Apprentice Dinner Vol. 5 at Chambar – a review
Everything well prepared, beautifully presented, and best of all, truly delicious well crafted dishes.
Synchromesh Wines
Limited Release offering from the Synchromesh Library
Sharing with you a couple of special offerings going into the holiday season. While the honest truth is there is not a lot in the ‘ol archive around here, we did manage to rustle up a couple classics for you.
A list of my favourite wines and some new discoveries…
Hope you enjoy reading through this list as much as I enjoyed putting it together.
#FavouriteThings – Autumn Wine Touring and Tasting in BC Wine Country – Part 2
Another of my #FavouriteThings wine touring regions is the Sub-GI Okanagan Falls. The overall size of the area is not large but it has so many excellent wineries, making exceptional wines, that are so worth a visit.
The Anticipated 2018 Synchromesh Riesling(s) Release
The 2018 Rieslings from Synchromesh are LIT for 2018. A return to a typical vintage and Alan’s famous“Bladerunner” acid range. Alan Dickinson stops his ferments naturally to purposefully leave a healthy dose of residual sugar. The wines require it – they come from small cool-climate plots which produce ripe grapes with extraordinary low PH. Seriously. -Among the lowest PH’s in the … Read more
Okanagan Falls and Skaha Lake Spring Release Wine Tasting 2019
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.
Top Okanagan Falls’ Wines Poured at Spring Tasting in Vancouver
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.
Tasting Ten January 2019 – a flight of Cabernet Franc
Our tastings are always done blind (bottles wrapped in brown paper bags). All we knew was that founding member Wayne Meadows, organized a flight of Cabernet Franc from BC, Washington and France and that the wines were from vintages 2009 – 2012.
Okanagan Falls Wineries Association the second sub-appellation in British Columbia
“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
Our #FavouriteThings – #BCWines Spring Edition
Our #FavouriteThings includes our recommendations for Spring sipping It’s patio season already and it’s time to grab a favourite #bcwine. So many to choose from so we are featuring our #FavouriteThings recommendations to enjoy on the patio, at the beach, by the lake and around the picnic table. These are BC wines we have tried … Read more