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.
2017 Wren (Chardonnay) Schell Wines Kelowna, BC $32.19 Golden straw colour with medium intensity. Apple, lemon, caramel, and vanilla with honeydew undertones on the nose. Well balanced. Citrus and buttered toast on the palate followed by a medium-plus finish. Fans of California styled chardonnay will love this one. 2019 Pinot Gris Poplar Grove Penticton, … Read more
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!
There were not as many choices as I would have liked so I did some more exploring online for private wine shops for at least one more bottle of wine from Médoc to try.
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.
This dish celebrates the last of my fall harvest from the local farmer’s market. Zucchini, Eggplant and Tomatoes are a wonderful combination in both tasting and presentation.
“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.