Region vs. Grape
Just to keep us all sufficiently confused, sometimes winemakers label their wine by the region and sometimes by the grape. Generally speaking, many Old World countries (think European countries like France, Italy, and Spain) label their wine based on region, whereas most New World countries (like Australia, Chile, and the United States) label by grape.  Read the rest of the article I wrote for Foodtv.ca.

Ask for Help: If you’re not sure what you’re looking for, ask for help. A good store has staff trained to know about the products they sell and should be able to help you out, and if yours doesn’t, find yourself a new wine store.  Read the rest of this article I wrote for Foodtv.ca.

In bigger restaurants, Sommeliers are often in charge of putting together the wine list, managing the wine cellar, and serving wines to guests in the restaurant. Funny that my title should be Sommelier then, considering I don’t actually work in a restaurant.

In my job, for example, I run wine tastings, teach classes, and write about wine. There are lots of other Sommeliers I know who work as wine agents, at wineries, as wine writers, reporters, and columnists, and even work running wine tours around the world (nice work if you can find it!).   Read my entire article as featured on Foodtv.ca’s food style section.

The Ottawa Citizen’s Jennifer Campbell covers This Food That Wine Fundraiser in this about town article.