Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
Have you ever wondered which wines go well with our Pacific Northwest Cuisine? Maybe you want to buy a bottle to enjoy at home, to take to a friend’s dinner, or maybe order at a restaurant. I checked out the top restaurants from the Vancouver Restaurant Awards 2017 (Yes, I know the 2018 awards are right around the corner). For…
Dine Out Vancouver is well underway. I went to a restaurant to enjoy their special Dine Out meal, paired with a red BC VQA wine. The food was very good, but the wine was served warm to me. Not the right temperature at all for this wine. The fruit flavours did not come through. And this dampened my enthusiasm for the…
The History of Marques de Murrieta Marqués de Murrieta´s foundation is linked to the origins of the Rioja wines since Luciano Murrieta produced in 1852 the first Rioja wine and was also the first one to export his wines. Luciano, appointed Marquis by King Amadeo of Savoy thanks to his work in Rioja, travelled to Bordeaux to learn the winemaking…
Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares are a group of small wineries scattered throughout Spain that have been joining the family group since 2002. Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares has a wide portfolio of Spanish wines with different characteristics and backgrounds. All of them with a common denominator; produced with different indigenous varieties of grapes, a refined image and an unbeatable relation between its…
Do want to party like the 1%, but do it on a budget? How about enjoying Champagne and Caviar at Ancora’s November menu? Below is a press release from Ancora about this exciting food and sparkling wine menu. ~~~ Vancouver, B.C. (November 6, 2017): This November, Ancora Waterfront Dining and Patio will celebrate its third annual Caviar Festival, which features an exotic yet…
Are you a Bordeaux wine lover? Do you know the difference between the Left and Right bank? Can you list all the permitted red grape varieties in Bordeaux? Do you know the two white grape varieties that make white Bordeaux? If so, you should attend the 2014 Bordeaux tasting and release at Marquis Wine Cellars on September 16. Here is…
We drink coffee year round, but in the summer with the heat, a hot coffee may not be our first choice. How to get your caffeine fix? How about from chilled coffee and ice-cream drinks from Caffé Artigiano? Director of Coffee Michael Ratcliffe and Chef Dawn Doucette created some chilled coffee drinks unique to Caffé Artigiano. If you have children…
Technology progresses and enables us to do things we only dreamed was possible. For me, one thing I would like people to experience is what does it look and sound like to be in the middle of a wine tasting event. I can now do this thanks to 360-degree photo spheres and 360-degree videos. I recently attended the “Taste Valpolicella…
Who is Christa-Lee McWatters-Bond from Evolve Cellars? From the Evolve Cellars website, “Christa-Lee has been part of the BC wine industry since birth. Growing up as the daughter of BC wine ambassador Harry McWatters instilled in her a true appreciation for and love of wine – which included her making wine when she was 9 years old (not for public consumption, of course). She…
In Part 1 of this article, I covered the comments and insights of wine makers and hands-on owners in BC, Ontario, and Germany on the heartbreak and backache from growing and making wine from the Riesling and Pinot Noir grapes. In Part 2, I have my tasting notes on the wines from these winery principals. Our Featured Wines Haywire Narrative…
Video Guide Uncorks the Story of British Columbia Wines. Buy Now.
