by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s Near-Perfect 4.5-5 Star Wines for 2021
As I mentioned for my five-star wine ratings this year, COVID limited the number of events and thus wines that I could taste that came from around the world to BC. That being said, I am grateful for the BC…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Wines from Blue Grouse Estate Winery for the Holidays
Here are two BC wines you may want to consider serving with meals or with appetizers before your main meal during the holidays. Blue Grouse Estate Winery Estate Pinot Noir 2019 and Pinot Gris 2020. The grapes are harvested from…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Cornucopia 2021 Signature Tasting: Andrew Peller Great Estates Regional Tasting
The Andrew Peller beverage company over the past few years brought in five BC wineries into their portfolio. Andrew Peller also owns wineries in the Niagara region in southern Ontario. For Cornucopia 2021, I and a COVID safely separated group…
I received three wines from TIME Family of Wines over the summer, but holiday travel and other busyness kept me away from tasting these wines until now. Two are white and one is a rosé wine. I tasted the: Evolve…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Marionette-Inspired Winery in Salmon Arm
Amanda Eastwood and Jamie Smith are not puppets. For them making wine is a lifestyle, a passion and the result of a year-round creative process. Amanda is originally from France and Jamie a native of Salmon Arm. Jamie spent 11…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Visiting District Wine Village in Oliver, BC – Part 2
I enjoyed my time visiting District Wine Village. In Part 1 of my article, I provided some background and tasting notes for three wineries. In this article, the remaining two wineries I visited at the District Wine Village that I…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few BC Wines for COVID Thanksgiving 2021
Canadian Thanksgiving 2021 is going to be very different this year for many of us who are accustomed to getting together with our parents, brothers and sister, and maybe aunts and uncles for dinner. Just like Thanksgiving 2020, but now…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Visiting District Wine Village in Oliver, BC – Part 1
Have you heard about District Wine Village, which opened this summer in Oliver, BC? It is unique in that a group of wineries, have their production facilities in the same location at the Village. Many of them are smaller, new…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Gruner Veltliner, Syrah and so Much More from Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery
Situated on the north end of Osoyoos is Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery. Mohan Gill and his family opened Bordertown Winery in May 2015. But before then they were grape growers for over 20 years selling to select wineries. Their…
Do you know that the most predominant grape variety grown in Oregon is Pinot Noir? It tops out both red and white grape varieties at 59%. For white grape varieties, 14% of vineyards grow Pinot Gris and 7% grow Chardonnay.…