The Salted Vine Kitchen + Bar Chef/Co-Owner Jeff Park will pair his signature brand of Pacific Northwest-inspired cuisine with an array of notable British Columbian wine when the downtown Squamish restaurant hosts an exclusive ‘Wines of BC’ dinner on Thursday, May 2.
The Heart of Wine Country boasts 14 award winning member wineries. “From the shores of Skaha Lake to the tip of Vaseux Lake member wineries offer visitors spectacular scenery, unsurpassed winery experiences, and of course, exceptional wines.
Every year wine lovers look forward to the Okanagan Falls Winery Association Spring Release Tasting. One of the hallmarks of this event is the choosing of the “featured” wine varietal, this year that distinction goes to “Meritage”.
The evening will also offer guests a chance to meet and talk with the passionate people behind the wines of Okanagan Falls, including winemakers and winery principals, in the elegant surroundings of the Terminal City Club.
Dine Out Vancouver Festival – The Grand Tasting was an opportunity to taste bites from fourteen local restaurants that are participating in Dine Out Vancouver Festival which begins today and runs through February 4th. Alongside the culinary stations was a representation of BC wineries. This included 27 wineries, four breweries, cideries and distillers. So basically two stations of libations for every culinary station.
Our intrepid wine reviewer Sam Hauck, aka the Wine Teacher, is a wine judge, a member of the Wine Guild and a wine teacher. Sam’s reviews are a guide to good wine.
Just this past week I spent some time with a few millennial women in the PR biz and the subject of Rosé wine came up. It was such a refreshing conversation. It was like Rosé wine was a totally new concept and they were excited about drinking Rosé wines, almost as if they had invented … Read more
“Congratulations Okanagan Falls Wineries Association, the second sub-appellation in British Columbia. The other is the Golden Mile Bench near Oliver. Now recognized as a distinct wine-producing area. Changes to the Wines of Marked Quality Regulation mean eligible wineries on the east side of the Okanagan Valley from Vaseux Lake to just north of Shuttleworth Creek … Read more
One-Day Wine and Food Outdoor Festival of Iconic BC Wines, Celebrity Chefs and Interactive Experiences Celebrity chefs from across Canada and award-winning BC wineries descend on the Okanagan Valley to celebrate local wine and cuisine at the Wines of British Columbia‘s Chef Meets BC Grape Taste of the Okanagan wine and food festival, in its second … Read more
MOTHER’S DAY PROMOTION! Show Mom you love her. On the heels of welcoming back Top Chef Canada’s head judge, Mark McEwan, the Wines of British Columbia is offering a limited-time Mother’s Day discount to Chef Meets BC Grape – Taste of the Okanagan – on June 23. The 15% discount applies to general and VIP … Read more