In my last post I gave you my list of favourite white and sparkling wines that I tasted in 2012. Hopefully you can buy a bottle or two for one of your holiday soirees. My follow-up to that article is…
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Spierhead Winery and their Latest Red Wine Blends
Recently I received two new red wines from Spierhead Winery; Vanguard 2010, and Pursuit 2010. If you have not heard of Spierhead before, they are a relatively new winery, located in Kelowna, BC. They were named BEST NEW WINERY at the 2012…
Bistro Pastis To Host Osoyoos Larose Wine Maker Dinner
I sat up at attention when this email message showed up. Oyosoos Larose produces very high quality red Bordeaux blends in the South Okanagan. Wine maker, Pascal Madevon‘s top wine being the “Le Grand Vin” and then a second tier,…
Some Amazing Wine Finds at Colour BC VQA Fall Release
BC wines are continuing to make strides around the world. Last year BC wineries won more than 2000 medals in national and international competition according to the BC Wine Institute. BC has over 208 wineries today. We grow over 75…
Harmony at Summerhill Wines with Ezra Cipes
When you talk with visitors to the Okanagan, most will say they want to visit Summerhill Winery and see their pyramid, where they partially age all their wines. Some may say they also want to visit because it uses biodynamic farming…
Enjoying My Le Vieux Pin Equinoxe Master Class
I always appreciate seminars held with wine makers and winery principals to discuss their wines. In this case it was with wine maker Severine Pinte and General Manager Rasoul Salehi from Le Vieux Pin in the Chateau Belair Boardroom of…
Oregon Takes Vancouver 2012 – Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and More!
Probably many of us know little about Oregon wineries, unless we are a pinot lover. It is a very nice place to visit, with many wineries or tasting rooms in the McMinnville area. For those of you that are geographically…
A Visit to Lotusland Vineyards – What’s New?
My last visit to Lotusland Vineyard in the Abbotsford area, Fraser Valley, was September 2010. I thought coming up to September 2012 that I should make another visit and see what is new at Lotusland. The lady at the winery…