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If you like chocolate and BC, and need a gift for Valentine’s Day, check out this one from Culmina Family Estate Winery and Karat Chocolates. ~~~ With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Culmina Family Estate Winery would like to help you create the ultimate romantic evening with a delectable wine and chocolate pairing for you to share with your…
This is my first wine to review in 2022, Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Gruner Veltliner 2018. A BC wine coming from Osoyoos in the south Okanagan. Gruner Veltliner is not yet a commonly known white grape here in BC, but it should become more well-known. The grape is widely grown in Austria, as well as in Hungary, Slovakia, and…
Situated on the north end of Osoyoos is Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery. Mohan Gill and his family opened Bordertown Winery in May 2015. But before then they were grape growers for over 20 years selling to select wineries. Their wines are produced from 100% estate fruit. They employ consulting winemaker Daniel Bontorin, who is helping them develop the Bordertown…
I have been enjoying tasting and writing about Winemaker’s CUT Estate Winery‘s wines since they first released their wines. Owners Michal and Martina Mosny undertake sustainable farming, hand harvest their grapes, adhere to zero pesticides, low sulphur use, and let the wines develop naturally to express the characteristics indicative of their Deadman Lake Vineyard. Big news is that Winemaker’s CUT Estate Winery…
In October the Wines of British Columbia sent out a brief media release about the current state of the 2019 Harvest, stating “…Despite a wetter than average September, winemakers are overcoming the challenges they are faced with right now crediting skilled vineyard management and embracing the lower sugars and alcohol levels they are seeing in the wines so far…” It…
You may have heard of, and tasted, the wines from Winemaker’s CUT over the last 2 years. The winery though was not yet a full-time venture. Today I received an email from Martina & Michal Mosny that they are now officially making Winemaker’s CUT their full-time career. Who are Martina & Michal Mosny? Martina & Michal Mosny moved from Slovakia,…
I tasted through many years this year through Trade tastings with agents and BC VQA wineries, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, visits to wineries, and personal purchases. I rate all the wines I taste from 1 to 5 stars. Fortunately, the quality of many wines is quite good, giving them at least a 3 out of 5-star rating. At the…
Have you ever tried any BC wines from the Fraser Valley? Have you ever tried the cuisine from Forage Restaurant in downtown Vancouver? If you have said “no” to one or both questions, I have a way you can experience both at the same time. Singletree Winery in Abbotsford is having a Long Table Dinner featuring dishes prepared by Forage…
My final winery visit was with Culmina Family Estate Winery located in Oliver, just around the corner from Road 13 Vineyards. I had been planning on visiting this winery since it opened but have not yet had a chance. I first heard of Culmina when I met Don Triggs in the summer of 2012. He and his wife Elaine moved…
Culmina Family Estate Winery is owned and run by Don and Elaine Triggs, and their daughter Sara. An Okanagan winery located on the Golden Mile Bench. Don Triggs’ is known for co-founding the Jackson Triggs Winery that we have here in the Okanagan. But sometimes small is beautiful, and artistry in wine is what you desire, so enter Culmina. They began…
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