Open from 1995-2016, Vinomania introduced Albertans to some of the best wines in the world. Our motto "great wine made easy" simply reflected what we were about since day one - making wine accessible, demystifying it, getting rid of the pretense, and giving you the opportunity to access the best wines in the world. Since closing our award-winning wine store, we continue, through our relationships with small independent wineries around the globe, to offer unique and distinct wines of value that reflect their regions and convey a sense of place. You may not have heard of all of them, but their quality will blow you away.
Gurvinder Bhatia left a career in law to pursue his passion for wine and food. He is the wine columnist for the Global TV, wine editor for Quench (Canada's most widely distributed wine and food publication), an international wine judge, and a wine and food consultant to restaurants, corporate clients as well as thousands of wine loving consumers. Gurvinder was also the wine columnist for CBC Radio for 11 years and is certified by Vinitaly as one of only 14 Italian Wine Experts (IWE) in the world..
Gurvinder travels the world in search of quality wines with a sense of place. He loves bourbon, tequila, great beer and wines so good the only description warranted is "Wow!" Gurvinder is the wine director for Prestige Wines, 14211 23rd Avenue, southwest Edmonton's newest and only locally owned, independent wine store. He also advises numerous clients locally, nationally and internationally through Vinomania Consulting.