Tag: Santa Lucia Highlands

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,…

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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…

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i4C Taste of Terroir with Peller Estates

 mywinepal  July 31, 2017

As part of the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration held in Niagara-on-the-Lake were lunches.  I was lucky to be able to attend the Peller Estates i4C Taste of Terroir.  A multi-course lunch with Chardonnay from around the world. This is the first time I visited Peller Estates, and I must say that their tasting room and restaurant is quite spectacular….

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Talking About Wine Gems and More with Hahn Family Wines

 mywinepal  November 23, 2014

Sitting down in a private room at Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop Shop, myself and a few other wine media had a chance to try some fantastic Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from Hahn Family Wines, a California-based winery, with vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey County.  I pulled wine maker Paul Clifton aside for a few minutes to…