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[2 Mar 2009 | One Comment | 1,487 views]
A Craving for Oak: Back to ‘Big’ White

I have always been amazed at how wine gets around.  In Canada we drank wines from all over the world and it seemed clear that the global marketplace was getting smaller.  Trends that we saw as winedrinkers in British Columbia appeared to be happening all over the planet.  Now I think that maybe that’s not quite the case.
Back in BC, Katie and I began to suffer from a mild case of oak overload, at least when it came to white wines.  We enjoy full-bodied whites but found that most of …

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[10 Feb 2009 | 5 Comments | 301 views]
Too much wine and too few words

It’s about time that I start writing about the wines of Valencia - no more waiting for the right moment to start. It’s a huge topic and I’ve been putting it off just because it’s a daunting task. But the putting-off is over. Little by little I’ll learn to expertly navigate the viticultural landscape of this beautiful region and, of course, share all that I learn on-line.