Winemaking

What Is Corked Wine

Wine is a delicious beverage, but it can be spoiled by cork taint. Cork taint is a chemical compound found in cork trees that can make wine

Celebrating Female Winemakers in Canada

Last week I had the pleasure of showcasing a few of the amazing female winemakers in Canada in celebration of Women's History Month on the..

The Chardonnay Oak Battles Are Over

Chardonnay can be a divisive grape, and I blame the 80s and the 90s for that. The 80s was a wine era where big, oaky Chardonnay was all the

What Wine Pairs with Okra

Pairing wine with food textures. Pairing wine with okra is an excellent example of taking the basic principles of food and wine pairing and

What Dry and Off-Dry Means in Wine Plus the Other Sugar Descriptors

The table below outlines how much residual sugar you can expect in your wine, should it be labelled as Dry, Off-dry, and so on.

All Champagne is Sparkling, but not all Sparkling is Champagne

Here is a quick guide to sparkling wine to help you make your bubbles choices for the holidays.

What Looking At A Wine Can Tell Us

Looking at a wine tells you quite a bit about what is in your glass; its condition, taste, sugar content, alcohol, and even age.

Summer Reds You Need to Know: Gamay

The next series of blog posts will focus on light reds suitable for a summer house red, and we're going to kick this series off with Gamay.

How Rosé is Made

With it being National Rosé Day, I thought it fitting to expand our rosé coverage and speak about how rosé wine is made.

The Business of Rosé Wine

More and more producers are making complex rosé wines that can now arguably age and be paired with food items throughout the year.

The Single Vineyard Impact

Single Vineyard expressions of wine are a treat and not something that all winemakers can afford to do consistently or period. Wineries will

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