We all probably have had a bottle of Santa Margherita’s Pinot Grigio with a meal, at home, or with friends. But what do we know about this wine and winery? Did you know that Santa Margherita developed this wine style…
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West, together with BC Liquor Stores, is organizing during the month of October another edition of “Flavours of Italy – Celebrating Italian Classics”, an in-store promotion in selected BC Liquors Stores. This edition of “Flavours of…
I picked up a four-pack of LULU Spritz Cans this week and since it is a hot day today I’m enjoying it on my patio before I get into the business of preparing dinner. LULU Spritz is a premium blend…
This will be an unusual Mother’s Day for us all. Those of you who live in the same city as your mom can visit her on Mother’s Day, safely. For those of us that live in different cities, phoning/skyping/zooming are…
Italian wine always excites me. I think it is the acidity in the wines and the in general red fruit flavours. There is also a wide variety of wines from sparkling Prosecco and Franciacorta wines, and rosé/white/red wines made from…
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…
Do you know that the Okanagan Valley gets 2 hours more sunlight per day than Napa Valley during the July and August growing season and that the Okanagan is warmer and more arid than Napa? We should be able to…
Have you ever wondered which wines go well with our Pacific Northwest Cuisine? Maybe you want to buy a bottle to enjoy at home, to take to a friend’s dinner, or maybe order at a restaurant. I checked out the…
Why are people so hung up with the 100-point wine scale and the wine they are buying? Do you want to drink 100-point wines every day? Besides the possibility of prohibitive pricing, the wines may be 100-point rated, but may…
When someone mentions wine from Uruguay, there is usually one of two responses: I don’t like Tannat, it’s too tannic, Uruguay makes wine? Bodega Garzón from Uruguay hopes to wipe out both of these responses by bringing their wines to you…