by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s Near Perfect 4.5-5 Star Wines for 2022
Twenty-five wines coming from BC and around the world made it to my near-perfect – star category this year. I’ve arranged these fantastic wines into BC wines followed by wines from the rest of the world. Italian wine showed up…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Few Wine Suggestions for Canadian Thanksgiving 2022
Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday, October 10, 2022. You may be making a list of ingredients to buy for your Thanksgiving dinner. A traditional / historical dinner with turkey or ham, brussel sprouts, yam, and mashed potatoes with gravy. Or…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Old World Rhone Valley Grapes in the New World – 3 Examples
Can you name the native grapes of the Rhone Valley? There are the north and south ends of the valley and different varieties. The main varieties of the north end are Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. The northern Rhone is…
Today, June 17, 2022, is Drink Chenin Day. South Africa is a major producer of quality Chenin Blanc wine. I have posted 4 Chenin Blanc wines earlier on mywinepal to help you celebrate this day, and now I have my…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 2 Chenin Blancs from Spier Wine Farm to Celebrate Drink Chenin Day
I have two more South African Chenin Blanc for you to celebrate Drink Chenin Day on June 17. Both wines are from the Spier Wine Farm in the Stellenbosch region. The Spier Signature Chenin Blanc 2021 is unoaked and probably…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 2 South African Chenin Blancs for Drink Chenin Day, Friday, June 17
Drink Chenin Day is on Friday, June 17. Chenin Blanc has been grown in South Africa since the 1600s, and it continues to be the most widely planted varietal, accounting for nearly 20% of the acreage currently under vine. If…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Celebrate Wine Excellence at Top Drop Vancouver May 10-11, 2022
Have you ever heard of Top Drop Vancouver? It is a festival where 40 hand-selected wineries from around the world come to Vancouver and pour their wines for you. These wineries have to have a certain level of quality and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on The French Influence on the Southern Hemisphere
Winemaking has been around for hundreds of years. We are very familiar with wines coming from Europe, in particular France, where we talk about Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne. We typically call Europe the “Old World” wine region, while wines made…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on MyWinePal’s Wine Destination Travel Bucket List
Wanderlust. We must all have it after staying in our homes for the past two years due to COVID. Maybe venturing out to a nearby city or town within a day’s driving distance, but not getting on an airplane and…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Quick Review: Wildeberg Coterie Cabernet Franc & Malbec 2018
Do you have a coterie? A small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people? I think you probably have a small group of friends that you enjoy drinking wine with. I…