It’s like Carly Simon says if you are willing to play the game, its “Coming Around Again”. This time I’m talking about Mateus sparkling wine from Portugal. The oval dark green Mateus Rosé sparkling wine bottle is probably very familiar to my parent’s…
Welcome to the Hess Family and The Hess Collection who will be at the VanWineFest 2019. Read about their history and wines, in their own words. About the Hess Family and The Hess Collection Donald Hess arrives in Mount Veeder…
Wente Vineyards would like you to know about their winery and try their wines at VanWineFest 2019. Read about them in their own words. A History of Chardonnay at Wente Vineyards 2018 is a very special year as it marks…
I have tried and written about the wines of Evolve Cellars, located in Summerland, BC, for a few years now. But it was this latest shipment of wine I received from them that made me think that there has been…
One of the perks of being a wine writer is an invitation to a portfolio tasting from a wine agent. The agency can bring out winery principals in some cases, who you can have a chat to about their wines. …
Bench 1775 Winery, located on the Naramata Bench north of Penticton, had GM and winemaker Val Tait, join in the winter of 2012. Her goal is to make pure, varietal-specific wines that reflect the planted clone varieties, the vineyard sites,…
This is the fourth year that Wines of British Columbia have held a competition of two types of wines, e.g. Riesling and Syrah, from BC and blind judged them against other Riesling and Syrah from around the world to see how…
Ken Forrester and his wife started their winery together with their young family; Buying a large 38 ha plot of land in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa, and working with farmers over 90 ha of scattered parcels. Ken wanted…
Have you ever tried any BC wines from the Fraser Valley? Have you ever tried the cuisine from Forage Restaurant in downtown Vancouver? If you have said “no” to one or both questions, I have a way you can experience…
One of the great names in the Champagne region is Taittinger. Champagne Taittinger was founded in 1734 by Jacques Fourneaux. It is the third oldest Champagne house in the region. The current family that owns Taittinger started in 1931 with…