Apologies to my readership of three for the sustained absence. The excuse: I’ve nearly burnt out on blogging. More on that idea for a future blog, though, of course. A ...

[The interior of Bin 905 wine shop on swanky Fourth Street SW, Calgary, Alberta] “You don’t want to mix emotions up with a wine like that”—Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also ...

As you no-doubt can see, the crush is taking a serious hiatus. Thanks to my mom for reading. I may or may not return. Apologies to all.

I just spent the past week ill with the dreaded Norwalk Virus (aka Norovirus) and, as such, haven't had much of a taste for wine. I'm slowly getting back to ...

2003 Larch Hills Winery Pinot Noir Larch Hills Winery, located just south of Salmon Arm, is the second-most northerly winery in the country. Recline Ridge, also of Salmon Arm, shares ...

British Columbia's Township 7 Vineyards and Winery is profiled in the current online version of Vancouver's The Georgia Straight. The profile is by wine aficionado and CBC radio personality Jurgen ...

The quest for value-priced and medium quality, semi-massed produced wines has begun in the Okanagan Valley. Because of the supercharged success of brands like Yellowtail, the larger Okanagan wineries are ...

2003 Familia Rutini 'Trumpeter' Merlot (Tunpungato) Awesomely thick, plummy, and velvety Merlot for the money. Very tasty with good oak and a rich, chocolaty finish. Some light spice. Very smooth ...

Today is the Canadian federal election and I have tabulating, keeping score, polls, and all sorts of related number-crunching on the brain. I won't bore you with my thoughts on ...

This morning's Toronto Star reports that a recent study performed by Laval University contends that red wine's polyphenols promote healthy gums. This will come as largely unsurprising to those wine ...