The wines seen most often on the tables of patrons at dinner in Piedmont are less likely to be the big famous wines of the region like Barolo or Barbera, and more likely to be the lesser known lighter reds like Dolcetto, Freisa or Pelaverga.
The problem with a $30 bottle of wine for sale in most parts of Canada is a marketing one. It’s not that Canadian consumers won’t take a chance on a $30 bottle of wine, it’s that to do so usually means taking a chance on a $450 case of wine.
If there is justice in the machinations of the world wine market, then the whites of the Languedoc and Roussillon will be the next big thing because they fill the role of a dry aperitif so well.
Like many lesser-known French wines, Picpoul de Pinet is easier to find in Quebec than elsewhere. In an ideal world, every French restaurant would have a Picpoul de Pinet by the glass.
Frank Lloyd Wright famously said that form and function are one. When it comes to the right wine for the right occasion, form flows into function and context matters more than anything else.
While Bordeaux may not hold the same status it once did, the 2019 Château Argadens Bordeaux Supérieur is a bargain at $20 and a fine wine for pairing with a full dinner and for toasting loved ones.
In Italy, pizza is actually traditionally eaten for dinner, not lunch, and had with beer, not wine. But don’t let that stop you from eating pizza whenever and with whatever you’d like.
Kitchen Bliss, Laura Calder’s sixth book, fits into the overarching civilizing mission of her career, which is to help her readers use cooking and the pleasures of the table to find more happiness in our lives.
Grape growers around the world are struggling with a similar problem: climate change and increasingly warm average temperatures. The Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute was founded to tackle the problem in the Canadian context with Canadian-focused research.
The universe of Veneto wines is much bigger than the big three of Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, and Amarone. Soave, Lugana, Valpolicella, and Bardolino are all worthy of a try too.
