John Schreiner - A R C H I V E S - up to December 2004
• What kind of name is Suckfizzle for a wine? • New Releases from Tinhorn Creek and Mission Hill • The case is made for the screw cap closure • Sauvignon Blanc emerges in British Columbia • Are low-carb wines the next hot trend? • BC's Liquor Distribution Branch Bares it All • Pinot Grigio: Do you A-gris or Disa-gris? • Blasted Church gets a new winemaker - again! • Black Hills winery comes up with an Alibi • Calona Vineyards extends its Artist Series wines • How a Vancouver architect got into New Zealand wine • The Naramata Bench is Canada's new wine capital • Two new fruit wineries open near Vancouver • Osoyoos Larose: "History in the making!" • Here is a German approach to replacing corks • The Naramata Wineries sell the Naramata Bench • Tinhorn Creek's 2001 reds are released • The exceptional wines of San Gregorio • Here is a wine for those who can't take sulphur • South Africa gets serious • Some finds at the B.C. Wine and Oyster Festival • The Australian wine juggernaut keeps rolling • Focus Okanagan's remarkable debut Riesling • Burrowing Owl releases impressive Cabernet Sauvignon • Washington's wineries are on the move into British Columbia • Learning to like Chardonnay at Cornucopia • There is life beyond Chianti • British Columbia's small wineries get advocates • A great white Burgundy and a chaser called [yellow tail] • Top Austrian Wines Are Back • Chile keeps the heat on • It is musical chairs time again in Okanagan wineries • Wine tasting at Silver Star • Calona Vineyards now is a patron of the arts • No wine before its time unless the consumer is knocking the doors down • A toast to Robert Mondavi with his wines • Jordan Vineyard and Winery: Steady as she goes! • Tinhorn Creek's Gewürztraminer meets Le Gavroche's sablefish • Kim Crawford and Friends • The 2001 Nota Bene is released • Arrowleaf Cellars: the Okanagan's newest winery • "The Empire as we know it is dead!" • The Lieutenant-Governor Salutes B.C. Wine • There is merit in Meritage • German wine's "classic" solution • Little Boomey prepares us for a deluge of screwcap wines • Mondavi and Rosemount surprise us with under-priced good wine • All in the family: McWilliam's and Gallo • Can Ortega win its day in the sun? • Here is a paradox: Iran's grape is taking America by storm • Alois Kracher: Austria's master of sweet wines • The woman's touch at Viña San Pedro • Tarapacá fan needs a geography lesson • Bouchard Aîné offers exclusive wines • Returning to his roots: Agustin Huneeus and Chile • Cousiño-Macul: the aristocrat among Chile's wineries • Tim Mondavi meets Harry Rosen - and defends a tough vintage • Doggone good? The wines of Aresti of Chile • Bottom fishing for value wines • Carménère: Chile's flagship grape? • Eduardo Matte: Chile's thoroughbred wine producer • Mt. Boucherie scores home run with Pinot Noir • Drinking a few prayers with Grant Burge • The newest winery in the Fraser Valley calls itself A'Very Fine Winery • What if the Gallo Brothers had purchased Calona Vineyards? • Wine touring with John Ralston Saul • In Memoriam: Brian MacDonald, Frank Supernak and Victor Manola • "No Wimpy Wines!" - Ravenswood makes good on its slogan • Who misses the old-style clarets? • What would Prof. Saintsbury have made of Rosemount? • Wine Festival awards the 13 top Okanagan wines • Yalumba meets the Queen, sort of • Burgundy producers take on the New World • Time for a new look at the wines of Chile • An affordable Shiraz from California • Watch for Gray Monk's new Odyssey wines • Mission Hill raises the bar • Nk'Mip Cellars: North America's first aboriginal winery opens • Burrowing Owl chooses to fly solo • Musical chairs in the Okanagan wineries • The Fraser Valley: wine touring in Vancouver's back yard • Pfaffenheim: the name is a mouthful but so are the wines • Chardonnay of the Century said to be on hold • This Burgundy is not a Chardonnay! • Memories of Paul Warwick • Gray Monk at 20... or 30... or 40 years • What's new in New Zealand! • Gewürztraminer is Hot • Why Bookwalter is a rising star • Winston Churchill's favourite Champagne • The rediscovery of Port and Madeira • The singular wines of Wolf Blass • Going first class with Peter Blattmann • The night when Bryan Adams got the Cognac bottle • Will American wines get the lumber? • Are UBC's Chardonnay of the Century organizers kicking themselves? • Sandhill • Victoria Estate Winery • California Competes • Burrowing Owl's new releases • New from Sumac Ridge: an unoaked Chardonnay • Richmond's Blossom Winery • Exploring Wine: a thorough, scholarly but also accessible wine book • A 2001 Icewine harvest at last! • At last: Australian wines that are somewhat exclusive • Cherry Point scores with Blackberry Port • Johannes Selbach: Missionary of Riesling • Viñas Del Vero and the Spanish Revival • The Saanich Peninsula's Amazing Wine Renaissance • Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards arrives with a bang • There is nothing odd about Odfjell's wines • Gosset Champagne and why consumers come back for more • De Bortoli's Noble One • Breaking the Coke™ Habit with Prosecco • Blue Mountain's awestruck winemaker • Mondavi sorts out Napa vineyards • The Sonoma Surprise • Tasting the wines of Frescobaldi • The "perfect" glass for Icewine • Here are some Argentine Wine Recommendations • Gold medal wines from the Okanagan • Chile Wrestles with Mistaken Identities • Newcomers to North America - New Aussie Wines • Canadian athletes have a cobber in Lindemans • Wonderful Wines, Wandering Winemaker • Marriage made in B.C. • Getting serious about Riesling in the Okanagan • How Mondavi is taking on the competition from Australia • Beringer Blass's New Man in Canada • Padthaway, Australia - The District • Watch out for Pinot Noir from New Zealand • Thornhaven's wines are a real bargain • How the Tyrrell family pioneered Chardonnay in Australia • Rioja: the antique red wine from Spain • Mission Hill Scores Gold at Chardonnay-du-Monde • There is a Touch of Vancouver in Delicato Wines • The Calliope Hummingbird Inspires A New Winery • Wolf Blass - Larger Than Life • Penticton's Benchland Vineyards pioneers Zweigelt • Blue Mountain's Annual Gala Tasting • A wine tasting celebrates Australia's centenary • Champagne! Champagne! Champagne! • The 10th Anniversary of VQA • German Rieslings... Worth A Look • Are The Best Wines The Most Expensive? • Jancis Robinson & The Oxford Companion to the Wines of North America
