by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Road 13 Vineyards is Canada’s Top Winery at Wine Align’s National Wine Awards 2018
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on On the Road Again with Road 13 Vineyards
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,…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The Latest Aussie Wines You Should Try
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Pairing Maison Ogier’s Wines with BC Cuisine at Provence Marinaside
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Learning about Chateauneuf-du-Pape from the Wines of Maison Ogier
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Nourish Yourself With the Lure of Seafood and Road 13 Wines
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Put this Rhône Festival on Your Bucket List – For the Wine Trade
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Have You Tried a Top Drop?
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Quick Dish N’ Dazzle Review of 3 Aussie Wines
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Australian Semillon and More at Dish N’ Dazzle
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…