by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Chilean Tribute to the Vancouver International Wine Festival
Although we cannot celebrate the Vancouver International Wine Festival together this year, I have some wines from Chile and Argentina that I would like to taste and share my tasting notes with you. This year the theme region was South…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on BC, German, and Chilean Wines all Together
Today I have 3 seemingly unrelated wines, and they are. Sometimes when you are tasting wines for review, you have single bottles and no pairing with other related wines. So today is a bit of a mix of wines. One…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Memories of Chilean Wine and Hospitality – A Visit to Wineries of the Maipo and the Colchagua Valleys
At this point of my trip to Chile I had visited wineries from the Aconcagua and the Casablanca Valleys. Now I visited a few wineries closer to Santiago in the Maipo Valley, then headed south to the Colchagua Valley. A…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated Red Wines for 2018
This is Part 2 of my top rated wines for 2018. I earlier released my list of 40 white and sparkling wines for 2018, which you can read at this link. This red wine list came from Trade tastings with agents…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated Red Wines for 2017
As I mentioned in my previous article on my top rated white, sparkling, and fortified wines for 2017, there were so many excellent wines that I tasted this year. As I review the red wines that I’ve listed below, there…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A DIY Wine Tasting for the Holidays
The holiday season is coming up quickly and if you are wondering what to do for your office or party with friends, how about have a wine tasting? Sounds fun, but how do I pick the wines? Well, I’ve taken…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Trying the Red, White and Sparkling Wines of Evolve Cellars
It is almost the end of summer, but the sun is still shining and we should get out onto the patio and enjoy fresh wine. I received a box of wines to try from Evolve Cellars in Summerland, and inside…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on What to Select from Select Wines’ Portfolio?
Sometimes the best wines around are the ones that are not generally listed in BC Liquor stores. They are known as Spec or Special Order wines. You can find these wines through some private wine shops, or you could order…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on VanWineFest 2017 – 15 Wine Picks from Around the World
Beside the theme country every year in the Festival Tasting room of the Vancouver International Wine Festival, there are all the other wineries from countries around the world offering their wines for you to try. Below are 15 wines that I…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated Wines for 2016
This past year I tasted a tremendous number of wines from around the world, but some wines really resonated with me. It may have been the great balance of fruit, sugar, acidity for a white wine, or the fruit, tannins…