Paula's Wine Stories

Chaque année, le concours Sélections Mondiales des Vins (SMV) crée son lot d’histoires, de fiertés et de stratégies pour les producteurs du monde entier. L’édition 2025 ne fait pas exception: elle confirme à quel point une médaille peut être plus qu’une récompense — un véritable outil de communication, un levier commercial et un symbole de crédibilité. Les médailles, un atout qui continue de rayonner Alors que l’édition 2025 tire à sa fin, il est clair que la valeur d’une m

Chaque année, des milliers de bouteilles venues du monde entier sont soumises à l’épreuve au concours Sélections Mondiales des Vins Canada (SMV). Dégustées à l’aveugle par un jury international – composé d’œnologues, de journalistes spécialisés et de professionnels de l'industrie, certaines bouteilles repartent auréolées d’or ou de Grand Or. Mais que représente réellement cette reconnaissance? Et qu’est-ce qu’une médaille peut changer pour un vin — et pour ceux qui le font?

It was on April 12 that was held at the beautiful Park Hyatt Hotel in the posh Yorkville Toronto neighbourhood the wine tasting event Taste Ontario to discover and/or rekindle with great VQA wines of Ontario . The event started with a masterclass hosted by British Master of Wine Nick Jackson . The author of “ Beyond Flavour ” led a “ Tasting by Structure ” class where 6 VQA wines were explored: The 3 white wines were: - Trius, Showcase Wild Ferment Sauvignon Blanc , 2019 -

C’est avec une certaine fébrilité que j’ai pris part, pour la première fois, en tant que juge au concours Sélections Mondiales des Vins du Canada (SMV), tenu à Montréal du 8 au 11 octobre 2025. Rejoindre ce jury international – composé d’œnologues, de journalistes spécialisés et de professionnels de l'industrie – fut une expérience enrichissante. Je m’y attendais, et dès les premières séances, j’ai pu constater la rigueur et la méthode qui caractérisent ce concours reconnu à

Guess what? It's labour day weekend in Canada and we are going through a heatwave in Montreal... which means: don't put away that rosé...

Boldly, NY was an invite to discover wines from New York State. Organized by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, the stop in Montreal...

It was on April 12 that was held at the beautiful Park Hyatt Hotel in the posh Yorkville Toronto neighbourhood the wine tasting event...

On November 15 in the beautiful Rodier Building in Montreal, I got to discover Italian bubbly from Conegliano Valdobbiadene, known as the...

It was on November 14 that was held at the beautiful PHI Centre in old Montreal the event Gigondas conquering Montreal (Gigondas à la...

The Tasting Austrian Wines event in Montreal was held at the Science Centre in Old Montreal November 7 where more than 45 winemakers from...

It was in the beautiful venue of Marché Bonsecours in Old Montreal that took place the annual event A tasting of wines from Italy...

Montreal's La Grande Dégustation wine tasting event was back in 2022 October 20-22 at the Grand Quay in Old Montreal. After a two-year...

Montreal's La Grande Dégustation wine tasting event was back in 2022 October 20-22 at the Grand Quay in Old Montreal. After a two-year...

Montreal's La Grande Dégustation wine tasting event was back in 2022 October 20-22 at the Grand Quay in Old Montreal. After a two-year...

On October 3 at the Bradley Ertaskiran's art gallery in Montreal's Little Burgundy, wine agencies Bambara Selection, Vins Dame-Jeanne and...

I headed to Ottawa September 26 for the Dandurand Group Portfolio Wine Tasting 2022 held at the Shaw Center. The event was well organized...

I had the opportunity to attend the media event for the launch of the annual La Grande Dégustation wine tasting event in Montreal. At the...

I had the opportunity to discover wines from the Jura wine region at the Fabrik8 - Mile-Ex on September 12 with Master of Wine Jacky...

The California Wines tasting event was back in Montreal June 29 in the stunning King Edward Belvedere venue in the Old Port of Montreal....

The California Wines tasting event was back in Montreal June 29 in the stunning King Edward Belvedere venue in the Old Port of Montreal....