Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
Tickets to the Vancouver International Wine Festival events sell very quickly and you can miss out on some great events. All Festival events are very good but depend on what you are interested in doing, like attending a dinner, a seminar, or a mingler. I thought I’d give you my suggestions, based on my interests in seminars and dinners primarily,…
I love Pinot Noir wine. Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars in Okanagan Falls may be better known for their sparkling wines, but they also produce very good quality Pinot Noir wines. Provence Marinaside is one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver. On November 4, you have the chance to try Blue Mountain’s Pinot Noir wines paired with expertly produced dishes…
It’s August and tomatoes are ripening on the vine with all our sunshine and ready for us to enjoy with a great meal with friends and BC wine. Provence Marinaside has put together a special menu for August using tomatoes in each dish, and offering BC Rose wine paired to each dish. Here is the press release for this special…
In my previous article about Maison Ogier and their wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, I told you about the four different soil types and their effects on the grapes’ flavours in the wines. In this article, I take you through tasting some of Maison Ogier’s wines with food paired at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown. Our Pairings Seared scallops with hedgehog mushrooms, roasted…
Sparkling wine is always fun to drink; and even better enjoyed with friends or family. But sometimes you don’t want to open an entire bottle, or maybe you want to try a few different types of bubbles; prosecco and cremant perhaps? Or how about an expensive bottle of Cristal and live like a rock star? Whatever your reasons, I have…
Who doesn’t like a bottle of bubbles? BC makes some very nice bubble; thinking about Summerhill, Blue Mountain, Stoneboat, Bella, and many others. But besides BC, there is lots of bubble from around the world to appreciate. We all think of Champagne for example, but many people may think that they cannot afford it, but they can now. Read on!…
Who is Chateau de Lamarque? A winery with a long history in Bordeaux. From the Chateau de Lamarque website, “…The feudal lord of Lamarque (the step) was so named because it was situated on the border of Guyenne. Along with two other fortresses, the Lamarque fortress had to defend the Médoc territory from Viking invasions coming from the Gironde. Later…
The British Columbia Wine Institute welcomed me and a room full of other revelers to the “BC Paired: Indulge Your Senses!” during the Vancouver International Wine Festival. This event was a celebration of BC wines, red, white, sparkling and fortified, paired together with locally sourced BC ingredients prepared to complement the wines. 23 wineries were present to show off their wonderful range…
Monday night last week, walking to Provence Marinaside, with a light rain falling, did not deter me from the positive feelings about modernizing our wine regulations in BC. The Modernize Wine Association of BC Inaugural Fundraiser was kicking off, and I wanted to show my support. There are many rules and regulations for purchase and handling of liquor that are not…
Wandering through the isles of the International Festival tasting room, with glasses of sparkling, red, and white wine pouring freely, are you looking for a friend to share a new wine find? If you see me, please poke my shoulder and say “Hi, I’ve found an interesting wine I’d like to share with you”. And I will be happy to…
