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Where is the Okanagan Falls Region? The Okanagan Falls region reaches from the shores of Skaha Lake to the tip of Vaseux Lake, north to south. It is sandwiched between Penticton, Summerland and Oliver, the Okanagan Falls area is famed for some of Canada’s top wine production with the highest quality wines in the valley. It is the narrowest part…
Last year I was trying to answer the question “Are there any unique aromas and flavours in Riesling grown from a particular soil type in BC?” Through donated bottles by BC wineries, I tasted through 35 bottles of BC Riesling, attaching my tasting notes to the geographic location of the vineyard where the grapes were sourced, and then overlaid this…
I was shocked when I heard about how many wines by the glass are available for you to buy and enjoy with your meal at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown. This may be the largest wine by the glass offering in North America. The development of the FreshTAP and TORR system kegs that keep wine fresh are still relatively new technologies,…
I will be volunteering at the 4th Annual Shine a Light Kidney Gala which takes place on March 3rd, 2016 at The Fairmont Vancouver Hotel. This event raises awareness of kidney disease for the work and mission of The Kidney Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Society of Nephrology. Last year’s Gala, hosted and covered by CTV, was successful thanks…
Sometimes there are dishes that you don’t normally think about pairing with wine. Take perogies for example. This eastern European dish is a dough dumpling stuffed with a filling such as mashed potato or cottage cheese, or a combination of these two ingredients. I grew up with perogies and we didn’t have wine with them. Fast forward to the present;…
SpierHead Winery is really getting in deep with Pinot Noir. According to SpierHead Winery, the Kelowna area is emerging as one of the most suitable regions in BC for Pinot Noir. They planted Dijon clones 115, 667, 777 and 828, as well as the Pommard clone in their vineyard. They also recently planted 1/2 acre each of the California heritage…
Harry McWatters is a leader in the British Columbia wine industry for the past 40+ years. In 1980, he founded BC’s first estate winery, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, and later started See Ya Later Ranch Estate Winery in 1995. He purchased and planted vines on his Sundial Vineyard on Black Sage Road in 1993. With Sumac Ridge Harry was able to…
In my previous article on two sub $20 bottles of Cabernet Merlot blends from Mission Hill, I introduced you to the “intro” level of their wines, 5 Vineyards, and an alternate label, Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery. I noted that there are higher level tiers to Mission Hill’s wines. Moving up one level we have the “Reserve” Series. I was…
Founded in 1981 by proprietor Anthony von Mandl, Mission Hill Family Estate has a solid reputation as a leader within the wine community that helped define the Okanagan Valley. His winery won the Avery Trophy in 1994 for ‘Best Chardonnay in the World’ at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in the United Kingdom and made the world take note…
Last year I was invited to try some of the wines from the new Singletree Winery, located in Abbotsford, BC. A family run opereation by the Etsell’s, they planted their grape vines in 2011 and opened a wine shop in 2015. Andrew Etsell grows the grapes, and is assisted by Okanagan winemaker, Matt Dumayne from Okanagan Crush Pad, to produce…
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