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Wandering in the Niagara Wine Region

 mywinepal  September 13, 2023  0 Comments on Wandering in the Niagara Wine Region

You may be wondering what happened to me as i typically post 3-4 wine articles a week.  I am in the Niagara region in southern Ontario to celebrate my birthday and to visit some wineries and taste their wines.  I have copious notes on the wines and probably tasted over 60 wines covering eight different wineries.  It will take me…

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Tasting European Wine with Cult Wine Canada

 mywinepal  July 27, 2023

East meets west at Cult Wine Canada in Vancouver. I attended a small portfolio tasting of Chinese distilled spirits and European wines distributed by Cult Wine Canada.  In this article, I will cover their European wines and in my follow-on article, I will cover the distilled spirit called baijiu.   If you have not heard of Cult Wine Canada, they describe…

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Tastin’ France Comes to Vancouver – My Selections

 mywinepal  July 19, 2023

This past week Business France, the national agency to develop the French economy through export growth, brought in several French wineries to Vancouver.  These wineries do not yet have representation in British Columbia.  You currently cannot purchase these wines.  This article is meant for wine agents in BC that are interested in adding more French wines to their portfolio.  Below…

Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery

Enjoying Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery Wines with Oysters

 mywinepal  July 3, 2023

Did you know that Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery is the most northerly vitis vinifera winery on Vancouver Island? Not surprisingly, the grapes they grow are white aromatic and hybrids which do not need the number of heat units that red grapes need. Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery is also Vancouver Island’s first certified organic winery. Congratulations. On the same…

Valpolicella Tasting

Valpolicella Ripasso Vino Per Favore!

 mywinepal  June 30, 2023

After attending the Valpolicella Masterclass, there was a walkabout tasting from these wineries where they offered different wines to enjoy.  In the Masterclass there were only Valpolicella DOC and Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG wines to taste.  As there were no Valpolicella Ripasso DOC in the Masterclass, I decided for the walkabout tasting that I would taste only these wines.  Valpolicella…

Marine Seon

Chatting With Marine Seon from Hacienda Araucano at VanWineFest 2023

 mywinepal  June 13, 2023

I had a lovely chat with Marine Séon, Export Sales Manager, from Hacienda Araucano from Chile at VanWineFest 2023.  The winery has a French influence with French owner François Lurton as well as being the winemaker.  Marine tells me a bit about the winery, which has organic and biodynamic vineyards, and the Sauvignon Blanc she poured for me from the…

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A Selection of Red Wine Gems From the Northwest Wine Expedition 2023

 mywinepal  April 26, 2023

There are so many excellent wines from our neighbours directly to the south of us in Washington and Oregon.  As I mentioned in my previous article on Sparkling and White Wines from the Northwest Wine Expedition 2023, I would cover my red wine gems in this article. There were more than 30 wineries from Washington and Oregon showing off their wines for…

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White and Sparkling Wine Gems From the Northwest Wine Expedition 2023

 mywinepal  April 23, 2023

I and other Trade people were invited to “explore the Pacific Wine Route with us. In the spirit of expedition and discovery, take a page from Lewis and Clark: come taste through the green, gentle slopes of Oregon’s unique beauty, and emerge through Columbia River to find the stern, mighty desert of Washington State…One, powerfully raw. The other, raw power.” …

Osoyoos Larose wines in decanters

A Winemaker Dinner with Michael Kullman of Osoyoos Larose at L’Abbatoir

 mywinepal  April 8, 2023

Okanagan’s Osoyoos Larose is well known for their top-tier Le Grand Vin and their second-tier wine, Petales d’Osoyoos.  Their inaugural wine, Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2001, exceeded all expectations at home and abroad.  Myself and a group of other media and sommeliers were invited to sit down for a casual dinner with winemaker Michael Kullman to taste through some…

Bodega Huanacache winery and vineyards

Enjoy the Wines of Bodega Huanacache from Argentina at VanWineFest 2023

 mywinepal  March 29, 2023

Let’s welcome Bodega Huanacache to the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023 and look forward to trying their Chardonnay and Malbec wines.  Here is some info about the winery and their wines, in their own words. About Bodega Huanacache Our estate is located in the center-west of San Juan province, by the foothills of the Andes mountain range. The climate is…