#UncorktheSun… with our Uncork the Sun Podcast Series Always wondered about what terroir means and how it affects the wine in your glass? Or how to turn the cases of wine that you just ordered into a well organised cellar? Or whether to drink that coveted Black Hills Nota Bene that’s been on your shelf since … Read more Happy Mother’s Day from Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country
I can’t believe that we just discovered the incredible wines of Lariana less than a year ago. We tasted their wines at the Garagiste North Small Guys Wine Festival and were hooked immediately. It wasn’t long after we visited the winery at the end of the season. The wines have efinitely made our #FavouriteThings list. … Read more #ShiptoSip with Lariana Cellars
Throughout April we celebrate the bounty of BC’s vineyards with #BCWineMonth. We wanted to share some ideas and suggestions to help fill your home with wine, food and virtual friends so that you can uncork the sun at home this Easter.
We are encouraging BC wine lovers to order from their favourite wineries and help support the BC wine industry. The wineries jumped onboard and each winery has a special shipping incentive for online orders.
Following an introduction while attending the Garagiste North – small guys wine festival we made a point of getting out to Lariana for a tasting of their wines.
This time we’re explored “Uncork the Sun” wine country of Oliver and Osoyoos. Just a few of our #FavouriteThings wineries. September is an ideal month to visit anywhere in BC Wine Country. Fewer crowds and it’s when “the grown-ups come out to play”
I attend many wine tasting events and there is always the hope that some wines will be impressive and most of the time there are a few that do stand out. This tasting, though, was something quite different. Twenty BC red wines and all examples of the best that BC has to offer. An event … Read more Iconic BC Red Wines 2018
One of our original tasting group members, Wayne Meadows, who tends to plan his annual tasting several years in advance (he has just compiled his 2025 tasting) spent a lot of time putting together his 2018 tasting titled, “The Rarest BC Grown Grapes That You May Have Never Tasted! What he did was to research … Read more Weird and Wonderful Grapes You May Never Have Heard Of Before.
Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country’s flagship event recognized in national awards Oliver Osoyoos Wine Association’s Half Corked Marathon has been shortlisted for a Canadian Tourism Awards as a finalist for the Metro Toronto Convention Center Event of the Year. “We take great pride in the Half Corked Marathon, our flagship event of the year and … Read more Half Corked Marathon shortlisted in Canadian Tourism Awards