Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
If you are a young person getting into the Hospitality trade, you may want to apply for one of these three scholarships by the BC Hospitality Foundation and sponsors. Links are below. Apply by Friday this week! This year TWO $4,000 will be awarded These scholarships are funded by the Ryan/Grant Family and are open ONLY to BC Residents wishing…
If you have not yet purchased your ticket for Top Drop, which is on May 23 and 24 evenings, you should as the tickets are almost sold out. Plus the ticket sales help support the BC Hospitality Foundation which provides financial support for hospitality workers coping with extraordinary health crisis costs. Here are the full details of Top Drop. See you there!…
I have two more Argentinean Malbecs to tell you about in preparation for Malbec World Day on April 17. The first wine is Bodegas Santa Ana La Mascota Vineyards Malbec 2020 and the second is Trapiche Broquel Selected Barrels Malbec 2020. Both are from the same vintage. Do they show similar characteristics? I noticed that their Diam corks have the…
Do you work in the hospitality industry in BC? There are several scholarships available to help you in your career through the BC Hospitality Foundation. Some of the scholarships have a closing date of March 31, 2022, so if you are interested apply by that date. There are also targeted scholarships for Indigenous and LGBT2Q+ hospitality workers. Here is the…
Here is another way you can help out Hospitality Workers that are sick or injured and need financial support. Buy Dine Out Vancouver Festival 20th Anniversary Lottery tickets! There are so many prizes and they all look fabulous! You have to be residing in BC when you buy the tickets. Here is the press release about the Lottery. ~~~ January…
Do you think that a Rose wine can pair with BBQ pork ribs, cornbread, and slaw? I put the Poplar Grove Lakeview Rosé 2020 to the test. It is a blend of 81% Merlot and 19% Malbec made in the Saignee method. As a reminder from my previous post, $2.50 from the sale of each bottle ($30 per case) will…
More gratitude to hand out today to all the winemakers around the world. You make wines so that we can enjoy them with friends and family. With COVID restrictions lifting we can now do this safely in person. I have a bottle of Gratitude Red 2019 by JAK’s, made by Okanagan Crush Pad, from a blend of Merlot and lesser…
Last year the BCHF received proceeds from the sales of Lulu Spritz to help those hospitality workers who have medical problems and need support. This year in addition to Lulu Spritz a new cooler, the BEACH BUM Lemon Coconut, is also available for purchase, and proceeds from its sales will also go to support the BCHF. As I did last…
Here is another way that you can support BC wine and hospitality workers during COVID. Buy Corcelettes Estate Winery‘s wines and partial proceeds will be donated to the BC Hospitality Foundation. Here is the press release about how you can participate. ~~~ April 6, 2021 (Vancouver, BC) – The BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) is pleased to announce that from April 1st…
You can prepare yourself for some post-covid enjoyment and help the BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) by buying tickets to their latest online lottery, which is held in conjunction with Destination Greater Victoria and the BC Restaurant & Foodservices Association (BCRFA), Victoria Branch to support Dine Around and Stay in Town Victoria. The tickets will be on sale from January 14…
