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Week in Review
Tuesday, February 24 2026
02 · 24Looking Forward
The 47th Vancouver International Wine Festival is returning to Vancouver to celebrate the end of the long winter months. The festival consistently revitalizes the local wine scene, which has been steadily cultivating a wine culture in B.C. since the late 1970s. This year, France is the theme, and the reliability of French wine offers comfort to attendees at a time when wine has temporarily lost some of its shine in the marketplace. There is no reason to panic, far from it. Instead, we should maintain our faith and keep doing what we do every day—seeking that special wine made by that special person who lives on the land, farms the land, and creates wines that enrich our lives and inspire us to find more memorable moments.
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Gérard BertrandIf a trip to the south of France is in your future, we think you will be interested in our on-site video interview with famed French...
Contributors
From the TreveHouseby: Treve Ring
Celebrating Chenin Blanc
There was a sold out event in California earlier this month called Hella Chenin Wine Fest, and that made me super happy because cool wine folks are celebrating and championing one of the world's most interesting wine grapes. When it comes to complexing whites, the first to mind is Chenin Blanc. Chenin is one of the world’s most versatile, transformative grapes. Wines from this early budding, late ripening grape arc from searingly bone dry to sweet nobility and from serious fizz to potent fortified pours...Read More ...
Cheese Pleaseby: Allison Spurrell
There's No Free Trade in Cheese Trade
In Canada, if you are a cheese maker, you must have an inspected facility to sell cheese. It makes sense. There are many things that can go wrong in cheese making, and everyone, including the cheese maker and the government, wants to ensure that products are made safely. As someone who eats cheese, I'm glad these safeguards are in place. We have an odd dual system, however. When you start your dairy or cheese-making business, you can get a federal licence that is valid across Canada or a Provincial licence that is valid only in your province...Read More ...
by: HJ Cha
Gérard Bertrand and the Soul of the Languedoc
There are moments in a wine journey that arrive before you have the vocabulary to name them. Thirteen years ago, I walked up a hillside at Château La Sauvageonne in Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc, my first visit to the region. I was working for a wine importer in South Korea, and the trip was a sales incentive, a reward for the team. For me, the marketing person, it turned out to be something more...Read More ...