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Cannelé Recipe
We would like to thank Romain Gruson, DipWSET, Certified Trainer from the Bordeaux Wine School, teacher at the ITHQ (Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Québec) and President of the Cercle du vin, for his cannelé recipe.
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Wine in the Time of Covid
Covid-19 has turned lives and livelihoods upside down, including for those who work in the wine industry.
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Bottle Etiquette | How to Read a French Wine Label
Have you ever noticed how wines from France tend to have—how shall we put this—rather stodgy-looking labels? There’s reason for this, and it has nothing to do with a French lack of artistic flair.
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Back in Time to Bordeaux
It never ceases to amaze how closely the history of wine runs parallel to the history of the entire Western world.
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Tuscany Wine Regions and Classifications
Teresa MacDonald, Area Representative of Burlington, Niagara, and Oakville tastes Cinciano Chianti Classico, DOCG, 2013 (C235, lot 8268).
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2019 Vintage | What Does a Vintage Actually Mean?
The concept of vintage wine has been around for millenia.
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Italian Grapes | The Sweetness of Life
Heirs to the long-ago Roman Empire, Italians have never ceased to gift the world beyond with their unrelenting passion, energy and creativity.
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Germany and Vietnam, Unite!
We might think that Germany and Vietnam have nothing in common, but when it comes to food and wine pairings, it’s hard to find a better match than these two countries.
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Q&A with Christof Höpler
Christof Höpler oversees Höpler vineyards’ 50 hectares in the Leithaberg hills in Austria.
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Joao Barrote’s Take on Wines from Portugal
Opimian’s Member Experience Advisor Joao Barrote is a native of Portugal. Read his take on Portugal’s indigenous grapes.
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Happy Hour Video Tasting of the Primitivo from Sammarco
In this video tasting, Michael Lutzmann tries the 2014 Primitivo IGP Salento from Le Vigne Di Sammarco.
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Aren’t Grapes Vegetarian?
Wine is basically fermented grape juice, so all wines should be suitable for vegetarians, right? Well, not always!
Cannelé Recipe
We would like to thank Romain Gruson, DipWSET, Certified Trainer from the Bordeaux Wine School, teacher at the ITHQ (Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Québec) and President of the Cercle du vin, for his cannelé recipe.