You may have noticed some of my recent Instagram posts showing wines, beer, cider, and spirits from JAK’s liquor stores. They provided me with these samples to show you what you could enjoy over the BC Day long weekend. It…
The first two wines from 50th Parallel Estates Winery for me to taste are aromatic whites that you would find in the Alsace region of France, but of course these wines are located in Lake Country. The two wines I…
I’ve really enjoyed tasting through Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery‘s flight of newly released wines, and now I’ve reached the summit. One of their top tier wines is known as the SUMMIT. This fantastic red wine is a blend from their top…
BC does great Riesling. Our dry hot summer days followed by chill desert nights allows the fruit to fully ripen while keeping the acidity in the grapes. Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery in West Kelowna provided me with a bottle of…
I have two very seductive red wines for you from Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery in West Kelowna. The two grape varieties could not be more different; a Pinot Noir and a Syrah. The Pinot Noir grapes comes from the Similkameen…
I’m sure many of us in the wine trade and lovers of BC wine wondered what would happen to TIME Winery, Evolve Cellars, and McWatters Collection after the very unexpected passing of Harry McWatters. Now we know. Today it was…
I have been a fan of Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery since it first opened and I visited the Okanagan many years ago. I still have a bottle of their 2003 Summit Reserve Semillon that they made once made. They have…
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…
I love Pinot Noir and was very excited to try the latest Pinot Noir from Okanagan Crush Pad. The grapes for this Pinot Noir, from Okanagan Crush Pad’s Haywire wine, come from the Secrest Mountain Vineyard in Oliver, BC. The…
I think I found my favourite, or one of my favourite, rose wines for our COVID-19 summer, and it’s from Okanagan Crush Pad. Their Narrative Rosé 2019, made from the Pinot Noir grape. I also tasted their Pinot Blanc and…