Wine Align’s National Wine Awards were recently released and one winery, Road 13 Vineyards, in Oliver, BC, took away a major load of awards for their wines, and in the process were named Wine Align’s Top Canadian Winery. Congratulations to…
On my recent trip through the Okanagan, I stopped at 3 wineries. The first one which I wrote about earlier was C.C. Jentsch Cellars. The next day I stopped by a winery that is near to them, Road 13 Vineyards,…
What do you know about the current (2017) statistics about Australian wine? Did you know that the total vineyard area in Australia is 135,133 ha, of which Shiraz accounts for 39,893 ha (30%) and Chardonnay (the largest white variety) cover…
In my previous article about Maison Ogier and their wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, I told you about the four different soil types and their effects on the grapes’ flavours in the wines. In this article, I take you through tasting some…
What do you know about Chateauneuf-du-Pape? How many grape varieties are permitted in the blend? How many soil types are there in Chateauneuf-du-Pape? Raphael Pommier, an Associate Winemaker at Maison Ogier, spoke to us about the history of the winery and…
Cooking with local, healthy, sustainable ingredients should be a goal we all aspire. Knowing where our food comes from and how it was harvested can help us make sustainable food choices. For Chef Ned Bell, it has been a journey…
Rhone, there is so much to discover, from scintillating Syrah, to ripe summer fruits from Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne, to full-bodied, ripe red and black fruit blends from Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I’ve travelled twice to France and both times I stopped in…
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…
The BC Hospitality Foundation’s Dish N’ Dazzle is coming up May 18. I tantalized you with 3 Australian Semillon in a previous article, and now a quick review of three completely different white wines from Australia. The grapes are: Chardonnay…
Question: What does Australian Semillon have to do with BC Hospitality Foundation? Answer: Dish N’ Dazzle. Dish N’ Dazzle is a public charity event where the funds raised are used to support individuals in the hospitality industry that are coping with…