We are ecstatic, both at the Cherries And Clay Vancouver headquarters, and here at the Okanagan branch, that our good pal Rob Van Westen of Van Westen Vineyards is a very recent recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence In BC Wine.
Jake & I have long been fans of Rob’s wines, and from that [...]

Dirt! The Movie, featuring Gary V. amongst many others, is now available on DVD or you can rent it on iTunes for 4 bucks!

Divers have found around 30 bottles of champagne believed to be about 200 years old in a shipwrecked boat under the Baltic Sea. Read a full article here. Not too sure who made the wine yet, but one story says that a bottle of Veuve-Cliquot has been shipped to France for analysis. If it’s true [...]

I dunno, I just love the crazy footage and how they seemingly sum up winemaking in less than a minute, although I have no idea what’s going on here…

Wait, you can legally do fun stuff like this in other countries?
I wanted to share this lovely video of a Parisian tasting from Bertrand Celce’s site Wine Terroirs. It may just be the most civilized wine tasting I’ve ever seen. Outdoors and in the sun, great wine, the chance to chat at a leisurely pace [...]

I enjoyed this video of a couple die-hard Clos Rougeard fans who directed their own vineyard tour at the famous (and famously difficult to visit) Saumur estate. If you’ve tried any of their wine, their obsession will make a little more sense. My review from a couple weeks back here.

Felton Road must be one of my favourite new world Pinot Noir producers, I’m especially fond of their Calvert Vineyard bottling. Jamie Goode provides us with some stunning visuals from the Central Otago vineyards in New Zealand. Also, check out his write up complete with gorgeous photos.

Révolution BIO 2.0 / Episode n° 1 : La genèse sélectionné dans Reportage / Docu / ITW
A great short video on natural farming and wine making, which may need to be viewed from the wat.tv website. I can’t find out if there are subsequent episodes, so share the love if you see any.
via alicefeiring.com

I’m currently, and luckily, on a Wines Of Chile tour of the country’s many regions and wineries.  I’m going to try and pop in with a few notes here and there, WiFi allowing, to pass on some of my experiences.  You can look forward to a round-up piece when I return the weekend of May [...]

Alice Feiring is brilliant. Her book, The Battle for Wine and Love, is a delightful and revealing read. Her blog, Veritas in Vino, is essential viewing. In this video from FORA.tv, she reads excerpts from aforementioned book and follows it up with an interview by Jon Bonné. The video gets a little lengthy, but is [...]

That’s why they’re so expensive! I’m not completely sure that making barrels is in the same dirty realm as cleaning diapers, but it’s great to see the process in detail.