by Penny McKinlay via her blog Premier is a big, often crowded event, but there are pockets of calm, such as the South Australian wine seminar sponsored by Doug Reichel Wine Marketing. We tasted approximately 7 wines from Cape Jaffa Wines in South Australia (300 km south of Adelaide). The winemakers are Derek and Anna [...]
Penny McKinlay discusses the Melipal winery and winemaking experience. Mendoza is a desert, and the vineyards are irrigated by canals from the reservoir. Water rights are based on hectares of production, and they are always aware that they have to conserve water. Winter snowfall determines how much water is available in the summer.
An exclusive tour for the Moose Jaw Wine Club Bold as a Malbec, this tour serves up the brave new world of South American wine. Starting in Chile, you’ll visit incredible wineries outside Santiago then cross the Andes into Mendoza, Argentina’s main wine region and heartland of the Malbec grape. Winery tours and a cooking [...]
A couple years ago, I realized that there was a huge gap in wines available to Prairie consumers. For a country that has produced wines for 3000 years by some historical estimations, has been in the top 10 wine producers in the world and has over 100 varieties of grapes, I knew we had a problem [...]
by Penny McKinlay Wanderlust and Words A Proud History The original owner of Bodegas Luzónwas a medical officer on the island of Luzón in the Philippines during the Spanish Armada. When he returned home, he purchased land just outside the town of Jumilla and opened a winery. His home is now the central core of a large, [...]
by Penny McKinlay via her blog “There’s a quality of wine that’s indicative of the truthfulness and carefulness of the winemaker, who humbly respects the characteristics of the grape and its wine potential” As a teenager growing up in rural Saskatchewan, Doug Reichel associated drinking with getting drunk – and he abstained. But after obtaining [...]
Pinot Noir: dubbed “the heartbreak grape” by those who grow and know it best. Thin-skinned, susceptible to nature’s ills, but when it is done right, it is the definition of magic with it’s layered, delicate, nuanced flavours. Brand new in Manitoba are the beautiful French Pinot Noirs from Loire Valley:
Good for Heart Health & Disease Prevention Studies Show Red Wine Can Help Prevent Heart Disease By Keith Watt, Morning Bay Vineyards I am not a doctor or a medical researcher. Therefore this is just one person’s opinion. But I think wine is good for you. In fact it might be one of the healthiest [...]
The term “organic” is cropping up more and more when it comes to food and drink production in the 21st Century. It demands a cleaner and a non-chemically grown product. But how does this affect wine production and can there be such a thing as a wine company who can produce truly organic wine and [...]
Attending wine tasting events can be a great experience and a lot of fun, although a lot of people choose not to attend out of fear or not knowing what to do or what to expect. Even though there are no mysteries to wine tasting, there are some things that you should always remember. During a wine tasting event, [...]
Part 2 of our $15 and exceptional wines in time for Christmas! I know I broke the rule of under $15 already in only the 2nd article, but this is a steal and at this price really had to be mentioned. Vino el Cerno from Mendoza Argentina. Utopia, A magical word reflecting a magical world where [...]
Two great tasting wines in Manitoba for Under $15 Luzon Organic This Organic wine is very popular and tastes incredible. The label alone on this bottle will have your friends talking. Spanish wine producers Bodegas Luzon has made significant moves toward environmentally careful land use and now bottles an this organic red. Currently this wine [...]
Once I got past the nasty visual image of rival gangs of chefs attacking each other with foie gras and fresh local produce, I decided to try looking at wine drinkers in the same way. Sure enough, two clearly different kinds of wine lover began to emerge. To avoid being hunted down by gangs of chefs, I will call my rival wine gangs The Tasters and The Drinkers…
German wines have long been the Rodney Dangerfields of the wine world. Confusing labels, lame marketing and a serious identity crisis have caused great German Rieslings to be underappreciated and underpriced for many years…
When my cousin and I showed up on the front steps of Cape Jaffa Winery in South Australia we had absolutely no idea what to expect. We would live and work there for more than two months. We had taken the owners up on their offer a year before, on their visit to Saskatchewan, to come and work at Cape Jaffa for a while…
Follow us on your favorite Social Networking sites.
 |
 |
 |
