The Vancouver International Playhouse Wine Festival, which ended Sunday, proved to be a big coming out party for the BC wine industry. For the first time ever, our humble region was treated with the respect it has earned, deservedly, after two decades of development. When the festival began 31 years ago, no BC wines were [...]
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The Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival kicked off Monday night at Earls restaurant. Sponsoring the event was Inniskillin winery, pouring five wines from their experimental “Discovery Series.” The room was packed with wine journalists, and by the time I arrived, Jurgen Goethe had already taken the microphone and was introducing the principals from Inniskillen and [...] Further signs of a receding economy: BC wine prices are dropping and no, I’m not hallucinating. I saw it just yesterday, at a Taylorwood tasting of Prospect Winery. The 2006 Council’s Punch Bowl Sauvignon Blanc 2007 had been $12.99, but is now 10.99. The Canoe Pinot Blanc was $14.99. Now, it’s 12.99. My mouthful of [...] |
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