Darlene knows how to handle all the heavy-duty ranch equipment and perform the jobs solo; in fact, she did just that for two years while she remained at the ranch and Bill went to Oliver to set up for their move to the Okanagan. After their many years ranching in BC’s rugged Cariboo...
Since my life change, I have moved to North Carolina, started a new life with the love of my life, worked (or still working) a few part-time jobs, and otherwise been existing outside the wine world. I have been quite disillusioned professionally as the opportunities that existed in the ...
1 April 2020Demand for wine from a housebound world continues at a furious pace. So much so that UK retailers such as Berry Bros & Rudd and Highbury Vintners are not currently accepting new orders. (This is not an April Fool.) In the USNielsen reportthat US wine sales last week were 6...
The gap is so huge that even though Australia wine sales are “cold,” falling 7% in the measured period, it would take years for them to fall to Chile’s level. In the meantime, Argentina and New Zealand continue to be red hot, with 20+ percent sales gains on the year. In fact,...
but he doesn’t suggest that wine writing has lost its soul in the way that Guibert mourns the death of wine’s essence. Certainly it is difficult to earn a living writing about wine, especially with the decline in paid print-media jobs, he says. So wine writing has evolved into somethi...
Nothing new about it, but Champagne has been the official drink of 2020, both at home and at the restaurant: Consumption has skyrocketed to a place, well, where we always wished Champagne sales would be. This summer I have really been enjoying the wines of Cédric Bouchard (Roses de Jeanne...
In 2013 we were awarded The Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence, an award that recognizes innovations that improve existing products, create jobs and drive economic growth. Greg Melien's devotion to quality was recognized with a Gold Medal in the All Canadian Wine Championship in...
I plan on returning very soon, particularly when the medal winning Cabernet Franc and Apple wine are released to the public. Lydia almost talked me into the Wine Club, and I think I can be persuaded on my next visit. Since the strength of their portfolio encompasses the breadth of the win...
After reviewing several sources in search of a succinct statement to describe the connection between work and happiness that would resonate with Angelos’s comments, the following statement by the late Steve Jobs of Apple Corporation seems to fit the bill: “ Your work is going to fill a large...
Logistically, we have some tricky times afoot. For some tractor jobs in the vineyard we rely on the skill and equipment of local contractors. With all the tumultuous changes of last year’s Tiger year, many drivers have retired or opted out of the industry to less demanding careers…. which...