What do beer and orcas have in common? The Pacific Salmon Foundation. Salmon are a food source for our resident orcas. From now into early summer Vancouver Island Brewing is partnering with the Pacific Salmon Foundation to offer a special…
We all need help every now and then. Now some Cowichan families need help, and you can help by purchasing wines from Blue Grouse Estate Winery who are located in the Cowichan Valley. $1 from every bottle sold will help…
Today I tasted Pinot Gris two ways from Enrico Winery. The two wines I tasted are their Shining Armour Pinot Gris 2018 and their Celebration Charme de l’ile 2019. The latter wine is a sparkling wine, made with the Charmat…
Have you tasted wines made from the Cabernet Libre grape? If not, you can have a chance if you buy a bottle from Enrico Winery on south Vancouver Island. Cabernet Libre is a hybrid developed by Valentin Blattner in Germany…
I have two possibly new white grape varieties to introduce you to today. I am tasting 2 wines from Enrico Winery located on southern Vancouver Island. One is their Coronet Reserve Petite Milo 2017 and the other is their Tempest…
As 2020 has been a disaster, we really should be toasting with a bottle of sparkling wine on New Year’s Eve to welcome 2021. Here are a few sparkling wines that I tried in 2020 that would be nice to…
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…
The 2020 harvest and the days and months leading up to it will surely be marked in our minds. Starting in March we had the shutdown of our economy and quarantining to keep us safe from COVID. In the summer…
Here are two more vegan wines for you from Blue Grouse Estate Winery. Their Quill Gamay Noir 2018 and their Quill Q Red 2018. The Quill Q Red is a blend of Merlot 75%, Cabernet Franc 11.5%, and Marechal Foch…
Have you ever heard of the Ortega grape? Did you know that Ortega is a cross between Siegerrebe and MĂĽller-Thurgau? And did you know that you can try Ortega wine from Blue Grouse Estate Winery from Duncan, BC? Vancouver Island…