Recently I received two new red wines from Spierhead Winery; Vanguard 2010, and Pursuit 2010. If you have not heard of Spierhead before, they are a relatively new winery, located in Kelowna, BC. They were named BEST NEW WINERY at the 2012…
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A Taste of the New Fall Menu at Beachside Forno West Vancouver
With the changing seasons we have changes in menus at our restaurants. Last week Dianne Chow and I went to Beachside Forno in West Vancouver to have a sample of items from their new fall menu. We were greeted by…
Tasting ALIVE Organic Wines from Summerhill Winery
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to interview Ezra Cipes, CEO of Summerhill Pyramid Winery, located in Kelowna, BC. One of the things Ezra told me about was a new line of BC VQA wines that they are…
Some Amazing Wine Finds at Colour BC VQA Fall Release
BC wines are continuing to make strides around the world. Last year BC wineries won more than 2000 medals in national and international competition according to the BC Wine Institute. BC has over 208 wineries today. We grow over 75…
Harmony at Summerhill Wines with Ezra Cipes
When you talk with visitors to the Okanagan, most will say they want to visit Summerhill Winery and see their pyramid, where they partially age all their wines. Some may say they also want to visit because it uses biodynamic farming…
An Excellent Portfolio Tasting with Select Wines & Spirits
I was happy to be invited for the second year in a row to the Select Wines & Spirits’ Annual Portfolio Tasting, held at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club. Last year I found several gems that I passed along…
Enjoying My Le Vieux Pin Equinoxe Master Class
I always appreciate seminars held with wine makers and winery principals to discuss their wines. In this case it was with wine maker Severine Pinte and General Manager Rasoul Salehi from Le Vieux Pin in the Chateau Belair Boardroom of…
A Visit to Lotusland Vineyards – What’s New?
My last visit to Lotusland Vineyard in the Abbotsford area, Fraser Valley, was September 2010. I thought coming up to September 2012 that I should make another visit and see what is new at Lotusland. The lady at the winery…
Check out the New Menu from the Establishment Lounge in Kitsilano
Last night was a Media preview of the new food menu at the Establishment Lounge in Kitsilano, 3162 W. Broadway (at Trutch). The Establishment Lounge food is created by Executive Chef Victor Bongo. Chef Bongo is the author of a…
Harpers Trail – Lots of Potential With Room to Grow
I recently stopped in to visit Ed and Vicki Collett from Harper’s Trail Estate Winery in Kamloops, BC. Yes Kamloops! I first met Ed and Vicki at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, and then at a recent Media Trip…