intact and still growing. A part-time wine critic and writer, he is a regular contributor to Tidings. He also collaborates to Effervescence and Cellier. For more of his tasting notes click here.

Evan Saviolidis is a Certified Sommelier Instructor and  Tidings’ Niagara Correspondent as well as contributing writer. He operates WineSavvy Consultants, a Niagara based wine education center offering wine appreciation courses, seminars, wine tastings, wine ratings and hospitality consultation. For further information please visit his website at www.winesavvy.ca. For more of his tasting notes click here. You can find Evan's articles here.

Harry Hertscheg is the Executive Director of the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, which celebrates its 32nd anniversary in 2010 with 1,700+ wines by 197 wineries from 14 countries in 62 events for 25,000 consumers and trade from April 19 to 25, which will highlight New Zealand and Argentina as co-Theme Regions. This will be Harry's ninth year at the helm of Canada's premier wine show. Harry also writes wine reviews for Tidings (Canada's food and wine magazine) and Northwest Palate (a food, wine and travel magazine of the Pacific Northwest), and judges wines for Cornucopia, Whistler's Celebration of Wine and Food. He is a Certified Specialist of Wine through the Society of Wine Educators, and has recently completed the Diploma in Wine and Spirits from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust.