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When you want to go out for an upscale dinner where do you go?  Probably downtown Vancouver; maybe West Vancouver; or North Granville.  What about Burnaby?  There are not too many restaurants I can think of in Burnaby that I would categorize as a place for a special dinner. One of the Burnaby restaurants that you may want to consider…

Two points that you may not have thought of, but have experienced: When you go to a restaurant, the bottles of wine are not decanted ahead of time, so you taste the wine as it is just opened. You go to a Chinese restaurant but are unsure of which wines to pair with the cuisine.  You opt for tea. The…

This is a copy of the press release I received about their upcoming events in Vancouver. Enjoy! ~~~ Black Hills Estate Winery‘s 2014 Nota Bene wine will be available to the trade and public across BC on September 1st. This limited-release Bordeaux-style wine will be celebrated in Vancouver with a succession of events from August 28-31, including winemaker dinners, seminars,…

What flavours and aromas can be attributed to the Pinot Noir grape, what are not?  The next step in the BC Pinot Noir Review is to build a database that contains the aromas and flavours I detected in each wine through the tasting notes, but I need to separate out the aromas and flavours that are not from the Pinot Noir grape.  What…

Wines come in many different styles, and associated price points. A winery is typically set up with a goal in mind, whether it is to be the next Chateau Petrus or Yellow Tail, or somewhere in between.  Evolve Cellars in Summerland is a still a young winery in the Okanagan, but they have set their sights “…to craft friendly and…

The last drops of BC Pinot Noir have crossed my lips, and their wine story has passed to my fingers then notes on paper, and finally this digital review for you.  It has been quite an interesting experience to try all these BC Pinot Noirs, noting all the different flavours and aromas. Of course there are common flavours and aromas, but…

As you can see below, Sam @Sam_WineTeacher and I have been busy tasting more of the BC Pinot Noirs that have been graciously donated by our BC wineries.  We should have one more lot of wines to review and write about in a following article, after which the analysis of the wines’ aroma and flavour characteristics, and its association with soil and…

Progress is well underway in the BC Pinot Noir Review, although you may not see things happening.  Working diligently, I have been tasting and writing detailed notes on the BC Pinot Noirs you see below, and many more to come.  In addition, I am tasting many of these wines with Sam Hauck, @Sam_WineTeacher on Twitter, who belongs to the BC Guild…

Time flies.  It does not seem to go in a linear fashion.  Things that have happened long ago, seem like yesterday.  Time compresses to me, the further things have happened in the past.  One such point to note is that the LaStella Winery in the Okanagan started in 2006; 10 years ago.  Yet to me, building my relationship with this…

It’s time to celebrate Aboriginal culture and wine. You can enjoy both on June 21st. Please read the following press release that I received. Enjoy. ~~~ Osoyoos, B.C. (June 9, 2016) – On June 21,Canadians are invited to celebrate National Aboriginal Day‘s 20th anniversary by raising a glass of expertly crafted wine from North America’s first Aboriginal owned and operated winery, Nk’Mip Cellars….