Sam The Wine Teacher 
When wine agents have new products to release they often host a trade tasting. Those in the hospitality industry, liquor stores, restaurants and bars as well as the media are invited to come and taste their wares. Just the other day I was invited to such an event hosted by the Mark Anthony Group, who … Read more
Backyard Vineyards Winemaker James Cambridge took us on a tour of Backyard Vineyards. He greeted us with a glass of Blanc de Noir – a refreshing Pinot Noir sparkling wine – very nice with delicate fruit on the nose and palate and good mousse. This winery, which opened as Glenugie, has been around since 2002 … Read more
Hy’s Vancouver Celebrates 60 Years Hy’s steakhouse, opened in 1962 by Hy Aisenstat, has been a Vancouver icon for many years. Known by many Vancouverites as Hy’s Encore, it is now called Hy’s Vancouver to be consistent with the others in the chain. These restaurants, which once stretched across Canada and the United States, … Read more
2010 Chardonnay Blackwood Lane Langley, BC $24.00 Straw coloured with medium intensity. Green apple, mineral and honey on the nose. Well balanced. Citrus, mineral and subdued green apple on the palate with a medium-long finish. This Chablis styled wine paired very well with pan seared scallops and prawns. 2010 Shiraz (Hales) Rolf Binder Barossa … Read more
Chaberton Estate Winery Chaberton General Manager, Brian Ensor, greeted us as we stepped off the bus and then took us on a our of the vineyard and winery. Claude and Inge Violet started this winery, the first in the region, in the 1980’s. At the time, no one believed it was possible to grow wine … Read more
It’s always great when you can mix business with pleasure, and that is exactly what I, and a small group of wine writers, got to do a while ago. The event was an opportunity to meet and have dinner with BC wine legend Harry McWatters and to meet his new winemaker Lawrence Buhler (more on … Read more
Vista D’ Oro Owner Patrick Murphy greeted us as our bus pulled in to their quaint farm on 4th Avenue in Langley. The vineyard here is in its seventh year. Patrick takes care of the wine making while his wife Lee, is in charge of the preserves. Three years ago, Patrick made the decision to … Read more
Wine Recommendation – #TasteofThursday Soupe aux Moules de Mamie Suzanne When I was asked to provide a wine recommendation for this recipe, my mouth watered and the first thing I wanted to do was to go out and buy the ingredients to make it. Fortunately, it was too late to shop and so first things … Read more
Township 7 Campbell Valley Wine Tour: As we got off the bus, the jovial Jason Ocenas, manager of the Langley facility, greeted us. Township 7 is one of two BC wineries to operate out of two locations. Church and State has a winery in the Okanagan as well as one on Vancouver Island near Buchart … Read more
Les Chevaliers des Vins de France is a group originally formed in 1982 to promote the enjoyment of French wines. They recently hosted an Agents Special French Wine Tasting and invited the BC Wine Appreciation Society to join them.Five agents poured twenty-eight French wines from Alsace, Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chablis, Cote du Rhone, Languedoc and … Read more