Tuscany and reviews of Chardonnay
and Sauvignon Blanc
Tuscany
Siena & Arezzo
We've all seen the images; lush rolling
hills, villas and
grapevines intersected by winding, meandering
roads. Those images haven't been doctored, in fact
they're more breathtaking in reality. Each bend in the
narrow road brings a more stunning photo-op and
each
stop has you wondering if you could just pack it in and
find a villa in need of repairs, al la Diane Lane
in "Under the Tuscan Sun".
I spent several days in Tuscany in the heat of June - it
was thorough and enchanting - beginning in the
province of Siena in Sarteano we traveled to
Montepulciano and Gaiole in Chianti to...
Le Buche - Giuseppe Olivi, Badia a Coltibuono,
Castello di Meleto, Colombaio di Cencio, Castellare di
Castellina, La Colonica and Tenuta Sette Ponti...
Long Shadows
world wine talents in Washington terroir
Long Shadows was
never designed to be pervasive.
Nor an easily accessible shelf brand to woo the
novice drinker who bases bottle selection upon label
colour and a price tag above a fiver and under a
tener.
Instead it's a man's vision to bring some of the worlds
most exciting winemakers to Washington State to do
what they do best...
"...Th
e Tasting Room is the radio version of an
audio blend, a Meritage for the soul." Terry
David Mulligan and his guests discuss food,
wine,
viticulture...
Listen across Canada each
Saturday to hear
Wine Diva's
weekly wine reviews.
The Tasting Room - is on
Saturday... 10am -
noon
am 1150 in the Okanagan or listen on
www.thetastingroomradio.com and
now... Vancouver 5-7pm on "The Buzz"
am 1410 (formerly
CFUN) Toronto 7- 8am
on the "Best of the Best" am 740 Edmonton
on
the "TEAM" am 1260
This week - August 30 -
Long Shadows winemakers from around the
world make wine in Washington State
September 3 - A night in
Provence at the Hart House in
Burnaby...
Figmint Restaurant &
Lounge -
presents "On the Wood" once per month on
Thursdays, at the bar... September 4th - A taste of
Spain.
September 12, 13, 14 - EAT!
Fraser
Valley EAT!Vancouver brings the show on the
road to the TradEx in Abbotsford. Wine Diva
will be
back hosting the Grapes & Hops stage...
September 13... Marquis
Wine Cellars holds it's annual Bordeaux release
&
tasting. This year the 2005 uber-vintage wines will be
available to sample before you buy. SOLD OUT!
September 6 - the Fraser Valley
Wine & Culinary
Extravaganza...
September
15 - the annual Sonoma Wine
Affair... September 25 - Wines of
Chile tasting 7-10pm...
Sometimes you just have to
take an experts word for
it. When the big players of the Bordeaux wine scene
start throwing out comments like "the vintage of the
century" it makes you curious - no?
I don't claim to be an expert on Bordeaux, as a writer I
have too many regions to cover to focus only on one -
a
great one yes, but still only one. Besides, there are
enough 'experts' intimate with the innermost circle of
this legendary region for me to rely upon for basic
information until I can taste for myself...
