Tag Archive 'syrah'

May 04 2012

My Review of the New Zealand Wine Fair 2012 – Part 1

New Zealand is well known for their clean air, temperate climate, and dare I say, super natural environment?  New Zealand’s wine industry goal is to be 100% sustainable, organic, or biodynamic by 2012. I read that over 95% of their vineyards are operating under an independently audited sustainability programme and over 90% of their wine [...]

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Apr 06 2012

Wine Selections from My First Ever Taste Washington Event

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As you may know, I take regular trips down to WA state to visit wineries and tasting rooms (in Woodinville) to learn more about Washington State wines and to pass along that information to you.  I had not had the opportunity until this year to make it down to Seattle to Taste Washington.  What a [...]

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Mar 27 2012

Le Vieux Pin – Latest Wine Release and Eggs!

Today I was looking forward to the latest wine releases from Le Vieux Pin and La Stella wineries. In case you haven’t heard or tried wines from these two wineries, Le Vieux Pin makes wine in a French style, while La Stella takes the Italian route.  What do eggs have to do with this?  Read [...]

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Mar 20 2012

Have You Been to Harbinger Winery?

In case you are unfamiliar with Harbinger Winery, they are located in the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State in the town of Port Angeles. They have a wide range of wines, both grape-based and other fruits. The grapes for Harbinger’s wines comes from Eastern Washington. Their goal is to produce premium quality wines that are easy [...]

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Mar 06 2012

My Chilean Wine Picks Reviews #VPIWF 2012

Last week the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival finished, and more work began for me.  Last week was about tasting the wines from Chile and from many other wineries around the world.  This week starts my writing my experiences in seminars and in the International Festival Tasting room. I made the following recommendations for Chilean [...]

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Jan 17 2012

Painted Rock – 2 Great Red Wines From 2009

Published by under bc,Okanagan,wine tasting

I was very excited when I received two bottles of the latest releases from Painted Rock recently to review.  The two bottles being Painted Rock’s Syrah 2009 and their Merlot 2009.  Every year, I hear great things about Painted Rock’s wines and read about awards they have won.  Did you know that Painted Rock Estate [...]

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Apr 17 2011

Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival – Spanish Wine Reviews

On the MyWinePal blog I posted my Spanish wine picks, sans reviews, but promised the reviews would come out here on the main MyWinePal website. As promised, I’ve had a chance to sit down in front of the computer going through my wine notes and entering them for you. I hope you find a wine [...]

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Sep 26 2010

MyWinePal Visits Chile – October 2009, Part 2

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In Part 1 of of my trip notes to Chile, I talked about the Casablanca and Maipo Valleys, plus gave you some information about the following wineries: – Casas del Bosque – Vina Santa Rita – Vina Undurraga – Vina Tarapaca ex Zavala In Part 2 of my trip notes, I am going to cover [...]

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Sep 25 2010

MyWinePal Tours Sonoma and Napa 2008

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In April 2008, MyWinePal was able to spend almost a week touring Sonoma and Napa Valleys. The weather was unusually warm; almost 20 degrees Farenheit above the normal temperature. Workers were in the fields actively managing the trellising. Some of the wineries,and brief notes on the wineries follow. The first visits were at J Vineyards [...]

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Sep 25 2010

California Wine Fair 2008

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The California Wine Fair visited Vancouver on April 2. There was a wide range of wines from cheap and cheerful, up to collectible wines for special occasions to sample. There were at least 120 different wineries, each with several wines to sample. Just not enough time to visit them all! A few personal observations. I [...]

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