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Big news today in the BC wine industry, with seven BC wineries joining together to form “The Okanagan Wine Initiative” to “…drive one-another to excel and adopt best business practices and to help elevate the identity of the Okanagan as a premium wine producing region and superb wine tourism destination…” The seven wineries are 50th Parallel Estate Winery, Culmina Family Estate Winery, Haywire…
The Naramata Bench is located on the east side of Lake Okanagan as you drive north from Penticton. It is a very scenic 14 km drive overlooking the water and vineyards, home to a group of twenty-four award-winning wineries forming the Naramata Bench Wineries Association. The Association was participating in the Wine for Waves this past week to support the…
Have you ever wondered which wines go well with our Pacific Northwest Cuisine? Maybe you want to buy a bottle to enjoy at home, to take to a friend’s dinner, or maybe order at a restaurant. I checked out the top restaurants from the Vancouver Restaurant Awards 2017 (Yes, I know the 2018 awards are right around the corner). For…
If you want to taste top-shelf wine from around the world, attend Top Drop Vancouver. I’ve attended the last two years and can vouch for the wines that you will enjoy. Here is my review of last year’s event: Top Drop Vancouver 2017 – An Authentic Experience And here is the announcement of the upcoming Top Drop event, along with…
News from the BC Liquor stores about upcoming events. Wines of Chile and Wines of Argentina are featured, amongst others. ~~~ PARK ROYAL GRAND MARNIER ENGRAVING EVENT Sunday, April 1st & Saturday, April 21st – 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 20th – 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Experience the taste of Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, an alchemy of fine aged…
Spearhead Winery in the Kelowna area is well-known for their Pinot Noir wines. How many do they make? There is their entry-level, white label Pinot Noir, their GFV Saddle Block Pinot Noir, their Golden Retreat Vineyard Pinot Noir, and their Cuvee Pinot Noir. But wait, there is a surprise. They just released a new Pinot Noir; their White Pinot Noir 2017. Pinot…
Farm Friends was a stand-up grazing event, organized by several BC wineries in response to the recent boycott on the importation of BC wine to Alberta. The day of the event, held at Edible Canada, the Alberta government dropped the ban so that the event became more of a celebration of BC wine and pairing with Alberta products, like beef and bison. A Farmer’s…
If you have never been to the Hart House Restaurant in Burnaby, you are missing a treat; excellent food, wine, and beautiful scenery. But here is your chance to come to Hart House and celebrate dinner with icon Harry McWatters for his 50th anniversary in the wine industry in BC. I had a chance to interview Harry in 2016. Here…
2018 Chinese New Year is arriving on February 16, 2018. That is the 4715th Chinese year. The zodiac sign of 2018 is the Dog. According to the Chinese Horoscope calendar, 2018 is the Male Earth Dog year. Brown is connected to the earth. Therefore, 2018 is also called the Year of the Brown Dog. According to chinesefortunecalendar.com “According to the…
Dine Out Vancouver is well underway. I went to a restaurant to enjoy their special Dine Out meal, paired with a red BC VQA wine. The food was very good, but the wine was served warm to me. Not the right temperature at all for this wine. The fruit flavours did not come through. And this dampened my enthusiasm for the…
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