by mywinepal • • Comments Off on What’s New on the Naramata Bench?
The Naramata Bench, located to the north of Penticton on the east bank of Lake Okanagan, is home to many BC wineries. It is a lovely drive along Naramata Road, where you can visit 24 wineries, and admire the views…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on What Can You Expect From Okanagan Falls Wines 2016?
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…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Provence Marinaside – Care to Try 145 Wines by the Glass?
I was shocked when I heard about how many wines by the glass are available for you to buy and enjoy with your meal at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown. This may be the largest wine by the glass offering in…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Chinese New Year: Some Wines for Red Fire Monkey Year
Chinese Year of the Red Fire Monkey Chinese New Year Day of Red Monkey is on February 8, 2016. According to chinesefortunecalendar.com, “…According to Chinese Five Elements Horoscopes, Monkey contains Metal and Water. Metal is connected to gold. Water is connected to…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on My First Post for 2016: A New Vintage of Singletree Wines to Try
Last year I was invited to try some of the wines from the new Singletree Winery, located in Abbotsford, BC. A family run opereation by the Etsell’s, they planted their grape vines in 2011 and opened a wine shop in…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on My Highly Regarded 4.5 Star Rated Wines for 2015
In 2015, I only rated 7 wines with 5 stars. There were many wines that came close to my idea of perfection in a glass, and many of these I gave 4.5 stars. These are amazing wines still and I…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Sparkling Wines from Near and Far
The Near I recently reviewed Duncan, BC’s Blue Grouse Estate Winery, and mentioned in the article that I was going to cover their sparkling wine in a separate article. The time is now! Their sparkling wine is called “Paula“, after…
You may not have heard of Blue Grouse Estate Winery from Duncan before, but the winery has quite a history. In 2012 the Brunner family took over the winery but it was owned for many years by Dr. Hans Kiltz…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Checking Out Calliope’s Latest Releases
Who is Calliope Wines? The Wyse Family, founders of Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, has a second label called Calliope, which pays homage to a tiny hummingbird found in southern British Columbia. The grapes for Calliope wines are sourced from local…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The Road to Organic for Okanagan Crush Pad
I first met owners Chrstine Coletta and Steve Lornie in May 2011, when they were unveiling the concrete eggs they acquired to ferment a line of their wines at Okanagan Crush Pad (OCP). Jump forward 4 years, and you will…