Spring has sprung, and hopefully, we will have a chance to enjoy it on our patios, 2m away from everyone else. I recently received three bottles of newly released wines from SpearHead Winery in Kelowna to kick-off Spring that will…
I was very busy at the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020. There were lots of terrific wines from France and around the world, plus the dinners, seminars, and Masterclasses were top notch. I worked very hard making tasting notes, interviewing…
With the COVID-19 spread and everyone hopefully staying at home to help minimize the spread, what can you do for fun? There are only so many re-runs that you can watch on TV. Why not try something fun with friends…
Making a white Pinot Noir wine in BC has become popular over the last three years. I had a chance to try Okanagan Crush Pad’s free form Vin Gris 2017. The Pinot Noir grapes come from a certified organic vineyard…
I’ve always been a fan of the wines from Bodega Catena Zapata in Argentina for a long time. I was first introduced to their wines when I was part of the South World Wine Society in Vancouver. I did not…
You may not realize it but winemakers tend to travel across Canada and the world to make wines. In BC we do have winemakers from here, but there are many from New Zealand and also from the Niagara region in…