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videoPere Ventura: A Legacy Reimagined in the Heart of Cava
For decades, Cava was better known for its accessibility, a sparkling wine appreciated for its affordability rather than its sense of place, despite being made in the same traditional method as Champagne. In recent years, however, the Cava DO has become one of the most dynamic names in the sparkling wine world, driven by efforts to reclaim its distinct identity, strengthen transparency, and elevate quality and sustainability while remaining grounded in tradition. Few names embody Cava’s legacy a
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videoBlack Hills Estate Winery - A Masterful Reset
Black Hills Estate has a storied history as one of the oldest and leading estates in South Okanagan. Its annual release of Black Hills became a Canadian phenomenon, selling out year after year within hours, similar to what was happening with California's wines. The winery continues to lead the way as it prepares to reset its vineyards in the wake of the devastating freeze that wreaked havoc across the Okanagan. This time, the emphasis is on the future of Black Hills and is more vineyard-focused
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videoThe Effervescent side of Okanagan Falls
Okanagan Falls lies near the dividing line between the North and South Okanagan, marked by McIntyre Bluff. And it has a foot in both worlds. Across the GI, officially recognized in 2018, late-ripening reds are planted next to cool climate varieties such as pinot noir and chardonnay. The unique topography of the subregion contributes to this duality. Spanning from the southern tip of Skaha Lake to the northern edge of Vaseux Lake, the undulating hills provide a range of sun exposures. Some vineya
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videoMonte del Frà and Verona
Monte del Frà, or the land of the monks, earned its name in the late 15th century when the estate was founded as a monastery by friars from Santa Maria Della Scala. The friars grew their food to live off the land in perpetuity and made wine. Two centuries later, in 1958, Massimo Bonomo rented two rooms and the adjacent fields. His family opened a Frasca, a typical Venetian bulk wine shop. They made wine and grew peaches, strawberries, and wheat. In 1988, Massimo's, Eligio and Claudio decided to
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videoCastello di Gabbiano and Gran Selezione
We spoke with Master of Wine Gillian Ballance at the 2024 Vancouver International Wine Festival to talk about Castello di Gabbiano and the designation of Gran Selezione for the Chianti Classico region in which the estate resides. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondio
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videoBC Food & Wine Radio, Feb 14, 2024, Mark Sheridan
For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoDomaine Boutinot Accrues Attention in Cairanne
We first encountered Eric Monnin during Covid in a Zoom video discussing Project 'B,' Boutinot’s first reach into Canada after years of selling its international portfolio of wines across the country. We met Monnin, head winemaker for Boutinot International, at the 45th Vancouver International Wine Festival to discuss his work in Cairanne and the vineyards they call the Croissant Côte-d'Or. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismon
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videoDomaine Boutinot Accrues Attention in Cairanne #wine #podcast #Frenchwine #Cruwine
Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/FIZUChDDdT8 For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoIntroducing Terralux Estate Winery
Terralux Estate Winery is still under construction, and it hopes to add to British Columbia’s growing number of impressive winery facilities by the fall of 2024. The winery and its estate vineyard sit in the northern shadows of Mt Boucherie and will undoubtedly add even more glitter to the West Kelowna winery trail. They bottled their first wines in 2018, working with their West Kelowna estate grapes and two other sites they own in Okanagan Falls and the Similkameen Valley. We spoke with Kevin R
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videoPlatinum Award-Winning Red Blend 2022 Bona Fide
Red blends are ubiquitous across British Columbia and Ontario, translating to the second largest category at the National Wine Awards Canada, held in Niagara this past June, with 10.4% of entries. In this video, Anthony Gismondi asks one of the red blend Platinum Medal winners, Ross Wise, Director of Winemaking at Black Hills Estate Winery in Oliver, British Columbia about their 2022 Bona Fide. NWAC 2024 Red Blends Results: https://www.winealign.com/awards/2024/07/15/2024-nwac-red-blends#winners
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videoVancouver International Wine Festival Preview
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is returning Feburary 24th with Italy as its focus. In its 45th year Canada's premiere wine trade show and the largest consumer wine show in the Americas, it's a highlight for many who love wine. Join Gismondi on Wine Editor-in-Chief Anthony Gismondi and find out what to expect at the festival from VIWF's Executive Director Harry Hertscheg, including the number of wines, events and countries this year and where to get your tickets. Wine writer and educat
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videoReport on Okanagan and Similkameen Vines, May 8, 2024
For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoBC Food & Wine Radio - Feb 7, Richard Da Silva
For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoLisa Anselmi and her familiy's journey from Soave Classico to a Veneto Classic
Our latest video takes you inside the Anselmi family business in northern Italy’s Veneto region. Post World War II, Marino Anselmi launched a thriving négociant business at the family home in Monteforte d’Alpone. First, he used his grapes, but eventually, after selling off his vineyards, he employed grapes and wines from across the country. In 1975, Marino’s son Roberto Anselmi returned to the family business. Having worked with some of the region’s most singular and iconic producers, Roberto wa
