Author: mywinepal

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.
Wayward Distilleries Apple Brandy, Amaro and Gin Liqueur

Wayward Distillery Pledges 1% to Save the Bees

 mywinepal  June 17, 2021

This is a good way to help our bees and other pollinators.  Wayward Distillery is going to donate 1% of all their spirits sales to Pollinator Partnership Canada.  Read about it in their press release, and buy some spirits to help our pollinators. ~~ Vancouver Island distillery partners with Pollinator Partnership Canada to spread awareness of pollinator conservation. June 16,…

The Burn and White Bluffs AVAs

Washington State Adds Two American Viticultural Areas

 mywinepal  June 16, 2021

As we get to know our wine regions and sub-regions better in North America, in the USA and Canada we have been defining GIs (in BC) and AVAs in the USA.  Today I was notified of two new AVAs across the border in Washington State.  It will be interesting to see how the wines from these two new AVAs differ…

Mike by Whistle Buoy Brewing Rose Pale Ale

Mike by Whistle Buoy Brewing Rose Pale Ale and Stuffed Salmon Pairing

 mywinepal  June 16, 2021

I read recently that our Southern Resident Killer Whales are endangered with a population of only 74 in total alive today (https://bcaletrail.ca/vancouver-island-brewing-pod-pack/). To help support our orcas, the Pod Pack 2021, 4 craft beers from 4 Vancouver Island breweries was produced, with a portion of sales going to the Pacific Salmon Foundation to support wild BC salmon stocks, a food…

Modest Wines Paired with a Japanese-Style Sablefish Dish

2 Modest Wines Paired with a Japanese-Style Sablefish Dish

 mywinepal  June 13, 2021

I paired for dinner a Japanese-style Sablefish dish with two wines from Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery. They have their new, to me, MODEST WINES label. I opened their La Graves Robber 2020 (a Sauvignon Blanc – Semillon blend) and their The Eye of the Partridge 2020 Pinot Noir Rosé wine. The labels are fresh and original.  The sablefish filet comes…

Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery Landing Road Red Blend 2018

A Steak Friendly Red Blend from Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery

 mywinepal  June 12, 2021

My last wine to taste from Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery is their 2018 Landing Road Red Blend from the Okanagan Valley. It is made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec grapes; a Bordeaux blend. I have been mentioning their labels in my previous articles and this one is titled “Landing Road”.  According to the winery, “Landing Road was…

Five Sails High Tea

Five Sails Announces Return of Signature High Tea Service For Father’s Day And Beyond

 mywinepal  June 12, 2021

Father’s Day is on June 20 this year.  Do you have any plans for your dad or husband or significant other?  One thing you could do is go out and enjoy High Tea at the Five Sails Restaurant in Canada Place downtown. Here is their press release. If you decide to go for the Caviar option, get a glass or…

Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery Royal Engineers Petit Verdot and Lover's Lane Merlot 2018

Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery’s Big Reds and Steak Pairing

 mywinepal  June 11, 2021

Do you like BBQ? I like grilled steak and a glass of big red wine. I have two red wines from Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery that I thought would pair well. The Labels As I mentioned in previous articles about Seaside Pearl, they have interesting labels that describe something of BC’s history.  On the labels for these wines, we have…

Alsatian Wines to Review

4 +1 Alsatian Wineries Looking to Delight Canadians

 mywinepal  June 10, 2021

Do you enjoy Alsatian wines?  They are very food-friendly, with Riesling being the best-known grape from the region.  There are also other aromatic white varieties, like Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer, and now Pinot Noir is becoming more widely known.  I attended a virtual Alsatian Digitasting Fair this week and interviewed four winemakers at their wineries.  The wineries I…

Stoneboat Rock Opera 2017

Oliver’s Stoneboat Vineyards acquired by Verhoeff Family

 mywinepal  June 9, 2021

Breaking news in the Okanagan. Another BC winery has changed ownership.  This time it is Stoneboat Vineyards, who for me is best known for their Pinotage and their Piano sparkling wine.  Here is the press release announcement. ~~~ [Oliver, BC] The Verhoeff Group of Companies announces the purchase of Stoneboat Vineyards located on the Black Sage Bench in Oliver, BC. The business…

Savour the Sun

Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country Presents Savour the Sun Vancouver

 mywinepal  June 8, 2021

With dining restrictions lessened in BC and COVID second shots underway, you may want to get out and enjoy some delicious food and BC wine at a restaurant.  Here is a press release about one sponsored by Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country and held at the H2 Rotisserie & Bar in The Westin Bayshore.  Limited tickets so buy quickly! ~~~ Oliver,…