With the hot summer weather, it was time for me to get out and enjoy it with a day trip to Chaberton Estate Winery in Langley where I met with GM Brian Ensor. He gave me a guided tour, first…
A Visit to Chaberton Estate Winery in the Fraser Valley
Category: Gamay
Two Summer Wines from Blue Grouse Estate Winery
Here are two BC wines for your summer enjoyment. Carpe diem as we are already into August! The two wines are from Blue Grouse Estate Winery in Duncan, BC on Vancouver Island. I tasted their Blue Grouse Estate Winery Ortega…
Stag’s Hollow Simply Noir 2020 and Steelhead Trout Pairing
This is one of the best food and wine pairings that I will remember for a long time. I opened a bottle of Stag’s Hollow Winery Simply Noir 2020 wine and paired it with a grilled filet of steelhead trout…
Top Drop Vancouver 2022: My Top Drops!
Top Drop Vancouver 2022 was on May 10 and 11. Part of the event was a large tasting room, with 40 wineries presenting a selection of their wines. There was also to my great happiness, cider as well, which I…
A Vegan-Friendly 2 Pinot Blend and a Rosé from Okanagan Crush Pad
I have a Pinot blend and a Gamay Noir Rosé today for you from Okanagan Crush Pad; their Haywire Secrest Mountain Vineyard Gamay Rosé 2020 and Narrative 2 Pinots 2020 (a blend of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc grapes). Both…
Flat Rock Cellars Twisted Red 2019
Flat Rock Cellars Twisted Red 2019 (ON $26.50) Happy Friday of a Canadian long weekend! Who wants to get Twisted with a gorgeous red blend from Flat Rock Cellars? Last week I shared the incredible sustainability practices that Flat Rock…
Rosewood Estates Winery Flora Rosé 2020
Rosewood Estates Winery Flora Rosé 2020 (ON $20) Crushable, chuggable, porch pounder, glouglou, whatever you want to call it – this is it! Rosewood’s 2020 Flora is a blend of 52% Cabernet Franc and 48% Gamay Noir from Beamsville, Ontario.…
By Chadsey Cairns Rubenesque Rosé 2019
By Chadsey Cairns Rubenesque Rosé 2019 (ON $) Another VQA beauty here By Chadsey Cairns Rubenesque Rosé 2019 – perfect with spicy foods, insightful yoga books, or a patio – take your pick! First off, the colour on this is…
Rosewood Estates Winery PTG 2020
Rosewood Estates Winery PTG 2020 (ON $25) Rosewood Estates Winery does it again with this very chuggable red blend, PTG and it’s chillable too, which makes it perfect for the patio or a park hangout. (and lucky for us in…
Two Interesting Red Wines from Blue Grouse Estate Winery
Here are two more vegan wines for you from Blue Grouse Estate Winery. Their Quill Gamay Noir 2018 and their Quill Q Red 2018. The Quill Q Red is a blend of Merlot 75%, Cabernet Franc 11.5%, and Marechal Foch…