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With the CFL season underway and NFL to start, you may wonder what to drink when you watch the game. Beer? No, Champagne! Here is some information from the Comite Champagne about how you can pair Champagne with different snacks while you watch football. Enjoy! ~~~ Champagne might seem like an untraditional choice to drink while watching the game, but…
Sparkling wine is very versatile to pair with many foods. But some people may not think that applies to Champagne. But it does. Champagne comes in many different styles giving you many opportunities to try a bottle with something that you have for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or with snacks on your patio. Here are a few suggestions from Comité…
This is my first wine to review in 2022, Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Gruner Veltliner 2018. A BC wine coming from Osoyoos in the south Okanagan. Gruner Veltliner is not yet a commonly known white grape here in BC, but it should become more well-known. The grape is widely grown in Austria, as well as in Hungary, Slovakia, and…
Two new wine releases from TIME Family of Wines to try. Their Chronos Sauvignon Blanc 2020 and Chronos Semillon 2020. Both grapes are found in Bordeaux and in fact are blended together to make a white Bordeaux wine! Today’s wines though are unblended so that we get to experience each variety on their own. The Semillon does have a touch…
This is going to be a spectacular wine and food pairing between Hart House Restaurant and Burrowing Owl Estate Winery. Limited tickets so buy asap. Here is the press release.~~~June 24, 2021 (Vancouver, BC) – On Friday, July 9, 2021, Burnaby’s Hart House Restaurant will host an al fresco dinner with wine pairings from Burrowing Owl Estate Winery. The event…
It is time to start drinking your port with the colder weather upon us. There are many styles of port. I received 3 port samples from The Fladgate Partnership that cover 3 different styles; Pink, Tawny, and Vintage. Port is made from indigenous grapes, typically Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, and Tinta Cao. Port is a…
Chefs Plate provides you with pre-portioned ingredients and easy to follow recipe cards that help you cook meals at home. They offer 15 different dishes every week for you to choose from: from meat-based dishes, to salads, and even vegetarian options. If you don’t like to think about what to cook daily, want to sharpen your cooking skills and want…
One of the things that the Vancouver International Wine Festival is known for is winemaker dinners. One upcoming winemaker dinner I think will be exceptionally good. It will be a pairing of the Rhone Valley’s wines by Jean-Luc Colombo with dishes by Provence Marinaside. There is a surprising, long relationship between the owner of Provence Marinaside and Jean-Luc Colombo. I…
Do you enjoy winemaker dinners? I do. It is great to hear about how and why a wine was made, the weather for that season, etc. straight from the winemaker. Then to taste the wine, and understand it a bit more. Coming up we have 3 winemaker dinners sponsored by Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country and held at H Tasting Lounge…
Today is a first for me; Actually 2 firsts. One of my firsts is that I will be meeting and interviewing Mr. Harry McWatters, who established Sumac Ridge winery and See Ya Later Ranch. Harry has overseen many firsts in the BC wine industry and has been active for 40+ years here in BC. I’m not sure why I haven’t…
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