In November 2020, I interviewed a few BC winemakers about their current harvest. From their discussions, I determined that overall the growing season was average, but there was a cooler rainy spring. August and September had good weather. Harvest started…
COVID, COVID, COVID. It is present across BC, but there are things that we can do to keep ourselves and our family safer, while still being able to enjoy our beautiful province. One new thing that we can do is…
Have you ever wanted to sit down with a winemaker and have them tell you about the bottle of wine you are enjoying with them? What was the harvest like? Did they use indigenous/wild yeasts to ferment the wine? What…
Are you getting low on your BC wine supply at home? I think most BC wineries are offering online shopping and delivery of their wines to you. I was reminded of this by the Naramata Bench Wineries Association. There is…
Singletree Winery is one of our local Fraser Valley wineries that you may not have heard of, but have been around since 2010. I’ve been writing about them for a few years now. The winery and main vineyard are in…
In October the Wines of British Columbia sent out a brief media release about the current state of the 2019 Harvest, stating “…Despite a wetter than average September, winemakers are overcoming the challenges they are faced with right now crediting…
Trying to figure out something to do for your dad, husband, or significant other for Father’s Day this weekend? How about a day trip to the Fraser Valley, to visit Singletree Winery near Abbotsford? They just announced the release of…
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…
Have you tried wines from Singletree Winery? They are a local, Abbotsford, BC winery that produces wines from their own grapes in the Fraser Valley, but they now have another vineyard located on the Naramata Bench. This is also the…
During the holidays many of us like to make, give and/or receive pastries and chocolates. But what do we pair them with? Tea or coffee? Yes those are what most people do, but how about wine? I took up that…