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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 I think made a bigger showing this year than in past years, and showed well. Lots of fruit flavour and…
It is the Easter weekend for many people around the world, and besides the religious celebrations, enjoying meals with family and friends is also a big part. The BC VQA Spring wine release kicked off this week, but the wines may not yet be at your local bottle shop or BC Liquor Store. Here are 5 BC VQA wines that…
Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to try many wines from around the world, in many different styles. Out of my recommendations from the year, here are my picks that I think will make the holiday season more festive. I tried to pick wines from most price points and all corners of the world. I also only picked…
Recently I received an invitation to experience the food, wine, and music of Vancouver FanClub in downtown Vancouver. Loving all three things, I readily accepted. My guest attending with me was Dianne Chow, who is well known in the tweeting and blogging sphere here in Vancouver. Walking into Vancouver FanClub, I was transported to New Orleans, with the interior brick…
With every season, there is either grape growing, harvesting, vinification, aging, or bottling of wine. Recently I was happy to do some tasting in Vancouver of recently bottled wines from Le Vieux Pin and La Stella wineries. These two wineries from South Okanagan offer different styles of wines; Le Vieux Pin being produced in a more restrained French style, while…
Today I was looking forward to the latest wine releases from Le Vieux Pin and La Stella wineries. In case you haven’t heard or tried wines from these two wineries, Le Vieux Pin makes wine in a French style, while La Stella takes the Italian route. What do eggs have to do with this? Read on about the wines first….
