We will chat self-love and taste 3 different local wines from Bella, Lock + Worth and Le Vieux Pin to guide the conversation on the various intentional choices the winemakers make that directly translate to the final bottle. This is your chance to ask a sommelier about all the myths and stigmas around wine.
This is the story of a successful, intelligent woman who suffered a debilitating and overwhelming accident that not only ended a career she loved but also affected her whole being.
In 2019, the 11th Annual Okanagan Feast of Fields will be held at Caldwell Heritage Farm/Wiseacre Distillery in Kelowna on Sunday, August 11th.
“The ‘Winery of the Year’ designation is as big as it gets in Canadian wine,” said David Lawrason, co-Chairman of the National Wine Awards. “We are very impressed that the performance of Mission Hill Family Estate led all others in 2019 with an incredible 18 medals.”
Moon Curser Vineyards received an astounding 11 medals in the competition, including Platinum for its 2017 Touriga Nacional. Moon Curser Vineyards topped the standings for any winery producing fewer than 10,000 cases annually, and ranked second overall for all wineries in Canada.
We are grateful for the warm days, cool nights, sunshine and clear skies that this summer brings. Hopefully all of you are getting a chance to share these lovely summer days with friends and family.
All three wines are available now at selected private retailers, local farmer’s markets and at www.bcwinestudio.ca alongside the 2015 Siren’s Call Syrah which recently finished second in a blind tasting of the best BC Syrah’s at 2019 BC Iconic Reds Syrah Competition.
We’ve planted 4.5 acres on our beautiful new (and extremely STEEP) “Sunshot Vineyard” -Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah- with a plan to plant more Cabernet Franc next year as well.
“The wine information gathered for the TasteAdvisor app is VERY detailed… we expect that this app will be the go-to wine app very soon.” – Bruno and Stella Schmidt, Castoro de Oro Estate Winery.
We were there to find out more about the new happenings at Cowichan Valley’s Blue Grouse winery from owner Paul Brunner.