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These are the first wines that I’ve opened since the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2022. Sometimes you need a short break from tasting wine after you taste a lot of wine. The two wines I tasted are from Singletree Winery. They started off in the Fraser Valley but have expanded out into the Naramata Bench. The two wines I tasted…
Are you a sparkling wine fan? Do you like BC wine? I have Frind Estate Winery’s Non-Vintage Brut sparkling wine made in the Methode Classique using Chardonnay and Riesling grapes. Methode Classique is the method used in Champagne where the second fermentation happens in the bottle. The metal cap covering the cork shows a rose. I am not sure why,…
Top Drop Vancouver 2022 was on May 10 and 11. Part of the event was a large tasting room, with 40 wineries presenting a selection of their wines. There was also to my great happiness, cider as well, which I will get to later in this article. Top Drop Canada puts on this event yearly (except during the COVID shutdown),…
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…
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…
I have a Pinot blend and a Gamay Noir Rosé today for you from Okanagan Crush Pad; their Haywire Secrest Mountain Vineyard Gamay Rosé 2020 and Narrative 2 Pinots 2020 (a blend of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc grapes). Both wines are fermented in concrete. Both wines also are vegan-friendly. Let me tell you about them. If you were planning…
Have you ever wanted to know a bit more about BC wine to help you pick a wine in a restaurant, or maybe recommend a BC wine to friends, family, visitors from outside of BC? Now is your chance with Wine Growers BC which has launched their online Wines of BC Ambassador Program. There are 3 levels of certification. Level…
