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.
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The Hot Half of BC’s Emerging Wine Regions
BC’s emerging wine regions is rather large and encompasses different climates and terroir. From my tour to the region, the places that I visited I think can be divided into two sub-regions: the hot west, and the cooler northeast. There…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Do You Know About BC’s Emerging Wine Regions?
Everyone knows about the Okanagan Valley as a wine region, and some may also know about the Similkameen which is on the southwestern edge of the Okanagan, but what about BC’s emerging wine regions, covering the Kootenays, Lillooet and Thompson…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The i4C+ Celebration You Should Not Miss: Wineries and Wines
At the i4C+ Celebration on July 21-23, 2017 there will be 59 cool climate chardonnay producers; 25 wineries from Ontario and 34 from around the world. There will be 2 wineries from BC too. And as I mentioned in my…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The i4C+ Celebration You Should Not Miss: Background
If you have not heard of the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration, held in the Niagara region in southern Ontario, it is something not to be missed. The i4C+ Celebration started in the summer of 2009 with some Ontario wine…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Wine, Beer and Liquor Special Events at BC Liquor Stores in July
At various BC Liquor Stores in July there will be special tastings of wines, beers, and other liquor. Find something new at one of these events and continue to enjoy them into August and onward. Here is the list of…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Australian Wine Up Close
Australia is a large country with diverse climates and unique terroirs. There is for example the Terra Rossa, red soil, in the Coonawarra Valley which makes exceptional Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Or the cooler climate of the Hunter Valley, making…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Taste 333 Years of Wine Making History with Boschendal Winery
It’s wine quiz time! Name a region in the world that is known for their restrained wines made from Chardonnay. Now name a region that besides making Chardonnay, also makes Pinot Noir? Final question; does this region have more than…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Caffe Artigiano Summer Tasting Menu for You
We drink coffee year round, but in the summer with the heat, a hot coffee may not be our first choice. How to get your caffeine fix? How about from chilled coffee and ice-cream drinks from Caffé Artigiano? Director of…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Pairing Japanese Dishes with Italian Wine?
We have heard about fusion cuisine; mixing elements of French dishes with Mexican spices, for example. But have you considered fusion also as the pairing of cuisine from one region with the wine from another region? Recently I and a…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on SpierHead Riesling and Pinot Gris for Summer
It’s summer. It’s hot. You would like to enjoy a chilled glass of white wine on the patio. Suggestions? I have been enjoying SpierHead Winery‘s wines for several years and writing about it. SpierHead is located on the head of…