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videoFilippo Bartolotta: Italy winemaking is experiencing a Renaissance. #italianwines
Anthony Gismondi Interviews Italian wine writer and educator Filippo Bartolotta, the keynote speaker for the upcoming Vancouver International Wine Festival where Italian wines are the focus.#vanwinefest #wine #italianwine
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videoDomaine Boutinot Accrues Attention in Cairanne #wine #podcast #Frenchwine #Cruwine
Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/FIZUChDDdT8 For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoLiber Estates: A Tale of Three Vineyards
When Mike and Nicole Dowell finally decided to become farmers, orchards were the plan until they tasted the chardonnay from a vineyard perched between rocky slopes and the Similkameen River. The site was a section of the Mariposa Farm, British Columbia's first certified organic farm that launched the Similkameen Valley's future as the Organic Growing Capital of Canada. Since buying the vineyard, Mike and Nicole have met the challenges of building a winery, including acquiring two more estate vineyards, each with very different terroirs, allowing them complete control over their wines. As we visit and taste wines in all three vineyards, we can appreciate how the surroundings and soil affect the wines and begin to realize the work and dedication required to make it all come together. It's an unpretentious look at a small British Columbian winery, replicated worldwide, and the hardworking people behind it, moving one rock at a time. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.co
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videoBottega and Prosecco
We met up with Arianna Carafoli, Bottega's Export Director, at the Vancouver International Wine Festival earlier this year for a quick course on prosecco, while learning about Bottega's stylish bottles and how the company is spreading the Italian lifestyle around the world. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoFlavour, Texture & Time: A Special Tasting with Michael Bartier
Okanagan-born and raised Michael Bartier has been growing wines in the region for decades. He invited Anthony Gismondi to compare new and old vintages to see how his bottles have fared over time. The highly-experienced tasters take you on an animated tour of Bartier Bros.'s best hits focused on flavour, texture and time, while Michael reflects on how wine shapes his life and work. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/blog/a-conversation-with-michael-bartier/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/ For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook:
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videoGiovanni Rosso - A Piedmont Star
The Rosso family have been winegrowers in Serralunga d’Alba for over a century. But in 1996, they decided to produce wine under the Giovanni Rosso label, employing the considerable talent of the son of Giovanni Rosso, Davide Rosso. The superstar winemaker studied in Burgundy at Domaine Jean Grivot and Domaine Denis Mortet which explains the elegant style of the Giovanni Rosso wines, not a word always associated with nebbiolo, at least when it's young. Still, it describes Rosso’s wines to a tee. Davide has eschewed pesticides or herbicides to grow organically and make wines that speak terroir before anything else. We caught up with the winery's International Export Director, Daniele Dellanoce, at the Vancouver International Wine Festival for a quick mini master class on Langhe nebbiolo and the story of Giovanni Rosso, located in the Barolo commune of Serralunga D'Alba. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.co
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videoLearn about Barbaresco with Matteo Pola, Fontanabianca
At 32 years of age, winemaker Matteo Pola has shown impressive determination and skill while taking over the day-to-day winegrowing from his father and founder of Fontanabianca, Aldo Pola. Matteo is already wowing the critics, inspired by his mentor and formidable Nebbiolo producer Beppe Caviola. We caught up with him in Vancouver to talk about the family business and his thoughts on the future of Barbaresco and all things Piemontese. Be prepared to add Fontanabianca to your travel list the next time you are headed for northern Italy. Fontanabianca tasting notes: https://gismondionwine.com/blog/matteo-pola-fontanabianca/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoOrofino Vineyards - Riesling
Glenn Stirling, winemaker for Orofino Vineyards in the Similkameen Valley, explains why they offer three different rieslings in 2022 and what they would taste like compared to one of their rieslings that has been aged more than a decade. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ FOLLOW GISMONDI ON WINE: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter LinkedIn: @Gismondionwine Website: https://gismondionwine.com/
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videoGismondi on...How we taste wine
Gismondi on Wine Publisher Anthony Gismondi comments on how we taste and judge wines. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ Follow us on social media: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter
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videoGismondi on... How you can become a better taster
Gismondi on Wine Publisher Anthony Gismondi comments on how you can become a better taster. For the tasting notes visit: https://gismondionwine.com/ Join our free, monthly newsletter: https://gismondionwine.com/subscribe/ Follow us on social media: Instagram: @Gismondionwine and @anthony.gismondi Facebook: /Gismondionwine and /AnthonyGismondi Twitter: @Gismondionwine and @TheSpitter
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