Month: September 2018

9 White and 10 Red Wines You Should Try From the Colour BC VQA Fall Release Tasting

Colour VQA tasting booklet

BC VQA wines are released twice a year; once in the Fall and then in the Spring.  The Fall wines tend to show more white wines, as well as Pinot Noir, while the Spring event has more red wines.  This…

Learning More about Washington State Wines at WBC18

WBC18 Wine Bloggers Conference logo

I recently posted an article about Washington and Oregon wines that will be at EAT! Vancouver in November, and provided you with some background information on the signature grapes and wines produced in these two states.  I have also attended…

What Do You Know about Washington and Oregon Wines? Check Out EAT! Vancouver

Eat! Vancouver logo

We all love drinking our BC wines.  Although we do have a hotter climate in the South Okanagan, we still are overall a fairly cool climate region, doing well with aromatic white varieties, along with Pinot Noir and Gamay, as you…

Atkinson’s: A Journey of the Senses, RIEDEL Wine Tasting Event

Riedel wine tasting glasses

Have you ever tried tasting wines from differently shaped glasses?  There is a difference in aroma intensity and flavour.  RIEDEL in association with Atkinson’s is having a special wine tasting event where you can sample some wines using a new…