Let Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery tell you a bit about themselves before you visit them at VanWineFest 2023. Did you know that Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery is the third largest exporter of bottled wine in Chile? About Cono…
Today I was fortunate to taste and review two Renaissance red wines from the Okanagan’s Stag’s Hollow Winery. Their premium Renaissance wines represent their best barrels from only the best vintages and are made in small lots. Needless to say,…
A whole year has passed since my 2021 Wine Quiz, which was related to wines, wineries, and winemakers I was able to interact with and write about on mywinepal.com. Here is my 3rd Annual 2022 Wine Quiz. There are 10 questions gleaned…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Enjoy Two Sparkling Wines from Blue Mountain Vineyards for the Holidays
With Christmas just a week away as well as other holidays happening this month, I have been trying to taste as many holiday-worthy wines as possible to pass along to you. If you like sparkling wine, here are two quality…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s Near Perfect 4.5-5 Star Wines for 2022
Twenty-five wines coming from BC and around the world made it to my near-perfect – star category this year. I’ve arranged these fantastic wines into BC wines followed by wines from the rest of the world. Italian wine showed up…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on An Interview with Ben Bryant from 1 Mill Road
There is a constant growth in the number of new wineries in BC. One winery that I started to hear about this year is 1 Mill Road Winery, located on the Naramata Bench. They recently reached out to me for…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Sparkling and Fortified Wines for the Holidays
The holiday season will soon be upon us. When I turned on a local FM radio station today they were already playing Christmas songs. It’s time to start stocking up on wines to celebrate with friends and family. Sparkling wines…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few BC VQA Wine Picks from the Swirl Fall Wine Release 2022
This was the first Swirl Around BC trade tasting since the COVID lockdown where you could actually walk around tables, talk to winery principals and have them pour their wines for you. Earlier in the day, I attended the Masterclass…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Wines of BC Masterclass: Expressions of People, Place and Time
Wines evolve with time in the bottle. People talk about how they drink their aged Bordeaux and Burgundy wines. Never drinking them young. In BC many people think that our wines are best enjoyed young. Not thinking about ageing them…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Tasting Two Pinot Noir Wines from Oak Bay Vineyard
I have two Pinot Noir wines from St. Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery to tell you about today. One is from 2019 and the other is 2020. Look closely at the labels. Can you spot two differences between these…