by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Say Hola to Bodegas Arráez Pedro at VanWineFest 2018
About Bodegas Arráez Our family winery was founded in 1916 by local growers for the promotion of their own harvest, afterward becoming Don Antonio Arráez Garrigós’ property in 1950. It was in those years that sales of his wines, both…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Come and Visit Gil Family Estates at VanWineFest 2018
Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares are a group of small wineries scattered throughout Spain that have been joining the family group since 2002. Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares has a wide portfolio of Spanish wines with different characteristics and backgrounds. All of them…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 3 Wines for You From Spain, Italy and Germany
Here are three wines from three different regions of the Old World. All really well made. I received these wines as a part of the portfolio selection from one of our local wine agencies, Patagonia Imports. When most people think…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The School of Cool: Wine Tasting Notes from the i4C
As promised I have enclosed my tasting notes for the wines I sampled at the three International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration seminars. Many of these Chardonnay come from Ontario, but there are also wines from BC, California, Chile, France and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The i4C+ Celebration You Should Not Miss: Wineries and Wines
At the i4C+ Celebration on July 21-23, 2017 there will be 59 cool climate chardonnay producers; 25 wineries from Ontario and 34 from around the world. There will be 2 wineries from BC too. And as I mentioned in my…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Top Drop Vancouver 2017 – An Authentic Experience
This is my second year attending Top Drop Vancouver, where small-scale producers from around the world show us their hand crafted wines. According to Top Drop, “Our focus is terroir-influenced, handcrafted wines, and the people behind them. W e believe…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 14 World Wine Picks for Spring 2017
It’s Spring. We should be putting on our shorts, getting out on the patio and enjoying some wine, cheese, fresh seafood, and some grilled lamb chops. These wines from the latest IVSA should fit the bill. White and Sparkling Wines…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on My First 5 Star Red and White Wines for 2016
At the Import Vintners & Spirits Association (IVSA) tastings, held most months, gives the Trade a chance to try the latest wines and spirits coming to Vancouver. There are always a few gems that people come across and spread the…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Andrew Peller Shows Off Their Wines – Local and Abroad
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on My Latest Wine Picks from Charton-Hobbs’ Portfolio
After summer holidays are over and you are all relaxed from the sun, food, and wine with family and friends, September comes around. For the wine trade, this is the start of the busy season leading up to Christmas, and…