Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
In BC we relatively quickly learned that cooler climate grapes, like Riesling, did better in the north Okanagan, and warmer climate grapes, like Syrah, did better in the south Okanagan. Similarly cooler climate grape varieties in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. And more. But we have had a few decades now to further refine these generalized grape growing regions…
Today I have two wines from Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery in Creston to taste. Their Chardonnay 2018 and Terraces Pinot Noir 2020. Did you know that Chardonnay is an offspring of Pinot Noir with Gouais Blanc? Both these wines come with oak ageing and went through malolactic fermentation. Isn’t it interesting that Chardonnay, a white grape, is vinified the same as…
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 that I purchased from Fisherman’s Market in the Burnaby Heights area. The Baillie-Grohman wines are available at BC Liquor Stores….
It was about 18 months ago since I, and other wine trade people, were able to get together and taste BC wines. We all arrived wearing masks. Some of us with different haircuts, glasses, etc., so you may have to guess who some of the people are. Luckily we were able to connect and share a few stories before we…
In November 2020, I interviewed a few BC winemakers about their current harvest. From their discussions, I determined that overall the growing season was average, but there was a cooler rainy spring. August and September had good weather. Harvest started a little later than usual. Rain and the crazy snowfall in October influenced smaller yields, but there was still some…
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessening of restrictions people will want to meet and move about. Dr. Henry has asked people in BC to travel within our province. During the summer many people travel to the Okanagan where there is an abundance of sun, fresh tree fruits, beaches, and wine. Other areas across the interior, the Fraser Valley and…
