by Penny McKinlay via her blog Premier is a big, often crowded event, but there are pockets of calm, such as the South Australian wine seminar sponsored by Doug Reichel Wine Marketing. We tasted approximately 7 wines from Cape Jaffa Wines in South Australia (300 km south of Adelaide). The winemakers are Derek and Anna [...]
Penny McKinlay discusses the Melipal winery and winemaking experience. Mendoza is a desert, and the vineyards are irrigated by canals from the reservoir. Water rights are based on hectares of production, and they are always aware that they have to conserve water. Winter snowfall determines how much water is available in the summer.
An exclusive tour for the Moose Jaw Wine Club Bold as a Malbec, this tour serves up the brave new world of South American wine. Starting in Chile, you’ll visit incredible wineries outside Santiago then cross the Andes into Mendoza, Argentina’s main wine region and heartland of the Malbec grape. Winery tours and a cooking [...]
by Penny McKinlay Wanderlust and Words Wines of Jumilla: Bodegas Luzón A Proud History The original owner of Bodegas Luzón was a medical officer on the island of Luzón in the Philippines during the Spanish Armada. When he returned home, he purchased land just outside the town of Jumilla and opened a winery. His home [...]
A couple years ago, I realized that there was a huge gap in wines available to Prairie consumers. For a country that has produced wines for 3000 years by some historical estimations, has been in the top 10 wine producers in the world and has over 100 varieties of grapes, I knew we had a problem [...]
Penny McKinlay interviews Doug Reichel about his beginnings and wine marketing – As a teenager growing up in rural Saskatchewan, Doug Reichel associated drinking with getting drunk – and he abstained. But after obtaining a degree in theology, Doug started teaching in South Africa and he saw that wine, along with good food and good friends, could be life affirming and enjoyable…
Keith Watt of Canadian winery Morning Bay discusses the health benefits of Red and White Wine. – A few warnings: First, alcohol is a preservative. That means it kills bugs in any substance in which it is found. That’s because it is poisonous. So enough alcohol will kill you. We also know that chronic high consumption of alcohol is bad for the health in many ways…
by Penny McKinlay via her blog “For total enjoyment, you need to know the story – the people, the land, the process.” Starting over It was 2000, the start of a new century, and Keith Watt had just turned 50. He had been a journalist, primarily for CBC Radio, for 25 years. “I realized that [...]
by Penny McKinlay via her blog I am infatuated with Spain and wine. So when Doug Reichel (Doug Reichel Wine Marketing Inc.) suggested that I try Altos de Luzon, a wine from southeast Spain, I leapt at the opportunity. And I’m glad I did as I enjoyed the wine and will buy it again. Spanish [...]
by Penny McKinlay via her blog Reds Rule the Wine Horizon was the first time I’d attended a wine tasting organized by Doug Reichel Wine Marketing Inc., but it won’t be the last. I really enjoyed the quiet, friendly atmosphere and the knowledgeable presentation of an interesting assortment of wines. Doug Reichel and Luis Manino, [...]
by Penny McKinlay via her blog I talked with Luis Manino, Export Manager for Bodega Melipal of Argentina, when he was in town last week with Doug Reichel Wine Marketing Inc. for Premier Saskatchewan. I learned so much about Argentinian wine and the Melipal Winery. A European Tradition Argentina has been making wine since the [...]
by James Romanow, The Star Phoenix If you want to understand modern wine, why we drink what we do, why sundry journals and writers laud or criticize some drinks, a good place to start is New Zealand sauvignon blanc. About 20 years ago, NZ sauvignon blanc bounced on to the world stage, garnishing rave reviews [...]
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