With COVID and having to stay at home, you may want to splurge a bit and buy a bottle of Champagne to celebrate with your significant other on Valentine’s Day. There are many different bottles of Champagne that you can…
Yes, Valentine’s Day is coming soon, and so you may want to start planning. A nice dinner, either at home, or safely at a restaurant, like Provence Marinaside, may be your choice. Provence has a special meal paired with wonderful…
If you need more suggestions for the bottle of sparkling wine you want to pop for New Year’s Eve, BC Liquor Stores has made a short list for you. Some of the bottles are on sale. Get yours soon! If…
Have you ever wondered which Champagne Houses and/or companies have the largest revenue? BoldData in the Netherlands did the analysis. The number #1 company should not be a surprise, but do you know who the next companies/Houses are? Here is…
As 2020 has been a disaster, we really should be toasting with a bottle of sparkling wine on New Year’s Eve to welcome 2021. Here are a few sparkling wines that I tried in 2020 that would be nice to…
Do you enjoy quizzes about wine? I’ve made one here for you, using material from my articles this year. So if you can’t figure out the answer to a question, open up a second tab in your browser with mywinepal.com…
This was a crazy year due to COVID, which limited my usual number of wine tastings, but when I checked through the wines, I realized that of the wines I did taste, many almost made my 5-star category. These wines…
This year, with COVID, my exposure to wines from around the world was limited. But I still did have one major wine tasting event before COVID lockdown: the Vancouver International Wine Festival. All my 5 star rated wines for this…
As promised, here are my remaining 3 wines that I am pairing with the three “Entertaining Cheeses” that I received from Saputo. The three wines are: CedarCreek Chardonnay 2017, 50th Parallel Estate Pinot Noir 2017, and Château de Marsan 2010.…
Do you love Chablis but not like Chardonnay? Did you know that Chablis is made from Chardonnay? Chardonnay is a very versatile grape, with both unoaked and oaked versions. One reason that some people adore Chablis is the acidity and…