I am a big fan of the Okanagan Falls region and love so many wineries and their wines produced there. OK Falls is a very welcoming environment and everyone I’ve encountered has been so friendly and welcoming. Maybe that’s why they make great wines, wines you want to share and celebrate.
Recent plunging temperatures have prompted wineries to begin harvesting for Icewine. Temperatures dipped to -8˚C (17.6˚F), beginning November 28 making the conditions perfect for Icewine harvest. To be called true Icewine, frozen grapes must be harvested at -8˚C (17.6˚F), or below and must reach quality standards including 35 Brix of sugar.
Indigenous World Winery merges modern culture with Indigenous history. The Indigenous first peoples of the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys located in British Columbia Canada are the Okanagan Syilx people.
Right now you can save 10% until December 15 (including boxes sets, excluding Members exclusives) while quantities last with free shipping within BC for orders of 12 bottles. That’s a deal worth looking into.
One thing you can count on from Tinhorn Creek is consistently good wines. There is an undeniable history behind every bottle of wine produced. That is one of the reasons Tinhorn wines make our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions list.
Leading the kitchen in Notch8 Restaurant & Bar at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is no small undertaking. The restaurant’s doors stay open 365 days a year, serving four different meal periods daily to guests from around the globe. Dennis Peckham rose to the challenge becoming Notch8’s Executive Chef in May 2019.
Along side a good book you will often find a glass of British Columbia wine. We think that Saxon Drunken Knight NV a port style, recently released, fortified wine might be just the pefect pairing with Trillium.
Late to start and cool to finish with moments of heat lending power and structure. Oh! And, nary a spark in sight. Rieslings remain happy in stück or clayver. Pinot noirs in barrel, ready for a long élevage. 2019 will be wines of ultimate elegance. But for now, we wait patiently.
Sip your way through Waterside Winery’s ‘Sip of the Season’ and the Shuswap Wine Trail’s Christmas Open House weekend on December 7th and 8th. Come and taste local award-winning wines, exclusive offers, new vintage releases and library wines, local food delicacies and artisans arts and crafts.
Launched in late 2019, Wine2Water is a giving initiative that seeks to link the joy of wine with the life-changing gift of water this holiday season and beyond.