Category Archives: award show

Comedy and Romance at the Wine Rack Store

There’s plenty to laugh about when two people fall in love. At first, others may be laughing in the couple’s oblivious direction. Later, partners volunteer information to the comedians in their lives, usually about their better halves.

The Wine Rack Store at Hunt Country

  Early in the month of December, many wineries are hosting shopping events. Hunt Country Winery, New York, will run Ladies’ and Men’s Afterhours on the 2nd-3rd and 9th-10th of December respectively.

A Swedish Hill in New York: The Wine Rack Store has the Scoop

No, my geography is not off…this time. In fact, there is a Swedish Hill in New York. It’s a winery, and in 2011 this one is celebrating 25 years of making and selling bottles for your wine rack .

Go to London with the Wine Rack Store

I’m sorry to say that this is a theoretical journey, not a real one. The good news is that you do not need to sit in traffic on the M5 to travel with me to The London International Wine Challenge.

The Wine Rack Store Looks at New Jersey Winners

The ‘River Walk Wine Festival’ in New Jersey is all about winners. Specifically, the festival will focus on 87 wineries that won at the International Finger Lakes Wine Competition. Festival participants will sample from a selection of more than 300 New Jersey medal recipients.

Wild Goose 2010 Whites at the Wine Rack Store

Wild Goose Winery in Okanagan Falls has just released their latest 2010 white wines. They have already received good reviews, so now is the time to get hold of one. The winery says quality is high while volume is lower than previously.

See Ya Later Riesling at the Wine Rack Store

See Ya Later Riesling has been a winner this year.  At the BC Wine Awards it shows up as a bronze medal winner. In San Francisco it won gold among others of its varietal. Put a bottle of this on the wine rack and you are supporting a champion.

From the Wine Rack Store: Can We Stop at a Winery on the Way?

This is what I will be asking my husband when we drive to the coast next week: can we stop here? We pass Township 7 Winery, actually, since Langley is en route to Vancouver. I guess time is a factor. If we’re late, my wine rack will have to wait. By late, I mean late for supper [...]

Cool Climate Australian Whites at the Wine Rack Store

Beppi Crosariol of the Globe and Mail wrote recently on the reputation of Australian wine. He noted the popular view that they make great Shiraz, but also their aim to get away from being seen as a one-wine nation. Apparently, they are not seen this way; in fact, lots of people recognize their Chardonnays, says [...]

Wild Goose Wines Released: A Wine Rack Store Report

I got an exciting e-mail today from Wild Goose Wineries in Okanaga Falls, BC.  Nothing personal, just an e-newsletter telling me their 2009 wines were ready for purchase. Still, good news for wine lovers looking to stock up their wine racks for the summer. Their list includes three types of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and more. Wild Goose has also earned [...]