Driving down to Seattle from Vancouver, BC for Taste Washington, I always think about the wineries I’ve tried last year; how will their wines taste this year, and what new surprises will I find. There is always some wine that…
Category: Syrah
Enjoy Wines from the Temecula Valley on Your Southern California Trip
It’s no secret that there are many Canadian snowbirds that fly down for the winter months in Southern California; Palms Springs, in particular. With the average maximum “winter” temperatures in Palm Springs in November to March varying between 22-27 degrees…
My Top Non-California Wine Picks at #VanWineFest 2013
The first time you walk into the International Festival Tasting Room can be intimidating, with 175 wineries pouring 3 or more wines each, you have at least 525 wines to try. But over time, you become a wine tasting veteran…
BC Wine Appreciation Society – Super Syrah Tasting
Do you love Syrahs? Did you know that there are many award winning BC Syrahs? Why not try some of them at the BC Wine Appreciation Society Syrah tasting on January 14? Their announcement is below. Enjoy! ~~~ Newsflash #1…
My Favourite Red Wines for 2012 from Around the World
In my last post I gave you my list of favourite white and sparkling wines that I tasted in 2012. Hopefully, you can buy a bottle or two for one of your holiday soirees. My follow-up to that article is…
The Taste of Tulalip Grand Taste 2012 with Wine and Beer
The big event IMHO for the Taste of Tulalip is the “Grand Taste“. Big it is, with a tasting room featuring wines from 75 Washington State wineries, as well as additional wineries from California, Oregon, Italy, and France. I did…
New Exciting Wines from Le Vieux Pin and La Stella Wineries
Yesterday Le Vieux Pin and sister winery, La Stella, opened their doors to select wine and food media in Vancouver to taste some of their newly released wines. There were 2 wines in particular that I concentrated on with notes,…
Enjoying Tyrrell’s Wines at the Australian Wine Appreciation Society
This was my first wine maker dinner with the Australian Wine Appreciation Society. Held at the Fish House in Stanley Park, Mr. Bruce Tyrrell from Tyrrell’s Wines regaled us with stories of his family’s past and about the wines we…
My Marquis Wine Cellars Social Media Tasting 2012 Notes
Being social has it’s privileges. One such privilege is being invited to Marquis Wine Cellar’s Social Media tasting in downtown Vancouver. A small, intimate affair with other social media wine and food bloggers; we get to try some new and…
My Review of the New Zealand Wine Fair 2012 – Part 1
New Zealand is well known for its clean air, temperate climate, and dare I say, super natural environment? New Zealand’s wine industry goal is to be 100% sustainable, organic, or biodynamic by 2012. I read that over 95% of their…