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My first BBQ of 2024 was a few days ago. I grilled steak and opened a bottle of Tom Gore Vineyards Farmer’s Blend red wine from Sonoma, California. It is a blend of 30% Petite Syrah, 30% Merlot, 15% Malbec, 15% Teroldego, and 5% other reds. Tom Gore is a second-generation grape farmer from Sonoma County and from the time…
Not everyone likes turkey for their Thanksgiving meal or other holiday meal. In case you are one of those people, I offer grilled striploin steak paired with BC’s Blasted Church Vineyards Merlot 2021. Let me tell you about the wine first and then the food and wine holiday pairing. My Wine Tasting Notes Blasted Church Vineyards Merlot 2021 (BC $34)…
If you were to bring two wines to a dinner party over the holiday season, I might suggest these two wines from the Time Family of Wines. Their Chronos Pinot Gris 2021 and Chronos Cabernet Franc 2020 are very accessible and I think food friendly. Let me tell you about them. My Wine Tasting Notes Chronos Pinot Gris 2021 (BC…
What goes best with a grilled ribeye steak? A big red wine. Well, I am lucky to have two big red wines from Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery in West Kelowna. I received their 2018 Merlot and 2018 Reserve Syrah to review on their own, but wine is meant to be enjoyed with food, so I grilled a ribeye steak and…
With the heatwave we are experiencing in BC, and specifically in Vancouver, I decided to open a bottle of Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Malbec 2018 and pair it with grilled steak, vegetables, and salads. This bottle of Malbec comes from Argentina, which some say is the best place to grow Malbec grapes. Let me give you my tasting notes,…
My last wine to taste from Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery is their 2018 Landing Road Red Blend from the Okanagan Valley. It is made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec grapes; a Bordeaux blend. I have been mentioning their labels in my previous articles and this one is titled “Landing Road”. According to the winery, “Landing Road was…
Do you like BBQ? I like grilled steak and a glass of big red wine. I have two red wines from Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery that I thought would pair well. The Labels As I mentioned in previous articles about Seaside Pearl, they have interesting labels that describe something of BC’s history. On the labels for these wines, we have…
