Tag: pinot gris

10 BC Sparkling and White Wines for You to Enjoy This Summer

Naramata Bench Wineries Association banner

The Naramata Bench is located on the east side of Lake Okanagan as you drive north from Penticton.  It is a very scenic 14 km drive overlooking the water and vineyards, home to a group of twenty-four award-winning wineries forming…

Supporting BC Wine and Alberta Beef – Farm Friends

Farm Friends logo

Farm Friends was a stand-up grazing event, organized by several BC wineries in response to the recent boycott on the importation of BC wine to Alberta.  The day of the event, held at Edible Canada, the Alberta government dropped the ban so that the…

Quick Review: Singletree Pinot Noir and Haywire Pinot Gris

Haywire Pinot Gris and Singletree Pinot Noir 2015

Wine slowly trickles out of our BC wineries and makes their way to market.  Two new bottles of wines that I received to taste and rate are from Haywire and Singletree wineries.  One a Pinot Gris and the other a…

Whispering Horse Winery Surprises With L’Acadie

Whispering Horse L'Acadie label

Have You Heard of Whispering Horse Winery? One of our newest wineries to BC, Whispering Horse Winery is located a little southwest of Chilliwack on Vedder Mountain Rd.  Cultus Lake is around the corner from the winery as well.  The…

Be Treated Royally with Wines from Enrico Winery

Enrico Winery logo

Tucked away on side roads across southern and mid-Vancouver Island, you can be surprised by a family-run winery.  Enrico Winery is one such winery, located at 3280 Telegraph Road, Mill Bay, B.C. A cool climate region, this winery has forged…

10 BC Wines to Celebrate with on Thanksgiving

Traditional Thanksgiving

With all the calamities around us lately, it is an appropriate time to give thanks for what we have, and to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends in Canada.  Whether you enjoy a traditional turkey with stuffing gravy, potatoes, brussel sprouts,…