Viticulture has been practiced in Austria since 700 BCE. While the history is long, it is now that wine-growing in Austria is...

Sake - it is not just for Japanese restaurants! Sake is one of the most versatile beverages around and while it may be made like beer,...

Aligoté A delicious grape from Burgundy! Ask anyone around you to name a white grape variety from Bourgogne and chances are you’ll get...

One of the best things about a career in the wine and spirits industry is that there is always more to discover. While Spain is a...

Into The Vineyard 2017 From May 7 – 10 a group of 12 wine and knowledge-hungry Albertans headed to BC Wine Country to taste and learn as...

Recently Luis Pato came to visit us, all the way from Bairrada, Portugal. Sadly I was not able to attend the entire tasting. Lucky for...

One of the best known rum producers in Alberta has got to be Appleton Estate. Now owned by Campari the distillery has been in action...

Sherry and Manzanilla come the far southwest corner of Spain. Closer to Africa than to Madrid, the Jerez region is Spain’s oldest...