This Part 2 of my review of my picks from the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. Part 1 covered the wines of Spain. Part 2 is the rest of the world. Again, there are so many wines at the tasting,…
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Drink Good Wine. That is my motto and I really want to help you drink good wine. What is good wine? That can be a different thing for each people. Food also loves wine so I also cover food and wine pairings, restaurant reviews, and world travel. Enjoy life with me. MyWinePal was started by Karl Kliparchuk, WSET. I spent many years with the South World Wine Society as the President and then cellar master. I love to travel around the world, visiting wine regions and sharing my passion for food & wine with you. Come live vicariously through me, and enjoy all my recommended wines.
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…
MyWinePal Visits Woodinville Washington Wineries – March 2011
This is my second trip to Woodinville to taste the wines from Washington State. In my first review I visited Chateau Ste Michelle, Airfield Estates, E.B. Foote, and Castle Bridge. You can read about my first Woodinville Wine Tour –…
MyWinePal’s Picks from the Import Vintners & Spirits Association Tasting – Feb 2011
This week I attended the IVSA‘s latest tastings of new wine and spirits in the Vancouver area. There was at least 70 different tables from my quick count, with each table offering 5-10 different wines. As such, I was not…
The New Meyer Family Vineyards 2009 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Release!
This is my third time to review Meyer Family Vineyards’ wines, and I am always impressed with them. Each vintage I think is getting better as the wine maker gets a better feel for the terroir of their vineyards. For…
MyWinePal Tastes D’Angelo Estate Winery’s Wines
It was my pleasure to have a serious sit down tasting of the wines from D’Angelo Estate Winery. I’ve tasted their wines before at various tastings, the latest being the Naramata Bench “Simply Red” tasting in September. Sal D’Angelo has…
MyWinePal Visits the Wineries of the Fraser Valley- Part 1
The summer is upon us, so it was time to head out to the Fraser Valley in the Vancouver lower mainland, and visit some of the wineries. I have visited Lulu Island and Pacific Breeze wineries in the past. Today…
MyWinePal Attends Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Fair – Part 2
In Part 1 of my attendance at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Fair, I reviewed wines of New Zealand and Argentina. Here in Part 2, I’ll cover the rest of the world (or at least parts that I had a…
MyWinePal Attends Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Fair – Part 1
I really looked forward to the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Fair this year as they had two theme countries: New Zealand and Argentina. Both are southern hemisphere countries, with different climates and styles of wines that they produce. New Zealand…
MyWinePal Attends California Wine Fair 2010
I look forward to the California Wine Fair when it comes to Vancouver every year. Beyond enjoying big Napa Cabs, there is a wide variety of other grapes that are being grown for wine in California.This evening there were 115…