Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday, October 10, 2022. You may be making a list of ingredients to buy for your Thanksgiving dinner. A traditional / historical dinner with turkey or ham, brussel sprouts, yam, and mashed potatoes with gravy. Or you may go other ways with roast beef, salmon, Beyond Meat, or other meat substitutes. I like to think of…
Murphy-Goode Winery is a family-run winery from Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California. The winery was started in 1985 with 3 friends, Tim Murphy, Dale Goode, and Dave Ready. Dave Ready Jr. is the winemaker for the winery, while Tim and Dale are the viticulturalists. The wine labels are no-nonsense, letting you know what you are getting in each bottle….
Summertime is a time we should be spending outside on our patios bbqing or maybe out at the beach or a park picnicking. White wines and Rose wines are typically good choices when the weather is hot and sunny. A plate of cheese appetizers, roasted chicken or grilled fish are a few pairings that you could try. I have two…
VanWineFest 2022 was a feat in getting all the components in motion to get wineries, agents, and wines into Vancouver after a 2-year hiatus. I am thankful for everyone that worked so hard to make VanWineFest 2022 a reality. I worked quite hard tasting wines, meeting and interviewing winery principals, and attending a dinner and seminar. I posted individual articles…
Do you like solving puzzles and deciphering secret codes? If so, you should check out the labels from Michael David Winery, coming from Lodi, California. Their labels have always been quirky and easy to spot on the BC Liquor Store shelves. Plus you get big, juicy red wines. Great for BBQ season. I was fortunate to have a chance to…
At the Vancouver International Wine Festival, I spent time at the International Festival Tasting room on Thursday and Friday to taste as many wines as possible. I published my Old World wine selections a few days ago and now it is time to give you my New World wine selections. New World wines are typically categorized as being from the…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival is almost here. The last time we had the Festival was two years ago and closed during our COVID crisis, but now it is back and runs from May 16-22. One of the big attractions for us all is the International Festival Tasting room where wineries from around the world will have tables set up…
The Chinese New Year 2022 is celebrated on February 1, 2022, with this year being the Year of the Water Tiger, plus it is predicted to be a lucky year! Goodbye COVID, I hope. The tiger is portrayed as the king of the animals and represents strength and courage. A few past tiger years were 2010 (when we had the Winter…
The holiday season is upon us and we start to think about enjoying time with family and friends. Assuming we can do this safely over our second COVID season, what kinds of foods do you like to serve? I prefer rich foods, like lobster. No dieting allowed. You can of course boil a lobster, or cook it in dish with…
Our neighbour to the south, California, produces 80% of the wine in the United States, and we are happy to enjoy the wonderful wines from the north to the south of California. Here is their harvest report for the 2021 season. ~~~ SAN FRANCISCO — Winemakers across California predict that the 2021 vintage will be one of the best in recent memory,…
