I don’t usually put wines from different wineries together in a post, but today I did. Why? I wanted to show you that BC makes blends, and not necessarily traditional blends, like from Bordeaux. In BC and the New World,…
Two Red Blend Wines from BC
Category: Syrah
Two Renaissance Reds from Stag’s Hollow Winery
Today I was fortunate to taste and review two Renaissance red wines from the Okanagan’s Stag’s Hollow Winery. Their premium Renaissance wines represent their best barrels from only the best vintages and are made in small lots. Needless to say,…
MyWinePal’s Near Perfect 4.5-5 Star Wines for 2022
Twenty-five wines coming from BC and around the world made it to my near-perfect – star category this year. I’ve arranged these fantastic wines into BC wines followed by wines from the rest of the world. Italian wine showed up…
Wines to Celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2022 Winner
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is in the knock-out round. Already we have the Netherlands and Brasil out of the contest. The teams left to play are Morocco, Portugal, England, France, Argentina, and Croatia. All these countries make wine as…
Tasting Winemaker’s CUT Bohemian Pinot Noir and Syrah 2020
I have two top quality, vegan-friendly red wines to tell you about from Winemaker’s CUT. I opened their Winemaker’s CUT Bohemian Syrah 2020 and Bohemian Pinot Noir 2020. Why Bohemian? Bohemian wines are single vineyard blends made in extremely small…
Two Big Bold Red Wines for Your Winter Chill from Chaberton Estate Winery
As UB40’s lyrics go, “Red, red wineGoes to my head…” I opened two bottles of big bold red wines today from Chaberton Estate Winery. A Syrah and a Cabernet Sauvignon from grapes in the Okanagan Valley. They certainly made me…
Ripe Wine Grapes in the Okanagan
As I was out in the Okanagan in September visiting a few wineries, I took a few pictures of different grape varieties. We all know the names of different grapes, but what do they look like? Did you know that…
French Door Estate Winery héritage 2019, Mais Oui!
Bordeaux blends are popular around the world. Many wineries make Bordeaux blends in BC, but few have a winemaker from Bordeaux! One such winery is French Door Estate Winery, a family-run winery founded in 2019 just south of Oliver, BC,…
A Few Wine Suggestions for Canadian Thanksgiving 2022
Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday, October 10, 2022. You may be making a list of ingredients to buy for your Thanksgiving dinner. A traditional / historical dinner with turkey or ham, brussel sprouts, yam, and mashed potatoes with gravy. Or…
Two Big Red Wines from the 2018 Vintage by Gold Hill Winery
2018 was a warm year in BC with a long Fall that caused our grapes to reach full phenolic ripeness. I have two red wines from Gold Hill Winery‘s 2018 vintage showing black ripe fruit. Buy them now to enjoy…