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Yvonne Turgeon

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Giftbox of the top BC wines

I have a holiday gift for you, a case of the top wines in B.C. It’s a question I am asked time and again, ‘What’s the best wine? For your...

18.12.2025 3

Castanet

Yvonne Turgeon

In the spirit

Lamps are lit, their jewelled edges and the glint of whiskey bottles catching the light as the soft sounds of jazz invite guests in. We’re at the...

04.12.2025 2

Castanet

Yvonne Turgeon

The art of wine blending

Winemaker Rob Hammersley uncorks a bottle of E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône and passes it down the table, offering each of us a pour of one of the most...

27.11.2025 3

Castanet

Yvonne Turgeon

Wine-making in Kootenays

(Castanet introduces its newest columnist, Yvonne Turgeon, who will write about the B.C. wine industy and it's wine makers.) Creston sits tucked into...

20.11.2025 5

Castanet

Yvonne Turgeon