Tag: Black Hills Estate Winery

Black Hills Estate Winery Nota Bene

An Iconic Canadian Wine and Iconic Canadian Personalities Celebrate 20 Years

 mywinepal  June 18, 2020

Probably one of the first iconic wines of BC has to be Black Hills Estate Winery’s Nota Bene.  This iconic wine is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary and Black Hills Estate Winery wants to throw a big party on July 17, 2020, safely of course. Here is their press release about the upcoming event AND the Canadian celebrities that will be…

Graham Pierce at Kitsch Winery

Kitsch Wines Welcomes New Winemaker, Graham Pierce

 mywinepal  May 12, 2020

Around every 4 years there is a big change in members of curling teams, with a key person from BC going to Alberta, Alberta to Manitoba, and so forth, to make the team stronger and to typically to prepare for the next Winter Olympics.  Winemakers seem to change fairly regularly whether they move to a different province or a different…

French logo with VanWineFest logo 2020

VanWineFest Welcomes Vine Stars From Around The Wine World And Keynote Speaker Andrew Jefford

 mywinepal  January 14, 2020

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 a glass of their wine at the Festival tasting room, you can ask them about that wine:  How was it…

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My VanWineFest 2020 Public Events Selections

 mywinepal  January 5, 2020  2 Comments on My VanWineFest 2020 Public Events Selections

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 seminar, or a mingler.  I thought I’d give you my suggestions, based on my interests in seminars and dinners primarily,…

MyWinePal Top 4.5-5 Star Wines

MyWinePal’s Near Perfect 4.5-5 Star Rated Wines for 2019

 mywinepal  December 19, 2019  1 Comment on MyWinePal’s Near Perfect 4.5-5 Star Rated Wines for 2019

This year I had many wines that I tasted this year that almost made my 5-star category; 27 white wines and 45 red wines.  These wines I rated as 4.5-5 stars.  When I check over them again, I can remember how much I enjoyed these wines.  Having a 4.5-5 or a 5-star rating does not mean that you need to…