Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
When you attend the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023 this month, the International Festival Tasting Room will have winery principals attending. You have a chance to talk to them about their winery and their wines. This is an opportunity you should not pass up. Why did a winery make a sparkling wine or used whole-cluster fermentation for a wine, etc? …
Although France was the theme country this year at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, there was a great contingent of wineries from around the world and from BC to pour their wines for us. Below are wines that I enjoyed from countries other than France. Enjoy! White and Sparkling Wines Cantine Giacomo Montresor Rose Royal Brut NV, Italy – Light…
Certain regions of the world are well-known for producing exceptional wines. Burgundy producing Pinot Noir, or Napa Valley producing Cabernet Sauvignon for example. There is usually something about their terroir that brings out the best of their grapes, which then makes it into the wines. What is it about Argentina that makes Malbec special? There are a few factors: altitude,…
In my previous article about preparing for your Summer Wine Trip in the Southern Hemisphere, I outlined most of the wine producing countries and some airline ticket prices from Canada to those countries. This is Part 2 of this article, where you will get to know a bit about the signature grapes of Chile and Argentina and a few (not…
