Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
Do any BC wineries offer special activities and accommodations for children? While adults sample the latest BC vintages, are there things for children to do like have fun tasting grape juice, frolicking in play areas, visiting with farm animals, and playing outdoor games? That is what I thought many families would want to know with COVID restrictions on travel lifted…
Are you getting low on your BC wine supply at home? I think most BC wineries are offering online shopping and delivery of their wines to you. I was reminded of this by the Naramata Bench Wineries Association. There is everything you may want here; big bold reds, delicate Pinot Noir, aromatic whites, and cheese! Yes, one winery here also…
This past year I tasted a tremendous number of wines from around the world, but some wines really resonated with me. It may have been the great balance of fruit, sugar, acidity for a white wine, or the fruit, tannins and minerality in a red wine, or something else. Something that made the wine stand above the other wines. Could…
Top Drop Vancouver is a collaboration between Vancouver’s wine industry, that focus on smaller boutique and terroir-focused wineries from BC and around the world, and offers these wines to taste at a public event, this year held at the Roundhouse in Yaletown on September 8. I was fortunate to be able to attend this walk-about event, with a glass in…
Can you remember back 1 year ago to our Spring and Summer? We had beautiful sunny weather across BC. Very little rain. Perfect conditions for our BC grapes to have early bud break and flowering. From the end of May to mid-September statistics show that 2015 was warmer than any other year on record. Because of the sun and heat,…
Summer is nearly upon us, but the weather feels like it is already here. Time to spend time on the patio with family and friends. And of course some nice chilled bottles of BC white wine. Last week I attended the latest BLOOM BC VQA Spring Release Tasting, and tasted the newest BC white wines, and I have a few…
