It is the Easter weekend for many people around the world, and besides the religious celebrations, enjoying meals with family and friends is also a big part. The BC VQA Spring wine release kicked off this week, but the wines…
This is Part 2 of my top rated wines for 2018. I earlier released my list of 40 white and sparkling wines for 2018, which you can read at this link. This red wine list came from Trade tastings with agents…
The clock is ticking and the end of 2018 is near. I have a few more wines that I have received in December that I would like to review for you. I have 3 wines from Road 13 Vineyards in…
Recently I attended a seated food and wine pairing event hosted by Mr. Anthony Collet, Marketing Manager for Beaujolais Wines. The goal of this event was to celebrate the bounty of local ingredients paired with Beaujolais wines. We enjoyed these…
BC VQA wines are released twice a year; once in the Fall and then in the Spring. The Fall wines tend to show more white wines, as well as Pinot Noir, while the Spring event has more red wines. This…
From BC’s winemakers, the consensus seems to be that 2017 was a more normal growing season compared to the two previous seasons. Although there were horrible wildfires, the fires occurred in early summer, not later in the summer when veraison…
Where is Prince Edward County? Is it somewhere on Prince Edward Island? No, it’s in Ontario, between Toronto and Kingston, along Lake Ontario. I would classify it as a peninsula, but it is not long and thin, rather it is…
Cool climate wines are where the vibrant acidity and tart fruit flavours. Citrus trending to stone fruits for white wines, and red fruits like strawberries, raspberries and red cherries. A cool climate region to consider for wines is Vancouver Island.…
At the i4C+ Celebration on July 21-23, 2017 there will be 59 cool climate chardonnay producers; 25 wineries from Ontario and 34 from around the world. There will be 2 wineries from BC too. And as I mentioned in my…
Finally, the sunny, warm weather is with us here in BC. Winter was dreadful, but now we can get out on the patio and enjoy some freshly vinified BC white wine. The 2016 harvest was very good in BC and…