Take a closer look at the two-time winner of Vancouver Island’s Best Island Winery! Blue Grouse Estate Winery in the Cowichan is now welcoming visitors for a special behind-the-scenes look through their “Grape to Glass” tour and tasting.
This week we completed our 10th harvest. In light of this milestone harvest, we wanted to pause and provide an update on what has been another successful growing season for us in Lillooet.
Ricotta Gnocchi goes well with a nice tomato sauce or Butter and Sage sauce. Next time I will add some chopped herbs to the dough!
“In this series I will be sharing my take on which BC Wine pairs well with some inspirational recipes” At this time of year my pasta dishes become even more decadent as I look for comfort and the warmth of home. For this dish I combined two different recipes from NYTCooking, adding the cream cheese … Read more
The Risotto recipe is from the new menu launching the week of October 26 its origins are from Northern Italy but it is a staple in professional kitchens worldwide, with many adaptations using creative ingredients.
As always some great wine suggestions from our intrepid wine reviewer Sam Hauck.
Marzia enjoys teaching her passion of cooking authentic Italian cuisine and sharing her stories of growing up in Italy.
Every wine has it’s own characteristics and well, frankly, some things should just not be rushed, especially with the wines of Church and State. Pleasure and enjoyment of the mighty grape falls into that category.
“As this competition continues to grow, we are seeing not only the number of entries increase but more importantly the caliber of wines entered continues to get better each year,” says Okanagan Wine Festivals Society Judging Chair, Julian Scholefield.
For the past 2 years, we have chosen to share our good fortune with 4 organizations that we believe deserve ours and your support – West Coast Kids Foundation, Vaseux Lake Stewardship Associaton, South Okanagan Women In Need Society and the South Skaha Housing Society