by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Monte Creek Winery Announces Record Wine Wins In 2020
In BC we love to celebrate the success of our wineries both locally and abroad. Monte Creek Winery in Kamloops is one winery in our newer wine regions, the Thompson Valley, that is having success and would like to share…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Get Sparkling with Evolve Cellars Effervescence
Do you like sparkling wine? This one from Evolve Cellars in Penticton is a delight to sip. It is made with the Charmat method (think Prosecco) and has nice fresh fruit flavours. A blend of 70% Pinot Blanc and 30%…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Quick Reviews: Church & State’s Coyote Bowl Series Chardonnay 2017 and Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Here are my last two wines to review for you from Church & State Wines. They grow grapes and produce wines from both their Vancouver Island and their Okanagan vineyard/winery sites. The two wines I tasted for this article are…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Brasil, a Sparkling New World Seminar at Vinexpo New York
The Vancouver International Wine Festival in 2021 host countries were slated to be from South America. One of the countries, Brasil, is one that I have heard makes wine, but never had a chance to try. With COVID, I understand…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few BC Wine Suggestions For COVID Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving is going to be very different this year for many of us who are accustomed to getting together with our parents, brothers and sister, and maybe aunts and uncles for dinner. It will be smaller, and may be…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Chardonnay and Pinot Gris from Spearhead Winery You Need to Try
What do you know about Chardonnay Clone 95? It is originally from Burgundy, and is grown by Spearhead Winery in Kelowna, BC. Clone 95 makes full-bodied, intensely flavoured, medium yield Chardonnay clusters. Spearhead Winery barrel ferments this wine in 100%…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 2 Reviews of 4 Wines from Gold Hill Winery
Why 2 Reviews of 4 Wines? I received a shipment of wines from Gold Hill Winery in Oliver, BC, over the summer and I’ve been tasting them two wines at a time and writing my tasting notes for you. Twice…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on An Intro to South African Wines
You may say that 1990 was when South African wine came on the international scene. That is the year that Nelson Mandela was released and sanctions against South Africa were subsequently lifted. Before that time South African wines were made…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Memories of Chilean Wine and Hospitality – Santiago, Valparaiso, and the Casablanca and Aconcagua Valleys
With the lockdown on travel due to COVID-19, I thought I’d look back at some of my trips to wine regions around the world. One of my memorable trips was to Chile in October 2009 where I toured around Santiago,…