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
Discover BC’s Wine Regions in 24 Private Liquor Stores this November Harvest time is wrapping up for what many claim is BC’s best vintage ever. Discover BC’s diverse wine producing regions in select private wine stores across the province this November and see how far we’ve come. Each private liquor store has its own … Read more
Quini (www.quiniwine.com), the wine tasting app and market intelligence data company today announced an online virtual wine tasting program beginning on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The program builds on Quini’s popular brick and mortar wine tasting and education events launched in 2014. Delivered online, the initiative will enable Quini to accelerate adoption of its breakthrough educational … 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
Progressive Organic BC Winery Adds to Premium Cuvée Lineup Summerhill Pyramid Winery has just introduced three new sparkling wines in time for the holiday season, proving there is no other sparkling wine producer in Canada with such a strong focus on bubbly. Summerhill Pyramid Winery, a progressive BC winery, has added three new sparkling … Read more
The Pelican Bay Fall Wine Tasting returns to Dockside November 17th Coal Harbour Liquor Store welcomes 20 wineries pouring 100 wines Coal Harbour Liquor Store is pleased to announce the return of its popular Pelican Bay Fall Wine Tasting at Dockside Restaurant in the Granville Island Hotel. On November 17th, nearly 20 wineries and … 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
The BC Wine Appreciation Society’s Fall Harvest event was held at De Dutch restaurant at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. The popular event was sold out with seventy-two people in attendance. More than a dozen wines from the societies cellars were available for tasting. It was a relaxed, informal and intimate gathering. Les Amis du … Read more