Category: Veneto

BC red wine word cloud for 2018

A Data Analytics View of MyWinePal’s Top Rated Wines for 2018

 mywinepal  December 28, 2018

For the past few years, I have been posting my Top-Rated White, Sparkling, and Red wines for the current year of tasting.  This year I posted my Top-Rated wines for 2018.  My articles with ratings: MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated Red Wines for 2018 MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated White and Sparkling Wines for 2018 I categorized the wines according…

Lineup of Italian wines from Vinum & Cibus Italici

A Quick Wine and Food Pairing Dinner with Vinum & Cibus Italici at Wildebeest

 mywinepal  December 22, 2018

Wine and food pairing dinners are always fun.  You get to find out which types of wines you like paired with particular dishes.  There are usually surprises as well.  I was invited to taste some Italian wines from the Vinum & Cibus Italici consortium in the Veneto region paired with dishes from Wildebeest Restaurant in downtown Vancouver.  The Veneto region…

Valpolicella and Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco tasting booklet

Prosecco and Valpolicella – Tasting the Wines of Veneto

 mywinepal  October 13, 2018

North and east of Verona, Italy is where Valpolicella wines originate and a little to the north of Valpolicella you find Prosecco wines.  You may have heard of Prosecco, the sparkling darling of people around the world at the moment.  It is not as complex or expensive as Champagne, but many people want an inexpensive, typically off-dry bubble to share…

Top Drop Vancouver

My Top Drop 2018 Favourite Wines

 mywinepal  May 25, 2018

Top Drop is the last major wine tasting in Vancouver before the start of summer. Top Drop is meant to represent the best in terroir and winemaker craft. Nature and Nurture.  Wineries from around the world are selected for the best of both, and we were not disappointed.  In my 5 star wine rating, most wines were at least 4…

Costasera Contemporary Art MASI Costasera overlay for 2000 label

MASI Costasera Contemporary Art Features Indigenous BC Artist Susan A. Point

 mywinepal  May 8, 2018

MASI Costasera Contemporary Art and Indigenous Artist Susan A. Point As MASI notes ” The term “culture” has its origins in the verb “to cultivate”: cultivation of the land is the expression of thousands of years of a people’s knowledge, a knowledge passed on from generation to generation and evolving continuously. So it’s no surprise that two expressions of culture such…

3 Valpolicella wines

A Dozen Plus 3 Valpolicella Wine Recommendations

 mywinepal  June 20, 2017

What Are Valpolicella Wines? Canada loves Valpolicella wines.  We import 34% of the Valpolicella DOC and 18% of Valpolicella Ripasso DOC according to the Consorzio. According to the Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini Valpolicella, “Valpolicella is the top red PDO wine in the Veneto region and amongst the most important in Italy. On a regional level, it comes second…