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We are less than a month away from the Taste of Tulalip, wine and food event held at the Tulalip Resort Casino, in Washington State. The casino invited a few of the food and wine media to get a sneek peek at what we, and you, can expect to experience on November 9 and 10, 2012. Luckily I was one…
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to interview Ezra Cipes, CEO of Summerhill Pyramid Winery, located in Kelowna, BC. One of the things Ezra told me about was a new line of BC VQA wines that they are producing called “Alive“, making both a red and a white wine. The wine labels really look alive too with pictures…
When you talk with visitors to the Okanagan, most will say they want to visit Summerhill Winery and see their pyramid, where they partially age all their wines. Some may say they also want to visit because it uses biodynamic farming methods. I sat down with Ezra Cipes, CEO of Summerhill, and son of the founder, Stephen Cipes, at a restaurant…
I was happy to be invited for the second year in a row to the Select Wines & Spirits’ Annual Portfolio Tasting, held at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. Last year I found several gems that I passed along to you, and you will read about my latest wine recommendations. You may want to compare to my last year’s…
What is nuance? By definition, nuance means ” A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation” according to freedictionary.com. I received two bottles of nuance wines to try; a Cabernet Sauvignon / Malbec blend, and a Sauvignon Blanc / Pinot Grigio blend from South Africa. I do like South African wines. They tend…
On Friday night, Dianne Chow and I were invited to sample some of the new menu items at Hurricane Grill (1137 Marinaside Crescent) in Yaletown. Hurricane Grill is situated in a beautiful part of Yaletown facing the inner harbour lined with sailing boats. Sitting on the patio, sipping a glass of wine is probably a past time of many of…
Pulling into Bill and Darlene Freding’s Ranch, in Oliver, BC, we were greeted by cowboys and cowgirls on horseback. This would be the start of our cowboy welcome to one of the newest wineries in BC. Bill and Dar, have been cattle ranching together since the late 1970’s in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. Fast forward to 1998, they had purchased some land…
Yesterday afternoon was beautiful and sunny, and the Dockside Restaurant perfectly placed in Granville Island looking over the water. With this as our backdrop we were enticed to try wines from around the world by 17 different wine agencies here in Vancouver. The name of the event is Pelican Bay Wine Tasting. As I had not attended this event before,…
The California Wine Fair 2012 Canadian Tour came to Vancouver this past week. It is highly anticipated and always delivers. There were so many wines to try, from what you expect, like Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, but also the unexpected, like a Chenin or a Cabernet Franc. California has wines of all different styles and at all different price…
It was so nice to be able to chat with so many Chilean wine makers at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival 2012. Some of the wine makers I had met before, while others were new to me. Either way the wine makers were gracious to spend some of their precious time to speak with me. One wonderful wine maker…
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