The University of Adelaide has posted a survey to gain some insight into Canadian wine consumer behaviour. The survey focuses on how/where/when/why we purchase wine and questions about marketing to name a few.
I found the questions about screw cap wines interesting, since screw caps are something that the Australians have embraced – I’ve purchased quite [...]

Torontonians are in for a treat in a couple of weeks – Salute Wine + Food Festival is running May 4-9th.
The festival calls itself “a lifestyle event that offers one-on-one access to an exciting world of wine craftsmen, renowned chefs, fine dining, first-rate shopping and stylish tastings.”
Salute offers everything from fancy sit-down dinners to wine [...]

Good news for consumer wine clubs and online wine sales from the US – a report from VinterActive LLC released today says that tasting room, wine club, internet, and mail order sales grew 7% to a record $3 Billion in 2008.
And, more good news is expected for 2009 – growth of 5% to 10% is [...]

Popular Ontario winery Inniskillin has received the top prize (The Premio Speciale Gran Vinitaly 2009) at the 17th Annual International Wine Competition at the uber prestigious Vinitaly!
See what Inniskillin has to say about the award here.
Inniskillin is fairly close to my house, and I’ve visited a few times before – the late harvest vidal used [...]

Anyone who knows me knows I love Australian wines – with a special place in my heart for Shiraz. Anyway, today I received a press release from Jacob’s Creek announcing the North American debut of Three Vines – a blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and – ready – Tempranillo. Lovely! A little Spanish kick! I can’t [...]

I’ve discovered that two of my favorite wine lovers have two really great, really different online wine tools to share .
The first, by the fabulous Natalie MacLean is a widget that anyone can post on a blog or website. I tried some combinations on Natalie’s web-based wine and food pairing tool and found some fun [...]