Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
Sparkling wine is always fun to drink; and even better enjoyed with friends or family. But sometimes you don’t want to open an entire bottle, or maybe you want to try a few different types of bubbles; prosecco and cremant perhaps? Or how about an expensive bottle of Cristal and live like a rock star? Whatever your reasons, I have…
Who doesn’t like a bottle of bubbles? BC makes some very nice bubble; thinking about Summerhill, Blue Mountain, Stoneboat, Bella, and many others. But besides BC, there is lots of bubble from around the world to appreciate. We all think of Champagne for example, but many people may think that they cannot afford it, but they can now. Read on!…
Who is Pedro Parra? A French-educated Chilean, who looks at the definition of terroir through the use of modern scientific techniques. The Old World has many hundreds of years to experiment, but in the New World, we do not have luxury. From my interview at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, find out how Pedro determines terroir and the best grapes to…
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 thought were excellent. Some may be in BC liquor stores and others may have only been available during the Festival….
Where, When and How Much is a Ticket? Wednesday, April 26, 2017 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Aston Martin Vancouver & Bentley Vancouver 1770 Burrard Street, Vancouver $125 per ticket BUY TICKETS TODAY Want to change a girl’s life? Make a donation to sponsor a Big and Little Sister match at the event. Since its inception, GrapeJuice has raised…
The Tulalip Resort Casino always has served me top quality dishes and wines. I was invited to a wine dinner at the Tulalip Resort Casino, and have below the fantastic hand-selected wines by Sommelier Tom Thomson to pair with the dishes that I, and some other food, wine, and travel writers from WA, had the chance to enjoy together. The…
Rhone, there is so much to discover, from scintillating Syrah, to ripe summer fruits from Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne, to full-bodied, ripe red and black fruit blends from Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I’ve travelled twice to France and both times I stopped in the Rhone Valley. To see the Tain Hermitage hill, to get a chance to walk the hill and overlook Cornas…
Valentine’s Day is a special day, and enjoying a glass of sparkling wine with your significant other is a great way to cap, or start, the evening together. Below are 6 different sparkling wines that I tried last year, from BC and overseas, that I think are exceptional. Enjoy these wines on their own, with an appetizer, your main course…
Who is Chateau de Lamarque? A winery with a long history in Bordeaux. From the Chateau de Lamarque website, “…The feudal lord of Lamarque (the step) was so named because it was situated on the border of Guyenne. Along with two other fortresses, the Lamarque fortress had to defend the Médoc territory from Viking invasions coming from the Gironde. Later…
One of the highlights of the Vancouver International Wine Festival is the Bacchanalia Gala Dinner and Auction. Beyond the amazing food and wine that you will eat and drink, there is an auction of wines that will make your jaw drop. Truly an event to open your wallet to try to acquire some of these icon wines, and at the…
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