2015 Muscat Bordertown Osoyoos, BC $22 Lemon yellow with medium intensity. Your nose is greeted with a cacophony of tropical and floral notes, especially pineapple, melon and peach. Well balanced, full and round in the mouth. Mouth-watering fruit is echoed on the palate. A medium-long finish with ginger-like bitterness lingering. All the rich, ripe … Read more
If you love BC wine as much as we do we’re sure you have a list of your favourites that you want to have on hand for serving to your guests and to give to friends. Our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions would not be complete without adding the superb wines of Mirabel Vineyards to … Read more
It’s one of our favorite times of the week; the Sunday roast. This past weekend we were fortunate enough to enjoy a delicious local free-range chicken with two superlative wines from the McWatters family of wines: the McWatters 2016 Chardonnay ($25) and the Evolve Cellars “Pink Effervescence” ($20). It’s a luxury in this busy life … Read more
Can you imagine the surprise when I got an invitation to sample the latest merlot releases from the prestigious CheckMate winery, only to find out the event was being held in a music store? Unusual, yes and certainly a first for me. But it didn’t take long to see how brilliant it was. Tom … Read more
On a hot and sunny afternoon, I walked into Dunbar’s New District wine shop for a special tasting of Mirabel wines. Twelve years ago, Dawn and Doug Reiner moved from their home in West Vancouver and set out to build their dream home in east Kelowna. At the time the 30-acre property was planted … Read more
In September I was touring Kelowna and I was thrilled to be able to include a visit to the home of Doug and Dawn Reimer to taste their three Mirabel wines. The Reimer family is originally from Winnipeg and more recently from West Vancouver where they raised three sons. The South East Kelowna … Read more
Another evening with the tasting group. The tasting this evening featured eight Chardonnay wines from eight different countries. Quick, can you think of eight different countries that make Chardonnay? This was a blind tasting and all the wines were wrapped in brown paper bags. The group, for the most part, found all the wines to … Read more
In late September I was fortunate to be invited to a tasting of the Mark Anthony portfolio held high above the city on the 24th floor of the Telus Gardens (more about that in another article). The best part of the afternoon for me was a guided tasting of CheckMate Chardonnay. These are exclusive wines; … Read more
New VIP experience gives guests a taste of Okanagan Falls’ finest vintages Liquidity Wines is pleased to announce the release of its new wines for the summer, including the 2014 Chardonnay Reserve, 2014 Pinot Noir Reserve and 2014 Pinot Noir Equity. To celebrate these premium wines, Liquidity Wines will be offering a new VIP Tasting … Read more
Seattle is only a 3 hour drive from Vancouver. Many Canadians go down for soccer or NFL football games at Century Link Field. But you can also go down for wine tasting. Every year around the first week in April is Taste Washington, held at Century Link Field. Taste Washington brings together over 225 wineries, 70 … Read more