Do you gift BC wine to others, or for yourself, during the upcoming holidays? I reached out to our BC wineries asking what deals they are offering people for the holidays. Here is my list. If there are any other…
If you live in the Okanagan, you may want to participate in this fundraising event on Nov. 21 run by the TIME Family of Wines. Here is the press release about the event for the holidays. ~~~ [Penticton, BC] For the…
Our neighbour to the south, California, produces 80% of the wine in the United States, and we are happy to enjoy the wonderful wines from the north to the south of California. Here is their harvest report for the 2021…
Thanksgiving in the USA is coming up on November 25, 2021. I have many American readers of mywinepal.com, so I thought I would share some Champagne pairings with Thanksgiving meals that I received from the Champagne Bureau USA. Many of…
Did you know that Gérard Bertrand has a Côte des Roses Collection? I only knew of his Rose wine, but there are 4 from that Collection that are coming or already are in BC. Today I am tasting the Grenache-Vermentino-Viognier…
If you were wondering about getting a selection of wines for the holidays, here is an option for you from Martin Street Liquor Merchants who will ship the box of wines to you. ~~~ Martin Street Liquor Merchants is delighted to…
You probably are well aware of Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars sparkling wines, but they also produce several still ones. I’m tasting their Estate Cuvee Pinot Noir 2019 and it is quite an elegant wine that can easily age another…
Two weeks ago I was at The Wine Factory in New Westminster, to cook a batch of their hard seltzer, which they call “Hard Bubbles“. I selected the Wildberry Hibiscus Lemonade tea infusion flavour. I felt like Walter White from…
No cute animal wine labels on these wines from Australia. I attended the Cool-Climate Wave at Cornucopia featuring the wines of Yering Station and Xanadu by the Rathbone Wine Group. Rathbone’s Douglas Elliott leads this guided tasting of select wines…
Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 (NZ$22) Sourced from the famed Claim 431 vineyard, this superb value for money pinot noir is packed with punchy raspberry and cherry characters, floral feistiness on the nose, fresh acidity and saucy spice…