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Last week there was the Taste of Italy celebration held at the Vancouver Lookout downtown. Wine and Italian cheese, prosciutto, chocolates, and more were there to sample. Here are ten wines that I quite enjoyed at the Taste of Italy. Some of these wines are currently available in BC. I marked those wines with a “*”. The wines without the…
What do you know about certified organic wines? Do you only have to not spray the grapes with synthetic pesticides and herbicides or is there more to it? How do you know if a wine is made with organically grown grapes? Your best method to figure out if a wine is certified organic is if there is a certification symbol…
It’s been two years since we last tasted wines from around the world at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. During COVID grapevines produced grapes and wine was made but may have been a little harder than normal to get workers in the vineyard and in the winery. Below are my Old World wine selections. Most of the vintages are 2020…
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…
If you want two wines that would go very well at a dinner party with friends, then these two wines from BC’s Bonamici Cellars fit the bill. I really enjoyed my first sips of the Bonamici Cellars Pinot Grigio 2020 and Cabernet Franc 2020 wines as well as my sips after decanting. Let me tell you about these wines. My…
If you were wondering about getting a selection of wines for the holidays, here is an option for you from Martin Street Liquor Merchants who will ship the box of wines to you. ~~~ Martin Street Liquor Merchants is delighted to be partnering with the Heart of Wine Country Wine Club Association to offer a carefully curated selection of Okanagan Falls & Skaha…
Oxford Landing is a winery located along the Murray River in South Australia’s Riverland. It has a long history, started in 1958 by Wyndham Hill-Smith (a past winemaker at Yalumba) where he was the first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in the Riverland, an area with a Mediterranean climate, plenty of sunshine, fertile red soil, and the longest single river in…
The sun is out and it is a time to celebrate the spring and upcoming summer. At my patio, I opened cans of Lulu Spritz wine and BEACH BUM Lemon Coconut vodka coolers. Besides enjoying these coolers, you will be helping the BC Hospitality Foundation as $1 from each 4 pack of Lulu Spritz and 6 pack of BEACH BUM…
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 60 years ago? Below is a press release from Santa Margherita telling us about it’s history and accolades. Cin cin….
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 Italy” will promote an exclusive selection of 12 Italian classic wines. The promotion will comprise special displays featured in 60…
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