Tag: Rodney Strong Vineyards

VanWineFest 2019 video collage

Winery Principals Share Their Knowledge on Video at VanWineFest 2019

 mywinepal  March 25, 2019

Besides tasting wine and attending seminars during the Vancouver International Wine Festival, I meeting with winery principals at the Festival Tasting Room and doing short video interviews with them.  Here is the list of all the interviews I did.  Many are from California, as this was the theme region for the Festival, but I also have an Australia, France, and…

Pinot Noir wines at VanWineFest 2019 seminar

Pinot’s Siren Call Of Seduction Seminar at VanWineFest 2019

 mywinepal  March 5, 2019

Today’s seminar at the Vancouver International Wine Festival was on the Pinot Noir grape.  Wine educator, author and historian Paul Wagner and a panel of Pinot Noir producers from Burgundy, Oregon, California, New Zealand, and BC’s Okanagan Valley talked to us about their wines and love for the Pinot Noir grape. The winery principal panelists that spoke to us were Ross Baker,…

Discover California wines

Preparing for More than Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay at VanWineFest 2019

 mywinepal  January 14, 2019

What do you know about California wines?  Most people probably think of it as a place for high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay wines.  But that is not all there is to California wines.  There are many other wines available from California that are very enjoyable; some cool-climate wines like Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. To help prepare you for the California wineries attending the…