Privato Vineyard & Winery is about as far north as you can get in BC for growing vitis vinifera. In an earlier visit to Kamloops, I was told by owners John and Debbie Woodward that the hills to the north…
Harper’s Trail Estate Winery was the first to produce wine in the Kamloops area using grapes from their Thadd Springs estate vineyard. A vineyard that has a vein of limestone running through it. Limestone which offers calcium to the vines…
I keep mentioning about wineries on Vancouver Island as they give you a different profile of wine compared to what we are more familiar with coming from the Okanagan. You are not going to find a big Cabernet Sauvignon produced…
Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery is located in West Kelowna, not too far away from Mission Hill Family Estate Winery. It has been around for many years (winery started in 2001 with the vineyards in 1968) and I have recommended their…
The Canada Day long weekend celebration is this weekend. Picnics and bbq and generally getting together with friends and family will happen. Enjoying this scene with Canadian wine would make it even better in my opinion. Below is a list…
Harper’s Trail Estate Winery in Kamloops has been a leader is showing the uniqueness of the area for grape growing and wine production, and has lead the way for a few other wineries like Privato and Monte Creek Ranch. The…
We all like to receive rewards. It starts as we are young children with our parents, continues through school, and when we are in the workforce. The 2019 BC Best of Varietal Wine Awards recipients were just announced and I’ve…
Its Spring, and time for releases of white and rosé wines from across BC. SpearHead Winery in Kelowna is one of the wineries that produce quality wines every year. I always look forward to tasting their wines. Last year we…
Riesling, Pinot Gris and Viognier were prominent in this BC VQA Spring wine release tasting. It is not surprising as white wine releases are more common in the Spring while more red wines are released in the Fall. Viognier though…
As BC is large with a cooler coastal climate and a hotter, drier interior, our yearly vintages can cover a range from marginal to exceptional. Luckily we have been closer to the exceptional end of the vintage spectrum these last…