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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 shutdown 2 years ago.  It was quite an experience to see people to talk about their wines, meet friends I…

Terry Meyer Stone along with her brother JAK Meyer and their spouses, Andrew Stone and Janice Stevens have launched their new custom crush wine project called Mayhem Wines.  I received a sample of their VQA wines to taste and talk to you about; their 2018 Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Blanc, and 2017 Merlot Cabernet Franc.  You may recognize JAK’s name…

I love Pinot Noir wine.  Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars in Okanagan Falls may be better known for their sparkling wines, but they also produce very good quality Pinot Noir wines.  Provence Marinaside is one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver.  On November 4, you have the chance to try Blue Mountain’s Pinot Noir wines paired with expertly produced dishes…

Do you know what a Geographical Indication (GI) means in the BC wine industry? According to a BC Ministry of Agriculture press release, a GI is “…a standard element of appellation systems used around the world that help people identify wines in the marketplace, provide assurance as to the origin and quality of the wine, and promote agri-tourism. British Columbia…

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 acidity.  The Okanagan Falls Skaha Winery Association, consisting of 14 wineries, with 32 vineyards, held a tasting recently, which I attended.  In…

Did you know that during the ice age, glaciers up to 3 km thick covered the Okanagan and carved out the valley we love?  The retreat of the glaciers left benches covered with fertile soil where many wineries grow their vines.  Okanagan Falls, between Penticton and Oliver, I think holds a sweet spot for growing grapes and making wine.  It has…

Okanagan Falls I think is a sweet spot for grape growing and wine production.  There are several wineries in Okanagan Falls that make wines I really enjoy.  Below is an announcement for a wineries dinner in Okanagan Falls.  The dinner is on Saturday, May 27, 2017. ~~~ The Flavours of Okanagan Falls progressive dinner has a new twist this year…

Welcome to Meyer Family Vineyards After a decision to change careers and enter the wine world we spent three years searching for the perfect vineyard site in the Okanagan Valley. In 2006 Janice and I (JAK) purchased a small 1.62 HECTARE vineyard on the Naramata bench. In late 2008 we purchased a 6.9 HECTARE property in Okanagan Falls. We hired the…

Black Market Wine Company that is, not the other kind. Black Market is one of our new wineries here in BC; located in Okanagan Falls, it consists of 3 people: Rob Hammersley, Michelle Shewchuk, and Mark Simpson. Mark is also the owner and wine maker for BC Wine Studio.  Rob and Michelle have some training in either viticulture or WSET education and look like they…

Where is the Okanagan Falls Region? The Okanagan Falls region reaches from the shores of Skaha Lake to the tip of Vaseux Lake, north to south. It is sandwiched between Penticton, Summerland and Oliver, the Okanagan Falls area is famed for some of Canada’s top wine production with the highest quality wines in the valley. It is the narrowest part…