Category: Malbec

Culmina Family Estate Winery and Karat Chocolates for Valentine's Day

Make Valentine’s Sweet with Culmina & Karat Chocolates

 mywinepal  January 19, 2022

If you like chocolate and BC, and need a gift for Valentine’s Day, check out this one from Culmina Family Estate Winery and Karat Chocolates. ~~~ With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Culmina Family Estate Winery would like to help you create the ultimate romantic evening with a delectable wine and chocolate pairing for you to share with your…

Wildeberg Coterie Cabernet Franc & Malbec 2018

Quick Review: Wildeberg Coterie Cabernet Franc & Malbec 2018

 mywinepal  December 23, 2021

Do you have a coterie? A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people? I think you probably have a small group of friends that you enjoy drinking wine with. I do. They are my coterie. Today I sampled the Wildeberg Coterie Cabernet Franc & Malbec 2018 wine from the Franschhoek…

One Faith Vineyards Fizz 2020 label

BC Sparkling Wines I Tried This Year – Have Fun on the Holidays

 mywinepal  December 17, 2021

The holidays are probably starting for many people at the end of this week or early next week. Sparkling wines are always popular during the holidays, but every day should be treated as a special day so enjoy sparkling more often.  Here is a list of BC sparkling wines that I tried this year.  Maybe there are a few that…

Andrew Peller Great Estates Regional Tasting at Cornucopia

Cornucopia 2021 Signature Tasting: Andrew Peller Great Estates Regional Tasting

 mywinepal  November 7, 2021

The Andrew Peller beverage company over the past few years brought in five BC wineries into their portfolio.  Andrew Peller also owns wineries in the Niagara region in southern Ontario.  For Cornucopia 2021, I and a COVID safely separated group of other people had a sit-down tasting of wines from the five BC wineries, plus a talk about each winery…

Traditional Thanksgiving

A Few BC Wines for COVID Thanksgiving 2021

 mywinepal  October 8, 2021

Canadian Thanksgiving 2021 is going to be very different this year for many of us who are accustomed to getting together with our parents, brothers and sister, and maybe aunts and uncles for dinner. Just like Thanksgiving 2020, but now that many of us have been vaccinated we can open our bubble a little.  I’ve checked through my BC wine…

District Wine Village

Visiting District Wine Village in Oliver, BC – Part 1

 mywinepal  October 7, 2021

Have you heard about District Wine Village, which opened this summer in Oliver, BC?  It is unique in that a group of wineries, have their production facilities in the same location at the Village.  Many of them are smaller, new wineries, while there is one large, and one medium well-established winery that have production facilities offsite at their winery.  There…

Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery

Gruner Veltliner, Syrah and so Much More from Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery

 mywinepal  October 6, 2021

Situated on the north end of Osoyoos is Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery.  Mohan Gill and his family opened Bordertown Winery in May 2015. But before then they were grape growers for over 20 years selling to select wineries. Their wines are produced from 100% estate fruit. They employ consulting winemaker Daniel Bontorin, who is helping them develop the Bordertown…

Moon Curser Vineyards Malbec 2019 tasting

A Visit to Moon Curser Vineyards

 mywinepal  October 4, 2021

One of my goals for the Fall is to visit a winery and see part of their harvest operation, talk to the winemaker, and taste some of their wines.  I accomplished all three of these goals through a visit to Moon Curser Vineyards in Osoyoos, BC.  Today I will tell you about my wine tasting with Stephanie at the winery…

Moon Curser Vineyards Dead of the Night 2019 and Border Vines 2019

Moon Curser Vineyards Big Red Wines Recall Barry White

 mywinepal  September 18, 2021

If you like big, bold wines, then these two BC wines from Moon Curser Vineyards in Osoyoos fit the bill. If they were a singer, I’d suggest Barry White, with his big, deep, and silky voice. The two wines in question are the Moon Curser Vineyards Border Vines 2019, a Bordeaux blend, and the Dead of the Night 2019, a…

Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery Pinot Noir 2019 and SUMMIT 2018

Two Red Wines to Ease You Into the Fall from Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery

 mywinepal  September 11, 2021

My first two red wines to review in September, after having the mywinepal.com website down.  If you didn’t hear, a hacker was able to get into the servers of my ISP and wipe out many of the servers, including the one where mywinepal is hosted.  I’ve spent about a week reconstructing it and the ISP is working on restoring it fully. …