Tag: france

If you attended the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2020, you may have had the opportunity to meet Gérard Bertrand and taste his wines from the Languedoc region. I was lucky to also attend his Masterclass where he went in-depth into the history of the Languedoc, his estate, his promotion of biodynamic viticulture and winemaking, and then tasted through 10 of his…

Another holiday is coming soon; Easter.  If you celebrate Easter, or you just enjoy the Spring time and wonderful weather, and food, you may want to order Provence Marinaside’s Easter Heat and Eat Dinner.  It looks delicious, has a few options, plus some great deals on wines to accompany your meal.  Enjoy. ~~~ (Vancouver, BC) – Around the world, people…

With COVID and having to stay at home, you may want to splurge a bit and buy a bottle of Champagne to celebrate with your significant other on Valentine’s Day.  There are many different bottles of Champagne that you can purchase here in BC, from BC government liquor stores as well as many private wine shops.  One of my favourite…

Yes, Valentine’s Day is coming soon, and so you may want to start planning. A nice dinner, either at home, or safely at a restaurant, like Provence Marinaside, may be your choice.  Provence has a special meal paired with wonderful wines for Valentine’s Day.  The press release with menu is below.  Enjoy! ~~~ (Vancouver, BC) – “What the world needs…

If you need more suggestions for the bottle of sparkling wine you want to pop for New Year’s Eve, BC Liquor Stores has made a short list for you. Some of the bottles are on sale. Get yours soon! If you want sparkling BC wine suggestions, you can read my latest article.~~~ Virtual bubbles for NYE Raise a glass during…

Have you ever wondered which Champagne Houses and/or companies have the largest revenue?  BoldData in the Netherlands did the analysis.  The number #1 company should not be a surprise, but do you know who the next companies/Houses are?  Here is BoldData’s press release.  Don’t forget to get a bottle of Champagne or other sparkling wine to welcome 2021 and banish…

As 2020 has been a disaster, we really should be toasting with a bottle of sparkling wine on New Year’s Eve to welcome 2021.  Well, 2021 was not much better.  Still had to keep to your bubble.  I only attended 2 Trade tastings and no sparkling wines were on the list.  Here are a few sparkling wines that I tried…

Do you enjoy quizzes about wine?  I’ve made one here for you, using material from my articles this year.  So if you can’t figure out the answer to a question, open up a second tab in your browser with mywinepal.com and search my articles to find the answer.  Have fun and cheers!

This was a crazy year due to COVID, which limited my usual number of wine tastings, but when I checked through the wines, I realized that of the wines I did taste, many almost made my 5-star category.  These wines I rated as 4.5-5 stars.  They are fantastic to drink now and would be OK to cellar for a short…

This year, with COVID, my exposure to wines from around the world was limited.  But I still did have one major wine tasting event before COVID lockdown: the Vancouver International Wine Festival.  All my 5 star rated wines for this year come from this single event.  I was very surprised as I went through my posts for the entire year. …