John Schreiner
John Schreiner
His passion for wine has caused John Schreiner to lead a double life. The Saskatchewan native had one 40-year career as a business writer with The Financial Post. But a tour of the Robert Mondavi winery in Napa in 1974, conducted by the legendary winemaker Zelma Long, sparked an intense interest in wine. Since then, he has developed a parallel career as a wine writer, starting with regular columns in The Financial Post and Vancouver magazine.
His major focus has been on writing books about wine. The first was The World of Canadian Wines, published in 1984. The Wineries of British Columbia, of which over 10,000 copies were sold, was published in 1994. A complete revision, with profiles of 126 wineries, was published in October, 2004.
British Columbia Wine Country won a World Gourmand award for photography, a gold medal in the 2004 Vancouver Magazine Awards, and two silver medals in the 2004 Cuisine Canada competition.
A member of numerous wine societies and an award-winning home vintner, Schreiner has toured wineries in virtually all of the world's major wine regions. He is a graduate of the German Wine Academy and has judged in wine competitions in Canada and abroad. His articles on wine have appeared in Wine Access, Vines, Decanter.com, The National Post, The Globe and Mail, NUVO magazine and on PlanItVancouver.com and www.AppellationAmerica.com. He has a monthly column in the Kelowna Daily Courier. Schreiner is chair of the selection committee of the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival.
His major focus has been on writing books about wine. The first was The World of Canadian Wines, published in 1984. The Wineries of British Columbia, of which over 10,000 copies were sold, was published in 1994. A complete revision, with profiles of 126 wineries, was published in October, 2004.
British Columbia Wine Country won a World Gourmand award for photography, a gold medal in the 2004 Vancouver Magazine Awards, and two silver medals in the 2004 Cuisine Canada competition.
A member of numerous wine societies and an award-winning home vintner, Schreiner has toured wineries in virtually all of the world's major wine regions. He is a graduate of the German Wine Academy and has judged in wine competitions in Canada and abroad. His articles on wine have appeared in Wine Access, Vines, Decanter.com, The National Post, The Globe and Mail, NUVO magazine and on PlanItVancouver.com and www.AppellationAmerica.com. He has a monthly column in the Kelowna Daily Courier. Schreiner is chair of the selection committee of the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival.
