Sunday, January 16, 2011

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number 10: Fortified Wines

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Prized by the British as an aperitif, Sherry and Madeira are the topic for this week’s challenge. According to Emile Peynaud (shown righ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number Nine: Fall in Love with Burgundy

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Burgundy is one of those wine regions many people think they know, but often don’t. I remember a lengthy debate several years ago with a fr...
Monday, January 10, 2011

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number Nine: Fall in Love with Burgundy

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Burgundy has a long and venerable history. In fact, according to J ancis Robinson’s Oxford Companion to Wine , “when the Romans conquered...
Tuesday, January 04, 2011

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number Eight: Where in the World is That?

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It’s attempting to snow here in Vancouver. But thinking about the Loire is a great way to warm up, and the Loire is what this week’s quiz w...
Monday, January 03, 2011

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number Eight: Where in the World is That?

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Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of the WSET / ISG Challenge for 2011. This year is going to be a great one for tastings an...
Friday, December 31, 2010

Graffiti and Wine

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What does graffiti have to do with wines? We wondered that too, but we're going to keep you guessing for a minute or two. First, ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number 7: A Medley of Miscellany

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All things German was the theme for this week’s quiz. Naturally though, the answers might not have been as simple as they appeared. What ...
Sunday, December 26, 2010

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number 7: A Medley of Miscellany

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Happy Boxing Day to all our readers. We hope you indulged in some wonderful times with friends and family yesterday, and that your celebr...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The WSET / ISG Challenge Number Five: Argentina

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Time to grab some Malbec and find the answers to this week's practice questions. True or False: There is more Malbec planted in Argent...