by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few Sparkling Wine Recommendations for New Years Eve
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Try 2 Sparkling Wines from Monte Creek Ranch this Summer
When we drink wine, we probably think of wines made from vitis vinifera grapes like Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Syrah. But there are grapes that are a hybrid between vitis vinifera and another vitis species, such as labrusca…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Hands Up if You Like BC Rosé and Red Blends!
Hands Up if you like BC Red blends and Rosé wines. That is what I have for you from Monte Creek Ranch from Kamloops. The Monte Creek Ranch Hands Up Red 2017 recently won a gold medal at the 2020…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal Summer Road Trip Visit to Monte Creek Ranch Winery
Taking a last-minute trip to Kamloops before summer holidays was a great idea. Over two days you can very pleasantly visit the four wineries that are in the area, plus do some sightseeing and enjoy a few meals at the…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Monte Creek Ranch Winery Spring Release Wines For Your Enjoyment
The Monte Creek Ranch Winery is located just east of Kamloops in the new GI of the Thompson Valley. A region with cold winters, requires hardy grapes. Monte Creek Ranch has a variety of red and white hybrid grapes that…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The Hot Half of BC’s Emerging Wine Regions
BC’s emerging wine regions is rather large and encompasses different climates and terroir. From my tour to the region, the places that I visited I think can be divided into two sub-regions: the hot west, and the cooler northeast. There…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Taste for Adventure from Monte Creek Ranch
Who is Monte Creek Ranch Winery? Monte Creek Ranch Winery is a 10 minute drive east outside Kamloops City limits, and is owned by the Sidhu family. Since 2009 they have been growing their vineyards (100+ acres) and raising beef…
New BC wineries appear quite regularly. Some I hear about before hand, while others take me by surprise. Monte Creek Ranch is one of the wineries that falls in the latter category, plus they are in the Kamloops area, which…