Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
It is Spring now, the cherry blossoms have passed, we are getting into our gardens and summer is one month away. It is time to get outside on our patios and enjoy some tasty BC wine. I think sparkling wine and Rosé wine fits the bill (white too). I received a bottle of Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes Brut Nature Zero…
This food and wine pairing from Provence Marinaside is truly awesome. I am salivating thinking about how delicious the dishes will be, with fresh BC seafood and local BC wine from Kutatàs Wines from Salt Spring Island. Here is the press release for this special meal that runs through May and June. Enjoy! ~~~ (Vancover, BC) – For Provence Marinaside’s May/June Monthly…
What do Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Okanagan have in common? Dylan and Pénélope Roche of Roche Wines. This married couple met while pursuing their winemaking careers and during their world travels worked in Bordeaux and Burgundy. They then moved to the Naramata Bench where they started Roche Wines. One item of interest is that Dylan spent 5 years in Burgundy…
A wine’s aromas and flavours will change over time from the initial tasting by the winemaker at bottling till the time you open it. If it is within a year, any change will likely not be noticeable. Around three years onward you should notice changes. The acidity of a white wine could soften and the tannins in a red wine…
Pegasus Bay Waipara Valley Pinot Noir 2018 (NZ $52) So exotic and saucy on the nose, it could be the liquid equivalent of a Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B & Nicki Minaj co-ferment (Google them, you’ll understand). Perfumed with rain on moss, old tree trunks, sweet black tea and wild cherry – and the flavours on the palate wash buckets…
To follow up on my tasting notes for the Coolshanagh Chardonnay 2017, I had a chance to interview Skip Stothert, owner, about some of the history of this winery and how COVID has affected them. Enjoy. My Interview with Skip Stothert Karl: What were you doing at the winery or your plans when we had the COVID 19 shut down…
It was nice to have a long weekend to celebrate with family or friends. Pinot Noir makes wines that are food-friendly, as they typically are not overpowering with fruit, oak, and tannins. Red fruit aromas and flavours, light tannins and bright acidity are a good formula for many food pairings. I have two Pinot Noir wines from Ramification Cellars, who…
Today I’m pleased to enjoy the Quandry and Consequence of tasting wines from Ramification Cellars. Ramification Cellars is a new winery located right along Vaseux Lake, between Oliver and Okanagan Falls. They note that their wines show the magic of Vaseux Lake in your glass. They have only 6 acres, 4 acres planted, are biodynamic farming, and use only estate fruit,…
April showers bring spring flowers, but it also brings a new menu at Provence Marinaside with a new set of wines for pairing; this time from Sea Star Vineyards. Here is the press release from Provence Marinaside. ~~~ (Vancouver, BC) – April is BC Wine Month and what better way to celebrate than by the return of Provence Marinaside‘s monthly Wine Menu Series starting April…
To celebrate BC Liquor Stores’ 100th year anniversary, a collection of rare, premium, collectible wines and spirits will be released on March 13, 2021, at participating Stores. The collection features many top-rated wines, along with a selection of classics from the finest wine regions of the world. For spirits, BC Liquor Stores will feature whiskies from the most iconic distilleries in…
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