It is Spring and I was fortunate to attend the Heart of Wine Country Spring Release Tasting covering wines from Okanagan Falls and Skaha Lake. This is the first stand-up and walk-around trade tasting that I had since the COVID…
As you may know hospitality workers in BC have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. They can fortunately get CERB money from the Federal government. But there are also hospitality workers that suffer from severe illness and need more…
This year I had many wines that I tasted this year that almost made my 5-star category; 27 white wines and 45 red wines. These wines I rated as 4.5-5 stars. When I check over them again, I can remember…
Okanagan Falls, located between Penticton and Oliver, holds, I think, a sweet spot for growing grapes and making wine. It has long warm days and cool nights, which allow the grapes to reach full ripeness as well as keep their…
Besides tasting wine and attending seminars during the Vancouver International Wine Festival, I meeting with winery principals at the Festival Tasting Room and doing short video interviews with them. Here is the list of all the interviews I did. Many…
Did you know that there are 671 wineries in Canada, as of Feb 2017? There are 276 wineries in BC. There is grape wine being produced in BC, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. As part of the Vancouver International Wine…
The 4th AnnualShine a Light Kidney Gala took place on March 3rd, 2016 at The Fairmont Vancouver Hotel. This event raises awareness of kidney disease for the work and mission of The Kidney Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Society of…
I will be volunteering at the 4th Annual Shine a Light Kidney Gala which takes place on March 3rd, 2016 at The Fairmont Vancouver Hotel. This event raises awareness of kidney disease for the work and mission of The Kidney…
It has been a long voyage of discovery for me to find out what type of relationship Riesling grapes have with the soils of BC, or as some may say the terroir of the area. As mentioned in previous articles,…
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. Lao Tzu This spring, I took my first step, with the thought that maybe the different soil types in BC affect the aromas and flavours of our grapes. How to…