by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Plethora of Wine Gems from the Vintage West Portfolio for You
One of the perks of being a wine writer is an invitation to a portfolio tasting from a wine agent. The agency can bring out winery principals in some cases, who you can have a chat to about their wines. …
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Wine and Spirits Events at BC Liquor Stores in April
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,…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on January 2018 Special Events at BC Liquor Stores
If you are in the Vancouver lower mainland, you may want to participate in these special events at BC Liquor Stores. Italy and Chile highlighted in January. 39th & CAMBIE START THE NEW YEAR IN STYLE WITH FANTINI Saturday, January…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The School of Cool: Wine Tasting Notes from the i4C
As promised I have enclosed my tasting notes for the wines I sampled at the three International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration seminars. Many of these Chardonnay come from Ontario, but there are also wines from BC, California, Chile, France and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The School of Cool: Soil Smackdown at i4C
Vines grow in soil. The roots reach deep and bring in water and nutrients. Soil matters, but how much, and is there a best soil type for Chardonnay? Are there particular flavours and aromas that can be associated with different…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The i4C+ Celebration You Should Not Miss: Wineries and Wines
At the i4C+ Celebration on July 21-23, 2017 there will be 59 cool climate chardonnay producers; 25 wineries from Ontario and 34 from around the world. There will be 2 wineries from BC too. And as I mentioned in my…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on What to Select from Select Wines’ Portfolio?
Sometimes the best wines around are the ones that are not generally listed in BC Liquor stores. They are known as Spec or Special Order wines. You can find these wines through some private wine shops, or you could order…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on VanWineFest 2017 – 15 Wine Picks from Around the World
Beside the theme country every year in the Festival Tasting room of the Vancouver International Wine Festival, there are all the other wineries from countries around the world offering their wines for you to try. Below are 15 wines that I…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Comparing Winemakers’ Notes from Emiliana and Two Oceans
Have you ever read the winemaker’s notes that is sometimes on the back label of a wine bottle or from the winery’s website then try to see if you can pick up the same aromas and flavours? Or even more…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Having Lunch with New World Winery of the Year: Santa Carolina Winery
The 2015 New World Winery of the Year from Wine Enthusiast magazine is Santa Carolina Winery from Chile. To say they are New World though is quite interesting as the winery has been in existence since 1875. But of course,…