Have you tried the wines from Robin Ridge Winery in the Similkameen Valley? This small family-run winery only uses their organic estate-grown grapes. Each wine label also is named after a bird I was given a bottle of their Robin…
Just around the corner from Spearhead Winery is The View Winery & Vineyard. I stopped by to try their wines and to find out that they also make apple cider under the name of Wards Cider. I did not have…
Do you love Pinot Noir and Chardonnay? If you have not tried the wines from Spearhead Winery in Kelowna, you should. Top quality award-winning wines. I stopped by the winery to have a casual tasting outside. I went through their…
If you live in or around Coquitlam and want to buy BC wines, you have a new option with the opening of the Save-On-Foods Sunwood Square store. Here is the press release by Wine Growers of BC. ~~~ British Columbia…
If you have not heard, Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars did not make any wines in 2021 due to forest fire smoke, so now is the time to buy their 2020 wines. Their Pinot Noir wines were just released. Stock…
Can you name the native grapes of the Rhone Valley? There are the north and south ends of the valley and different varieties. The main varieties of the north end are Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. The northern Rhone is…
We are set for a mini-heatwave, Friday – Sunday, this week. So get out and enjoy the sun on your patio, and maybe these two bright, fresh wines from Gold Hill Winery in Oliver, BC. I have their Sauvignon Blanc…
Chaberton Estate Winery, one of our long-time established wineries, is located in the Fraser Valley. That does limit the grape varieties they can grow there, but they also have access to grapes in the Okanagan so that they can produce…
Well, it’s September. But not to fret. We know the rainy days will come, but now we still have sunny days where we can sit on our patio with friends and sip sparkling wine. I shared two BC sparkling wines…
Winemakers, besides making the wines their wineries are known for, also like to take on smaller projects. Testing out new methods or grape varieties. TERRE lab Winemakers Series wines are where Gold Hill Winery’s Val Tait gets to have some…