Category: VQA

It’s Mother’s Day this weekend.  Here is a list of the wineries in the Okanagan Falls and Skaha Lake areas that are offering moms something extra.  Enjoy the weekend with your mom! ~~~ Join the wineries of the Heart of Wine Country™ as they usher in a new wine tasting season. On the weekend of May 7 and 8 our…

I am really enjoying these two red wines from Frind Estate Winery in West Kelowna..  I poured their Midnight 2020, made from 100% Marechal Foch grapes, and their The Premier 2020, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Regent, Syrah and Marechal Foch.  I have not heard of the Regent grape before.  According to Wikipedia, “Regent was created in…

What would you have with an Easter turkey dinner?  Probably a lightly oaked Chardonnay or maybe a Pinot Noir, or sparkling wine.  I decided to step outside of my go-to styles of wines for turkey dinner and to try a Vidal and a Syrah Rosé from BC’s Stag’s Hollow Winery.  You don’t often see Vidal offered as a still table…

Sparkling wine is very versatile to pair with food.  It also makes any occasion seem more celebratory.  I have two sparkling wines from Okanagan Crush Pad’s Haywire Winery. Their Haywire Vintage Bub 2014 and Haywire The Bub 2017.  The Vintage Bub is made with 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay grapes.  After 5 years of aging en tirage, the wine…

This article is a 2-for-1.  It’s Filipino Restaurant Month in Vancouver. So, I started out to review Filipino food from the new Jollibee fast food restaurant that opened in downtown Vancouver, but then I added on wine, as I like to have wine with my lunch and dinner, when possible.  I lined up in the organized chaos to buy Jollibee’s…

It’s getting to be time to enjoy aromatic white wines. The cherry blossoms are out and the weather coming up looks to be sunny for several days. I have two white wines from Singletree Winery in the Abbotsford area. Their Singletree Winery Siggy 2020 and Singletree Winery Gruner Veltliner 2020. Let me tell you about them. My Wine Tasting Notes…

Clay and concrete vessels are two more historical materials that have been used to ferment grape must into wine. But both have been having a comeback in the last few years. I have two wines from Okanagan Crush Pad. The Haywire Pinot Noir 2020 is fermented in concrete and stainless steel vessels, and Narrative Syrah Viognier 2018 is fermented in…

Do you enjoy drinking BC wine, but don’t know that much about what types of wine are made, or the different regions where the wines are made?  And you would feel more confident sharing wine with others, whether you bring a bottle to a party, or you order a bottle of BC wine at a restaurant for your table?  Are…

Have you heard of Frind Estate Winery before?  They are one of the newer wineries, located in West Kelowna.  Eric Von Krosigk, their winemaker, comes with lots of great knowledge.  He is originally from Vernon. In 1983, Eric moved to Germany to apprentice and work at wineries in the Mosel and fell in love with sparkling wines. In 1991, Eric…

It’s time for me to review an Okanagan, BC Chardonnay. Spring is here and summer is coming up. We will be enjoying salads from our gardens along with fresh seafood, and maybe grilled chicken. What wine to serve? How about TIME Family of Wines Chronos Chardonnay 2020?  It is 100% stainless steel fermented and has vibrant acidity which I think…