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The Vancouver International Wine Festival 2019 starts February 23. A big part of the festival is attending the International Festival Tasting Room that has 160 wineries attending, pouring a total of 1450 wines. How do you know which wineries you want to make sure you try? California is the theme region, so there will be more wineries from there, compared…
For the past few years, I have been posting my Top-Rated White, Sparkling, and Red wines for the current year of tasting. This year I posted my Top-Rated wines for 2018. My articles with ratings: MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated Red Wines for 2018 MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated White and Sparkling Wines for 2018 I categorized the wines according…
This is Part 2 of my top rated wines for 2018. I earlier released my list of 40 white and sparkling wines for 2018, which you can read at this link. This red wine list came from Trade tastings with agents and BC VQA wineries, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, visits to wineries, and personal purchases. I categorized the wines below to…
The holiday season is very busy with wine-related press releases. Here is my second press release for the day; this one from Tinhorn Creek and their bounty of medals won at the 19th Annual Wine Press Northwest Platinum Competition. There may be a few wines you would like to buy for Christmas holidays! Enjoy. ~~~ NEWS RELEASE [Oliver, BC] With so…
The holidays are hopefully a time for you to enjoy being among friends and family; typically over a meal or they could be your guests staying for a night or longer. What are some things that you could offer them to show off a bit of BC? Two suggestions could be 1) BC sparkling wine, and 2) BC wine jellies….
Chile produces many fine wines at different price points. Some people though view less expensive wines as simple and not too enjoyable. But that is not always true. In part, a wine may taste simple because it did not have a chance to decant and become more expressive. And many people buying wines around $15 may want to open the wine,…
Wente Vineyards would like you to know about their winery and try their wines at VanWineFest 2019. Read about them in their own words. A History of Chardonnay at Wente Vineyards 2018 is a very special year as it marks our winery’s 135th anniversary. Wente Vineyards is the oldest continuously operated, family-owned winery in the country. The wines are 100%…
Have you ever tried any BC wines from the Fraser Valley? Have you ever tried the cuisine from Forage Restaurant in downtown Vancouver? If you have said “no” to one or both questions, I have a way you can experience both at the same time. Singletree Winery in Abbotsford is having a Long Table Dinner featuring dishes prepared by Forage…
One of the great names in the Champagne region is Taittinger. Champagne Taittinger was founded in 1734 by Jacques Fourneaux. It is the third oldest Champagne house in the region. The current family that owns Taittinger started in 1931 with the purchase of the Forest-Fourneaux vineyards by Pierre Charles Taittinger. Taittinger concentrates on using Chardonnay grapes for their wines but…
BC VQA wines are released twice a year; once in the Fall and then in the Spring. The Fall wines tend to show more white wines, as well as Pinot Noir, while the Spring event has more red wines. This tasting I was able to taste many fine white wines as well as some surprising reds. The Okanagan Valley is…
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