It takes a commanding wine to pair with foie gras and we were treated to just the right bubbly to carry it off with panache at the Bubbles and Brunch at Terrafina by RauDZ at Hester Creek for the inaugural Chef meets BC Grape Okanagan Wine & Food Experience. BC VQA Okanagan Valley Dirty … Read more
What better way to say good-bye to 2016 and welcome in 2017, that with a delicious glass of BC bubbly. We are so lucky to have so many top quality, locally made sparkling wines to choose from in our province. One of the very first was Stellar’s Jay, which captured a lot of attention … Read more
My first introduction to sparkling red wine was a sparkling Shiraz from Australia many years ago. It was quite surprising at that time, and was a nice pairing with Thanksgiving turkey. Fast forward to the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2016. Italy is the theme country, with it’s wide range of indigenous grapes and wine styles. … Read more
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, you are having a party with family and friends, but what festive wine to buy? Champagne, Cremant, Prosecco, other? Fortunately there is a wide variety of sparkling wines from around the world that you can choose from. Below are a couple that won’t set you back too … Read more
We all love to love our local wines. When we think of BC wines probably the first thing that jumps to your mind would be aromatic white wines like Pinot Gris or Gewurztraminer. A few of you may have gone the red route, and mentioned Syrah or Merlot. But what I would like to introduce … Read more