Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery is a small family-run winery (by Sylie Senay and Rolland Tanguay and their son, Alex Guertin) in Courtney – Comox on Vancouver Island. I had not heard of the winery, but as I was nearby…
When I am on vacation, if there is a winery nearby, I will usually drop by. In this case, 40 Knots Winery is in Comox, just 30 minutes away from Campbell River, so I popped in to say hi to…
Have you tried the Quill series of wines from Blue Grouse Estate Winery on Vancouver Island. Their Quill series grapes come from vineyards on the Island. The winery can pick and choose and blend the wines from these grapes to…
The Canada Day long weekend celebration is on with picnics and bbqs and generally getting together with friends and family. Enjoying this scene with BC wine would make it even better in my opinion. Below is a list of BC…
I did get a chance to do a video interview with one BC winery during the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery is located in Osoyoos. In the Fall I walked to the winery from my hotel. …
The fire that ripped through Lytton burning it to the ground was terrible. But Lytton is strong and will rebuild. To help with rebuilding, Fort Berens Estate Winery is offering a special edition Pinot Gris between June 3-12, 2022 to…
At the Vancouver International Wine Festival, I spent time at the International Festival Tasting room on Thursday and Friday to taste as many wines as possible. I published my Old World wine selections a few days ago and now it…
2021 was a year of extreme weather conditions in BC, which had an impact on BC grapes and wine production. Temperature records were shattered in many regions. I’ve been told that Kelowna, Kamloops, Osoyoos, and Lillooet were among 60 cities…
Please welcome and come visit Lake Country’s O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars at VanWineFest 2022. Here is info from the winery for you. ~~~ Peak Cellars Owned by local entrepreneur Dennis O’Rourke. Dennis is long-time resident of the Okanagan Valley, having bought…
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…