Granted, 2020 has been a terrible year due to COVID. It has affected everyone around the world. But a sparkle of optimism is on the way. There are currently COVID vaccines that should be released shortly, which will be used…
Provence Marinaside continues to offer amazing dinners in Yaletown through their Monthly Wine Menu series, with December featuring Mission Hill Family Estate Winery’s top quality Perpetua and Oculus wines. This is a very rare occasion to taste these two wines…
In BC we love to celebrate the success of our wineries both locally and abroad. Monte Creek Winery in Kamloops is one winery in our newer wine regions, the Thompson Valley, that is having success and would like to share…
Do you like sparkling wine? This one from Evolve Cellars in Penticton is a delight to sip. It is made with the Charmat method (think Prosecco) and has nice fresh fruit flavours. A blend of 70% Pinot Blanc and 30%…
Here are my last two wines to review for you from Church & State Wines. They grow grapes and produce wines from both their Vancouver Island and their Okanagan vineyard/winery sites. The two wines I tasted for this article are…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival in 2021 host countries were slated to be from South America. One of the countries, Brasil, is one that I have heard makes wine, but never had a chance to try. With COVID, I understand…
Canadian Thanksgiving is going to be very different this year for many of us who are accustomed to getting together with our parents, brothers and sister, and maybe aunts and uncles for dinner. It will be smaller, and may be…
There is such a range of wines in France as you travel North to South and East to West, with so many different climates and soils. The vintages can be different for major regions across France. Luckily I was contacted…
What do you know about Chardonnay Clone 95? It is originally from Burgundy, and is grown by Spearhead Winery in Kelowna, BC. Clone 95 makes full-bodied, intensely flavoured, medium yield Chardonnay clusters. Spearhead Winery barrel ferments this wine in 100%…
Why 2 Reviews of 4 Wines? I received a shipment of wines from Gold Hill Winery in Oliver, BC, over the summer and I’ve been tasting them two wines at a time and writing my tasting notes for you. Twice…