Welcome to Pascual Toso Winery from Argentina. Below is some information from the winery plus the wines they will be pouring at the VanWineFest 2023. Enjoy! About Pascual Toso Winery When in the mid-1880s Pascual Toso set out towards Argentina…
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Have you purchased your sparkling wines to celebrate? Here are some sparkling wines I enjoyed this year that you may want to consider buying. Some BC sparklers are only available at the…
A whole year has passed since my 2021 Wine Quiz, which was related to wines, wineries, and winemakers I was able to interact with and write about on mywinepal.com. Here is my 3rd Annual 2022 Wine Quiz. There are 10 questions gleaned…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Wines to Celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2022 Winner
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is in the knock-out round. Already we have the Netherlands and Brasil out of the contest. The teams left to play are Morocco, Portugal, England, France, Argentina, and Croatia. All these countries make wine as…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on VanWineFest 2022: The Global Cru Seminar
While the term “Cru” is most often used for the French classification system, the “Cru” concept can apply to any vineyard or group of vineyards recognized for their superior quality. This seminar at the Vancouver International Wine Festival took us…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Celebrate Wine Excellence at Top Drop Vancouver May 10-11, 2022
Have you ever heard of Top Drop Vancouver? It is a festival where 40 hand-selected wineries from around the world come to Vancouver and pour their wines for you. These wineries have to have a certain level of quality and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The French Influence on the Southern Hemisphere
Winemaking has been around for hundreds of years. We are very familiar with wines coming from Europe, in particular France, where we talk about Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne. We typically call Europe the “Old World” wine region, while wines made…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two More Malbecs To Celebrate Malbec World Day on April 17
Here are two more Malbecs from Argentina that you may want to consider buying and opening on Malbec World Day, April 17, 2022. Since 2011 Malbec has been the most cultivated variety in Argentina, and the country has positioned itself…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Malbecs from Bodega Luigi Bosca for Malbec World Day April 17
Malbec World Day is on April 17 and I have two Malbecs for you from Bodega Luigi Bosca in Argentina. Malbec is best known as the signature red grape of Argentina, although it originally comes from France, both in Bordeaux…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Quick Review: Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Malbec 2018
With the heatwave we are experiencing in BC, and specifically in Vancouver, I decided to open a bottle of Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Malbec 2018 and pair it with grilled steak, vegetables, and salads. This bottle of Malbec comes…