by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Sparkling Wines from Hester Creek for the Holidays
I have two more sparkling wines for you to consider for your holiday purchase. The two sparklers are from BC’s Hester Creek Estate Winery. The Hester Creek Ti Amo 2021 is a Charmat method (think Prosecco) sparkling wine, while the…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Aromatic White Wines from St. Hubertus Family Estate Winery
I have two aromatic white wines from St. Hubertus Family Estate Winery and their associated Oak Bay Vineyard, which I can see going very well with an assorted cheese plate over the holidays. The first wine is the St. Hubertus…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Visit to The View Winery & Vineyard in Kelowna
Just around the corner from Spearhead Winery is The View Winery & Vineyard. I stopped by to try their wines and to find out that they also make apple cider under the name of Wards Cider. I did not have…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few Favourite Wines from the Heart of Wine Country Spring Wine Release
It is Spring and I was fortunate to attend the Heart of Wine Country Spring Release Tasting covering wines from Okanagan Falls and Skaha Lake. This is the first stand-up and walk-around trade tasting that I had since the COVID…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 2 Blasted Church Vineyards Renaissance Wines to Enjoy
With all the seriousness in the world happening, it is nice to be able to step away for a few minutes to enjoy life. I have two bottles of wine from Blasted Church Vineyards in the Okanagan from their Renaissance…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Back Door Winery White Blend and Their Estate Reserve Pinotage
My final two wines from Back Door Winery in Summerland are their Nice Rack White Blend, NV, a blend of Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, and Viognier, and their Okanagan Hills Estate Reserve Pinotage 2018. The white wine comes under a Stelvin…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 2 Baillie-Grohman Wines To Impress on Valentine’s Day
I thought I would offer you more suggestions for wine and food pairings for Valentine’s Day. I picked two wines from the four wines I received from Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery in Creston to cook with salmon with shrimp stuffed pinwheels…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s Near-Perfect 4.5-5 Star Wines for 2021
As I mentioned for my five-star wine ratings this year, COVID limited the number of events and thus wines that I could taste that came from around the world to BC. That being said, I am grateful for the BC…
This is likely the most unique wine made in BC; Mayhem Wines Fortified Gewurztraminer 2018. Gewurztraminer is generally a grape that typically offers lychee, citrus, sweet spices and more; overall a very flavourful grape. Mayhem Wines took their grapes and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Marionette-Inspired Winery in Salmon Arm
Amanda Eastwood and Jamie Smith are not puppets. For them making wine is a lifestyle, a passion and the result of a year-round creative process. Amanda is originally from France and Jamie a native of Salmon Arm. Jamie spent 11…