Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
It is always a treat to sit down for a meal with a wine maker and have them tell you about their wines they are drinking with you, and enjoying with paired dishes. Such was the case recently when I, and a few other media people, sat down with Grant Edmonds, winemaker of Sileni Estates from Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand…
What wines do you pair with Asian food? I hear this question quite often. When we think of wine, we think of traditional European dishes such as roast beef, chicken, pasta, etc. But what do you do with a Malaysian sate with peanut sauce? That is what Haywire Winery from the Okanagan tried to answer for us, while we enjoyed…
This is my second year at the Taste of Tulalip. Last year I was getting my feet wet, trying to learn the ropes. Here is the link to my Celebration Dinner notes last year. This year, I came prepared with a plan, and how to pace myself. The Taste of Tulalip starts off with the Friday evening Celebration Dinner, where…
Tuesday evening, the rain fell, but it could not dampen my spirits as I entered The Flying Pig Restaurant in Yaletown to taste the wines from Ravenswood Winery, listen to winemaker Joel Peterson, and enjoy the entrees prepared to pair with the wines. Ravenswood’s motto is “No Wimpy Wines” and I may add that this could also apply to the…
