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February 5, 2019 is the Chinese New Year of the Brown Earth Pig.   In Chinese culture, pigs are the symbol of wealth. 2019 is supposed to be a great year to make money, and a good year to invest. According to chinesenewyear.net, “Pigs might not stand out in a crowd. But they are very realistic. Others may be all talk…

The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2019 starts February 23.  A big part of the festival is attending the International Festival Tasting Room that has 160 wineries attending, pouring a total of 1450 wines.  How do you know which wineries you want to make sure you try?  California is the theme region, so there will be more wineries from there, compared…

This is Part 2 of my top rated wines for 2018.  I earlier released my list of 40 white and sparkling wines for 2018, which you can read at this link.  This red wine list came from Trade tastings with agents and BC VQA wineries, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, visits to wineries, and personal purchases.  I categorized the wines below to…

The clock is ticking and the end of 2018 is near.  I have a few more wines that I have received in December that I would like to review for you.  I have 3 wines from Road 13 Vineyards in Oliver, BC.  I visited Road 13 Vineyards in the summer and had a great talk with Mick Luckhurst.  You can read…

I tasted through many years this year through Trade tastings with agents and BC VQA wineries, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, visits to wineries, and personal purchases.  I rate all the wines I taste from 1 to 5 stars.  Fortunately, the quality of many wines is quite good, giving them at least a 3 out of 5-star rating.  At the…

I received this press release from Phantom Creek Estates in the Oliver area about their latest vintage, plus the promotion of one of their staff to Oenologist.  Below is the press release.  Plus if you want to read about this harvest from other BC wine makers, you can click on my article link at the bottom of this article.  Cheerio. ~~~…

The holidays are hopefully a time for you to enjoy being among friends and family; typically over a meal or they could be your guests staying for a night or longer.  What are some things that you could offer them to show off a bit of BC?  Two suggestions could be 1) BC sparkling wine, and 2) BC wine jellies….

The McWatters Collection of wines that I’ve tasted have always been top quality.  I reviewed the McWatters Collection Meritage 2013, and now the 2016 release.  It is quite interesting to me to see the similarities between both wines.  Harry McWatters only produces two wines under this label; his red Meritage, which is always based on Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Chardonnay.  Both are…

I did not know much about Gold Hill Winery other than tasting their wines on occasion at various events in Vancouver. I received some of their wines to taste and write about, so I delved into their website to find out more about them. From their website, Gold Hill Winery opened in 2009 by brothers Sant and Gurbachan Gill, are originally…

I have tried and written about the wines of Evolve Cellars, located in Summerland, BC, for a few years now.  But it was this latest shipment of wine I received from them that made me think that there has been a significant change in some of their wines.  Most people don’t think of sparkling wines too much other than it’s…