Foodists

Who knew that the most influential voice in Asia’s wine market is, well, a comic book character. Manga to be precise. The Drops of the Gods follows 20-something Shizuku, on a quest to learn about wine so he can…

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Blood? Wine? Thought this image of a grape press would be appropriate for Halloween. I took it on my recent trip to Hornby Island at Carbrea Winery. This is actually a perforated stainless steel cylinder with some kind of…

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Don’t get me wrong, I love my wine but what I’m not into is the snooty language that surrounds the wine industry. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about, there’s a certain level of…

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I’ve been away from posting on wines for a while now. Sorry. It’s the rain – very depressing and blog entry-suppressing. But today, I am inspired! This morning was so beautiful, and as I was walking to…

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I’ve enjoyed Michael Dinn and Heidi Noble’s Joie wines from their first vintage, and I was happy to have the opportunity to try the 2006 lineup last Saturday night, with the exception of the Muscat. For…

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It’s so good to have foodie friends who call you up and say “Neena feels like making butter chicken recipe – wanna come eat?” And then to have another friend [we love JD] offer his beautiful…

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I don’t presume to know anything about wine, but I’ll be goddammed if I don’t know when something is delicious. As I make my way into my mid twenties, a nip of the old vino tastes better and better all…

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If you enjoy BC wines and also tend to travel to the US, you’ll know that it’s rare to see anything from BC on a wine list south of the border. And if you do find one, it’s bound to be an ice wine.…

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This week it’s pizza wine! Pizza with the kids last Friday got me thinking about it, and while there’s plenty out there to chose from, you can’t go wrong with this classic from Italy, Ruffino Chianti…

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Pinotage is not my favorite grape variety. The high-toned, often bitter examples I’ve had in the past mean that it doesn’t even make the top twenty. But if there were more wines like the Graham Beck…

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My cheap wine find this week is Simonsig Chenin Blanc 2005, from South Africa (SKU# 613414). Its deep gold colour promises a rich experience, and the wine delivers with lovely aromas of beeswax, pineapple, minerals and…

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Forget calzones. Put your pepperoncini aside. Da Flora, a small venetian-style ostaria in San Francisco, does Italian food with such freshness and imagination that you’ll never look at a plate of fettucini the same way again.

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Speaking of wines, wouldn’t it be great if each month a delivery arrived with various wines for you to enjoy? Well it can! Wine clubs like The Okanagan Wine Club offer regular newsletters, special offers, tastings,…

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Here’s a few reasonably priced holiday wine recommendations (either for giving or drinking, or both) from among the many wines I’ve tried in the past few weeks. For the whites, both the Seven Hills Viognier…

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I love wine. And as much as I wish I could always afford a Cakebread or a Rothschild, well, I can’t – hardly ever, really. So finding a decent wine under $15 is always a treat. I recently had an opportunity to…

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