Tag Archive 'port'

Feb 09 2013

My Valentine’s Day Wine Suggestions

Published by under bc,california,Cava,champagne,chenin blanc,france,italy,Okanagan,pinot noir,prosecco,sparkling,Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day, a day of celebration, a day of looking back, and a day of looking forward with your spouse, significant other, or someone you hope will be with you, enjoying more bottles of wine, for many years.  I’ve compiled a short list of wines that I hope will help you on this lover’s journey, [...]

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Jan 17 2013

Try 12 New Wines for 2013 – The First Quarter

Published by under wine tasting

This is not a New Years Resolution. It is too late in January for that.  What this is, is a suggested list of wines, or styles of wines, that you may want to consider trying.  Maybe you have never tried wines from Argentina? Why not?  With my list below, I give some reasons you may [...]

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Apr 20 2011

Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival – World Wine Reviews

Published by under Argentina,bc,Cava,champagne,chile,france,Germany,New Zealand,Okanagan,portugal,Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival,wine tasting

This Part 2 of my review of my picks from the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival.  Part 1 covered the wines of Spain.  Part 2 is the rest of the world. Again, there are so many wines at the tasting, and so little time, I’m sure I missed many great wines.  If you tasted some [...]

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Sep 26 2010

MyWinePal Portuguese Wine Tasting

Published by under portugal,wine tasting

Most of you probably know little about Portuguese wine other than the bottles of the slightly sweet, sparkly Mateus that were so prevalent in Canada 30 years ago. But then you moved on to the classical French varietals, like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Well I would like to suggest you take a chance on both [...]

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