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One of the most memorable components of last year's International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) were the winery lunches. With vineyard tours, tastings, paired lunches and a chance to break bread with the winemakers, they really capture what the celebration is all about.
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Thomas Bachelder's name has been synonymous with some of the best local Chardonnay since he began making wine in Niagara. The Quebec-born winemaker began his career in the wine world as a journalist.
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Like many of the recently opened new world wineries Meyer Family Vineyards began when JAK Meyer left his career in the business world to pursue a love of wine. It started with a search for a great site, which was purchased in 2006 on the Naramata Bench of BC's Okanagan Valley.
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If there was one must-attend event for local wine lovers in 2011 it was the inaugural International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration. Last year's event brought together a mix of 56 local and international producers who showed guests over 100 reasons why a cool climate Chardonnay just might be the world's greatest white wine.
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If you're a Canadian wine lover, remember the date June 13, 2012 because it was likely the most significant day in the history of the country's young wine industry. Yes, more so than the planting of the first top-quality vinifera vines; more noteworthy than that first major award bestowed on a Canadian wine; and [...]
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The team behind the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) has declared today International Chardonnay Day and is hosting a global virtual tasting party. All you need to do to participate in the festivities is open a Chardonnay and share your thoughts on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.
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This Saturday Stratus is hosting the first of a series of dinners entitled Coast to Coast @ Stratus with chef Vikram Vij of his eponymous Vancouver restaurant and sister restaurant Rangoli.
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A.O.C. D.O.C., D.O.P., D.V.A., V.Q.A. The regulations behind these three-letter guarantees differ but they all essentially come down to the simple concept that place matters when it comes to food and wine. That's at the heart of Somewhereness— a wine tasting event started by a handful of small- to mid-sized Ontario [...]
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