by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Chilean Tribute to the Vancouver International Wine Festival
Although we cannot celebrate the Vancouver International Wine Festival together this year, I have some wines from Chile and Argentina that I would like to taste and share my tasting notes with you. This year the theme region was South…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Value Wines Via 8 Rios Wines from Chile
I taste wines at all price points. You don’t necessarily buy and drink $40/bottle wines regularly. Sometimes you want a wine that is quaffable and doesn’t break the bank. Chile has been a constant producer of wines in both categories.…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on BC, German, and Chilean Wines all Together
Today I have 3 seemingly unrelated wines, and they are. Sometimes when you are tasting wines for review, you have single bottles and no pairing with other related wines. So today is a bit of a mix of wines. One…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Quick Review: Grill Master’s Choice White and Red Blends from Chile
While summer is here we are using our bbq’s on the patio. Here are two cheap and cheerful wines from Chile that were recommended for bbq season to me. Both are blends; the winery Vina Punti Ferrer ltda does not…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Memories of Chilean Wine and Hospitality – A Visit to Wineries of the Maipo and the Colchagua Valleys
At this point of my trip to Chile I had visited wineries from the Aconcagua and the Casablanca Valleys. Now I visited a few wineries closer to Santiago in the Maipo Valley, then headed south to the Colchagua Valley. A…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Memories of Chilean Wine and Hospitality – Santiago, Valparaiso, and the Casablanca and Aconcagua Valleys
With the lockdown on travel due to COVID-19, I thought I’d look back at some of my trips to wine regions around the world. One of my memorable trips was to Chile in October 2009 where I toured around Santiago,…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Can You Solve this Puzzle about The GLOBAL CRU from VanWineFest 2020?
The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020 had a GLOBAL CRU Seminar where top wineries from around the world discussed what is meant by “CRU”. Help put this puzzle together. There are lots of red wines to make the puzzle challenging. …
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Recommended Wines from Around the World at VanWineFest 2020
Although France was the theme country this year at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, there was a great contingent of wineries from around the world and from BC to pour their wines for us. Below are wines that I enjoyed…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on All My VanWineFest 2020 Interview Videos
I enjoy meeting winery principals and having a short chat with them at their table as they are pouring their wines during the Festival Tasting at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Here are a few of my recorded video chats…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on THE GLOBAL CRU Seminar at VanWineFest 2020
What is meant by a “Cru” in wine? The term “Cru” is most often used for the French classification system, but the “Cru” concept can apply to any vineyard region recognized for their superior wine quality. My last seminar during…