Burrowing Owl Estate Winery is one of the wineries from BC that both locals and visitors to our province know about. I had guests once from New York state want to try Burrowing Owl wine. Burrowing Owl has been a…
Who is Calliope Wines? The Wyse Family, founders of Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, has a second label called Calliope, which pays homage to a tiny hummingbird found in southern British Columbia. The grapes for Calliope wines are sourced from local…
My second agent portfolio wine tasting for September is by Andrew Peller Ltd and Andrew Peller Import Agency. Through both branches they show off our local BC wines, and the wines the represent from around the world. It was a…
I first wrote this article in August 2015 when these 2 wines were first released during a walk about food & wine tasting, but then in the Fall I received a bottle of each wine again at home to re-taste.…
For the Etsell family, farming is in their blood, with their roots firmly entrenched in the Fraser Valley; first with turkeys, and now into viticulture and wine making. Their farming roots extend to the label, where they are called “Singletree…
Summer is nearly upon us, but the weather feels like it is already here. Time to spend time on the patio with family and friends. And of course some nice chilled bottles of BC white wine. Last week I attended…
It is always a treat to sit down for a meal with a wine maker and have them tell you about their wines they are drinking with you, and enjoying with paired dishes. Such was the case recently when I,…
Each year, New Zealand wine makers come to Canada to show us their latest wines. I enjoy tasting the fresh fruit of New Zealand wines, trying the latest vintages from wineries I know about already, and discovering new wineries to…
Definition of Impossible: Tasting all the great wines at Taste Washington. With 232 wineries attending, according to my count, and 4 hours to taste, it is a daunting task. I tried to divide my time about 40% tasting white wines,…
Okanagan Crush Pad seems to be coming up with lots of small production wines, trying different things with different grapes, people, and inspiration. This article is about two of their latest wines; Haywire Free Form and Samantha Syrah. About Haywire…