http://decanted.ca Tue, 18 May 2010 15:58:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://decanted.ca/?p=117 The Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is rolling into Banff this weekend... making me wish I could swing a little trip west-ish. What can I say - I love wine events (and the west)! The RMWFF starts Friday and is at the stunning Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Weekend events center ... http://decanted.ca/?p=113 I saw a news release that mentioned The Ultimate Wine Challenge the other day. I'd never heard of it before. The event, which is held in June in New York City, says its mandate is to: "generate a new platinum standard of trustworthiness, integrity, reliability, and, most important, meaningful ... http://decanted.ca/?p=108 I was in Vancouver this past Monday, but unfortunately I left just as the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival started. I've always wanted to go to Playhouse - among many events, the boardroom tastings look amazing. This year's Playhouse features wines of New Zealand and Argentina - and will also highlight ... http://decanted.ca/?p=88 I'm a bit late in writing this, but last Wednesday night I went to The Harvest - an event that Sean Moffitt invited me to. The wine was available (some was good, some wasn't...but all of it was VQA from various Vincor brands) the food was DELISH, but the company was ... http://decanted.ca/?p=80 Tonight I sent a tweet out saying that I found Angels Gate 2007 Cabernet Merlot VQA "yummy". I thought this was a bit of a cop-out, considering there are so many other potential descriptor options for this wine (other words that come to mind include fruity/berry and a bit of ... http://decanted.ca/?p=76 This past Tuesday night in Toronto I joined the group gathered at the Fine Wine Reserve for WineCampTO2. My first Camp experience and I had a really great time. Met lots of great people, tasted some really great wines and learned lots from some of the areas best. First, wine critic/write ... http://decanted.ca/?p=71 I'm in (very hot) BC for the next couple of weeks...while my main reason to be here is to spend time with mon amour, traveling and tasting as many BC wines are next on the list. Our travels will take us from Kamloops to Bella Coola, then to Vancouver Island - ... http://decanted.ca/?p=67 Recently my favorite LCBO Vintages advisor, Terry, suggested I try Vinho Verde instead of a rosé - as there were apparently no rosé wines in the entire LCBO store that lived up to Terry's expectations. He explained that the Portuguese wine is extremely light and lovely for summer sipping. Terry ... http://decanted.ca/?p=64 Well, not really... but I've been absent from posting here for the past month, so I thought I would blame my delinquency on the significantly large amount of Fuzion wine I've consumed. The Shiraz and Malbec blend wine is really quite good for the price - a crazy $7.45 per ... http://decanted.ca/?p=62