With France being the theme country for the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020, there were many more French wineries in attendance than in other years. And with that many more wines to taste. Which made me very happy. France has…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The French Terroir Talk at VanWineFest 2020
Andrew Jefford is an English journalist, radio presenter, poet, magazine editor, a wine writer for Decanter magazine and much more. He lives near Montpellier in France. Why am I telling you this? Andrew lead our French Terroir Talk during this…
Did you know that at the Festival Tasting room for the Vancouver International Wine Festival this year there will be 700 wines for you to try? France is the theme country and there will be 42 French wineries pouring their…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on VanWineFest Welcomes Vine Stars From Around The Wine World And Keynote Speaker Andrew Jefford
One of the coolest things about VanWineFest is that each winery represented at the Festival has to bring a winery principal, who could be the owner or a family member, or their winemaker. When you ask them to pour you…
Tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival events sell very quickly and you can miss out on some great events. All Festival events are very good but depend on what you are interested in doing, like attending a dinner, a…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Enjoy the Alsatian Wines from Arthur Metz at VanWineFest 2020
Cremant and white wines from Alsace are always food-friendly. Read about Arthur Metz Company and the wines they will present at VanWineFest 2020 in their own words. About Arthur Metz Company The Maison Arthur Metz is ideally located at the…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated White and Sparkling Wines for 2018
I tasted through many years this year through Trade tastings with agents and BC VQA wineries, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, visits to wineries, and personal purchases. I rate all the wines I taste from 1 to 5 stars. Fortunately,…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Top Drops at Vintage Corks Tasting
If you have ever attended the Top Drop tastings in Vancouver, you will have experienced many 4.5 to 5 star wines according to my rating scale. I recently attended a portfolio tasting by Vintage Corks, and this tasting was in…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Vintage Corks 10th Anniversary Portfolio Tasting – Get Your Tickets
Vancouver-based wine importer Vintage Corks is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a walk-around tasting featuring some of the world’s most exclusive wineries. Vintage Corks is unusual among local wine importers in that the agency specializes in acclaimed and hard-to-find boutique wines…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Olivier Humbrecht MW joins Phantom Creek Estates as Consultant
This press release came to my inbox today. I was quite surprised. It is quite a feat to collaborate with Oliver Humbrecht from Domaine Zind-Humbrecht. They make amazing wines in Alsace. I tried to get a tour of the winery…