by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few Wine Suggestions for Canadian Thanksgiving 2022
Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday, October 10, 2022. You may be making a list of ingredients to buy for your Thanksgiving dinner. A traditional / historical dinner with turkey or ham, brussel sprouts, yam, and mashed potatoes with gravy. Or…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Old World Rhone Valley Grapes in the New World – 3 Examples
Can you name the native grapes of the Rhone Valley? There are the north and south ends of the valley and different varieties. The main varieties of the north end are Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. The northern Rhone is…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Rhone Grapes Done Right by Moon Curser Vineyards in Ososyoos
Today we are going on a journey tasting Rhone grape varieties; Syrah for red grapes, and Roussanne and Marsanne for white grape varieties. You may have heard of Syrah. BC Syrah is quite well-known for its quality, but Roussanne and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Gerard Bertrand Orange Gold 2020 and An 806 AOP Corbieres 2017 Finesse in a Glass
I have two interesting finesse wines from Gerard Bertrand from the sunny south of France. Gerard Bertrand’s Orange Gold 2020 is an organic wine made with a blend of Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Marsanne, Mauzac, Muscat, and Clairette with skin…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2021 With BC Wine
While we may want to go big on Valentine’s Day this year for our significant other, COVID still lurks and most of us are not yet vaccinated. Maybe you would consider ordering dishes from your favourite restaurant and enjoying it…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Alsace and the Rhone Valley Represented by Church & State Wines
Today I’m tasting two white grape varieties from Alsace and from the Rhone Valley, but grown in BC! Church & State Wines grows both Pinot Gris (Alsace) and Marsanne (Rhone) grapes. And have done them very well. Church & State…
This year I had many wines that I tasted this year that almost made my 5-star category; 27 white wines and 45 red wines. These wines I rated as 4.5-5 stars. When I check over them again, I can remember…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Taste the Wines of Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné at VanWineFest 2020
Please welcome Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné, an iconic winery from Hermitage in the Northern Rhone Valley to the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Let them introduce themselves to you today. About Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné In 1834, a full 100 years…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Try the Latest Wine Releases by Road 13 Vineyards
Road 13 Vineyards has been producing award-winning wines for quite a while. They were awarded the Winery of the Year 2018 by WineAlign. In November 2018 Road 13 Vineyards were purchased by Mission Hill Family Estate from Kelowna. So these…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on My Okanagan Falls Spring 2019 Wine Release Picks for You
Okanagan Falls, located between Penticton and Oliver, holds, I think, a sweet spot for growing grapes and making wine. It has long warm days and cool nights, which allow the grapes to reach full ripeness as well as keep their…