by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s Near Perfect 4.5-5 Star Rated Wines for 2020
This was a crazy year due to COVID, which limited my usual number of wine tastings, but when I checked through the wines, I realized that of the wines I did taste, many almost made my 5-star category. These wines…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s 5 Star Rated Wines for 2020
This year, with COVID, my exposure to wines from around the world was limited. But I still did have one major wine tasting event before COVID lockdown: the Vancouver International Wine Festival. All my 5 star rated wines for this…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Give or Receive A Champagne Education for the Holidays
Granted, 2020 has been a terrible year due to COVID. It has affected everyone around the world. But a sparkle of optimism is on the way. There are currently COVID vaccines that should be released shortly, which will be used…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Round 3 – Evolve Cellars Sparkling Wines Pairing With Cheese
This is Round 3, and my final Round, of pairing up Evolve Cellars wines with a selection of cheeses for the holidays. This is my sparkling wine Round. How will bubbles affect the pairing with cheese? Again I have again…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Get Sparkling with Evolve Cellars Effervescence
Do you like sparkling wine? This one from Evolve Cellars in Penticton is a delight to sip. It is made with the Charmat method (think Prosecco) and has nice fresh fruit flavours. A blend of 70% Pinot Blanc and 30%…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Flavours of Italy at BC Government Liquor Stores
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West, together with BC Liquor Stores, is organizing during the month of October another edition of “Flavours of Italy – Celebrating Italian Classics”, an in-store promotion in selected BC Liquors Stores. This edition of “Flavours of…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Brasil, a Sparkling New World Seminar at Vinexpo New York
The Vancouver International Wine Festival in 2021 host countries were slated to be from South America. One of the countries, Brasil, is one that I have heard makes wine, but never had a chance to try. With COVID, I understand…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few BC Wine Suggestions For COVID Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving is going to be very different this year for many of us who are accustomed to getting together with our parents, brothers and sister, and maybe aunts and uncles for dinner. It will be smaller, and may be…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on An Intro to South African Wines
You may say that 1990 was when South African wine came on the international scene. That is the year that Nelson Mandela was released and sanctions against South Africa were subsequently lifted. Before that time South African wines were made…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on What to Expect from the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Harvest 2020?
The grape harvest is about to start, or has started in the northern hemisphere and reports on the harvest should start to trickle out on media. I received this press release about the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Harvest 2020. Let’s…