COLUMN ARCHIVE
Veni, Vidi, Vino
Jan. 11, 2012 / 847: The great indoors
Not easy being green
The wine industry has a way to go to become Earth-friendly
Taylor Eason / 11 Jan 2012
Green is everywhere. Green tints my magazines, permeates my podcasts and infiltrates my inbox. Green can exhilarate ("one more bottle recycled!") or render guilt ("Damn, I forgot my… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2011 / 843: New Year’s Eve Style
Taming your tannins
Decanting step by step
Taylor Eason / 14 Dec 2011
I poured the tannic, unfriendly wine slowly into the decanter and hoped it would fruit up and become more approachable. Mixing with oxygen often softens rough, bitter wine… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2011 / 839: Ox
The oak in you
When the forest and the vine collide
Taylor Eason / 16 Nov 2011
I'm not sure if the noun has officially morphed into a verb: to oak. And I don't think it's an official adjective yet, since "oaky" still sends my… Read more »
Nov. 02, 2011 / 837: Cleopatra’s Sister
Avoid the auction
Wine is for drinking, not hoarding
Taylor Eason / 02 Nov 2011
"Such is American business, I guess, where the desire for obscene profit mutes any discussion of conscience." —Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes Wine auctions make me nauseous. Something… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2011 / 835: Colleen Brown
What would Jesus drink?
Wine has come a long way since it was invented
Taylor Eason / 19 Oct 2011
I doubt the Romans contemplated the tannins in their grapey grogs. The end goal was drunkenness, mixed with gorging on food and other bodily pleasures. But Rome's ancestors… Read more »
Oct. 05, 2011 / 833: Fall Style 2011
Giving thanks
Options abound for Thanksgiving wines
Mike Angus / 05 Oct 2011
With Thanksgiving almost on the table, chances are there's a dinner party in your future. Whether you're hosting or a guest, here are a few tips for having… Read more »
Sep. 21, 2011 / 831: The Sandwich Issue
Treasure of Tuscany
Sangiovese looms large in Italy's fifth-largest wine-growing region
Jenn Fulford / 21 Sep 2011
A little bit of Italian culture exists right here in Edmonton with a late-September grape harvest festival in Little Italy, and also in a few local independent restaurants… Read more »
Jul. 27, 2011 / 823: The Naked Truth
Hot new region
I said 'desert' wine, not 'dessert' wine
Jenn Fulford / 27 Jul 2011
Arizona is not yet in the public's vocabulary when it comes to wine. Frequent questions are, "Arizona has vineyards?" Or, "Isn't it too hot to grow grapes in… Read more »
Jul. 14, 2011 / 821: The Beer Issue
Wine for beer lovers
It may masquerade as a wine, but at barley wine's heart is a brew
Mike Angus / 14 Jul 2011
When is a wine not a wine? When it's a barley wine, funny enough. Thanks to some categorical vagaries and broad definitions, "barley wine" is a bit of… Read more »
May. 18, 2011 / 813: Choose your own adventure
Drink pink
Rosé is not the dirty word it once was
Mike Angus / 18 May 2011
Spring is here, summer's around the corner: it's barbeque season. Gone are the long, dark winter evenings spent sipping your favourite red by the fireplace. Instead, bring on… Read more »