What would you have with an Easter turkey dinner? Probably a lightly oaked Chardonnay or maybe a Pinot Noir, or sparkling wine. I decided to step outside of my go-to styles of wines for turkey dinner and to try a…
Thanksgiving in the USA is coming up on November 25, 2021. I have many American readers of mywinepal.com, so I thought I would share some Champagne pairings with Thanksgiving meals that I received from the Champagne Bureau USA. Many of…
Canadian Thanksgiving 2021 is going to be very different this year for many of us who are accustomed to getting together with our parents, brothers and sister, and maybe aunts and uncles for dinner. Just like Thanksgiving 2020, but now…
One of the great things about the Vancouver International Wine Festival is that in the big Festival Tasting Room at the Conference Centre is that you can meet a winery principal and talk to him or her about their wines.…
At the Import Vintners & Spirits Association (IVSA) tastings, held most months, gives the Trade a chance to try the latest wines and spirits coming to Vancouver. There are always a few gems that people come across and spread the…