Tag: food and wine pairing

Wine Time book cover

Book Review: Wine Time: 70+ Recipes for Simple Bites That Pair Perfectly With Wine

 mywinepal  February 1, 2023

Barbara Scott-Goodman is “a cookbook author, food writer, and content creator and an art director and designer of cookbooks, lifestyle books, food publications, videos, and websites…” and I am glad I stumbled across her book, Wine Time: 70+ Recipes for Simple Bits That Pair Perfectly With Wine.  Have you ever been invited to a party and asked to bring an…

Saintly, the good rosé and the good sparkling rosé 2021

Two Rosé Saintly Wines Are Candidates for Valentine’s Day

 mywinepal  January 18, 2023

Are you a saint? Maybe in January, starting off the New Year. But whether you are or not, and want to enjoy some fun rose wines, then Saintly Wines may be on your radar. I received these two rose wines which are made by Okanagan’s Saintly Wines to review. I have the Saintly, the good rosé 2021 and the Saintly,…

Champagne and French fries (courtesy www.townandcountrymag.com)

Elevate Your Football Party Menu with Champagne Pairings!

 mywinepal  August 31, 2022

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…

Champagne and pate (Image by PublicDomainImages from Pixabay)

Enjoy Champagne During The Summer With These Food Pairing Suggestions

 mywinepal  May 15, 2022

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…

Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Gruner Veltliner 2018

Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Gruner Veltliner 2018 and Indian Food Pairing

 mywinepal  January 5, 2022

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…

TIME Family of Wines Chronos Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon 2020

TIME Family of Wines Chronos Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon 2020 with Scallops Pairing

 mywinepal  November 22, 2021

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…

Burrowing Owl wines

Hart House Restaurant Dinner Features BC’s Burrowing Owl Estate Winery

 mywinepal  June 25, 2021

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…

Port and pastry pairing

Port and Pastry Pairings for the Holidays

 mywinepal  October 28, 2020

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…

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Chefs Plate Dishes Quality You Can Cook Plus BC Wine

 mywinepal  May 3, 2020

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…

Joshua Carlson & Jean-Luc Colombo _ Provence Marinaside Wine

Provence Marinaside Dinner Honours Legendary Wine-Maker with a Family Connection

 mywinepal  January 23, 2020

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…