Let me tell you about two refreshing wines from Winemaker’s CUT in the south Okanagan. I am tasting their Winemaker’s CUT Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé 2020, which will make you want to hold on to summer for a few more…
It was about 18 months ago since I, and other wine trade people, were able to get together and taste BC wines. We all arrived wearing masks. Some of us with different haircuts, glasses, etc., so you may have to…
If you have not yet enjoyed lunch or dinner at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown, maybe this wine and food pairing menu will entice you. Tomatoes are now ripening on the coast, and are already ripe in the interior. Provence Marinaside…
We heard about the purchase of TIME Family of Wines last year, but did not know where things would go for the wines. We now have some answer, with a label refresh plus some new wines to the portfolio. Here…
Sauvignon Blanc is a great wine choice to pair with our coastal seafood and now the fresh salads from our gardens. I recently tasted the Gold Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2020 and it fits the bill for seafood and salads this…
Jules Taylor Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2021 (NZ $22) Get set for a whack and a wallop of passionfruit, pea pod, capsicum, basil and lime on the nose, followed by jumbo-loads of sensationally squinty acidity and tropical tension on the palate.…
This is going to be a spectacular wine and food pairing between Hart House Restaurant and Burrowing Owl Estate Winery. Limited tickets so buy asap. Here is the press release.~~~June 24, 2021 (Vancouver, BC) – On Friday, July 9, 2021,…
I paired for dinner a Japanese-style Sablefish dish with two wines from Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery. They have their new, to me, MODEST WINES label. I opened their La Graves Robber 2020 (a Sauvignon Blanc – Semillon blend) and their…
Besides spot prawn season, I think many BC’ers also look forward to halibut season. It makes great fish and chips, but you can also cook it in other ways. I received two 6 oz halibut portions from Organic Ocean to…
Have you ever wondered what are the most widely planted vitis vinifera grapes in BC, or how about how many wineries we now have? The new 2019 B.C. Wine Grape Acreage Report is out and provides us with an update…