Described as a wandering harvest festival, FarmFolk CityFolk’s Okanagan Feast of Fields is the culinary event of the summer season. With almost 60 restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries scattered over the property of our host farm, Meadow Vista Artisan Farm Winery in southeast Kelowna, guests are free to wander, taste, sip and enjoy the experience. … Read more
Strong Vintage Predictions for 2015 Happy #WineWednesday – can you believe it is August?! It has been a long, warm spring and summer across BC, and this impacts the upcoming grape harvest. Could this be one of the earliest harvests on record in BC? How are things looking so far? We checked in with … Read more
With thanks to Boulevard’s Director of Operations, Steve Edwards, (also a certified sommelier) who has suggested a couple of beverage pairings which we’re sharing along with the recipe (see below): “To pair with Chef Alex’s Korean Galbi ‘Dog’, I would recommend something refreshing like a Stanley Park Pilsner. For wine, I’d suggest a lighter, earthy … Read more
Outlandish Shellfish Guild shucking oysters Oh shucks, the Osoyoos Oyster Festival is in the books for another year. While we’ll have to wait for the 5th edition of the festival, April 2016, for our next oysters-in-the-desert extravaganza, the judges have released this year’s pairing results so we know what to drink along with the oysters … Read more
A New Milestone: 100% Lillooet at Fort Berens Estate Winery This week, Fort Berens Estate Winery in Lillooet is releasing their 2015 spring line-up which includes their 2014 Pinot Gris, 2014 Riesling, 2014 Pinot Noir Rosé, 2014 23 Camels White and 2013 White Gold. Rolf de Bruin, founder and one of the owners of Fort … Read more
It’s hard to imagine Sam Walton ever having dreamt of selling off Walmart and opening up a five-and-dime store. Or Ray Kroc divesting himself of McDonald’s so he could start all over with a food truck. But there is a growing trend among successful winery entrepreneurs who cash out their holdings and start over again … Read more
GRAPEJUICE 2015 GrapeJuice 2015 will be on on Thursday, March 5th at Audi Downtown Vancouver Click here to purchase tickets to GrapeJuice 2015! MAC Marketing Solutions and McNeill Nakamoto created Grape Juice to raise much needed funds to facilitate the matching process for over 100 at risk young girls on the Big Sisters waitlist. Big … Read more
Amongst the many wine events that take place each year, Taste BC is one that has always been a personal favourite of mine to attend. Presented by Liberty Wine Merchants, the 21st annual event was held on Thursday,January 22nd at the Pan Pacific Vancouver hotel. Over the course of a few hours, hundreds of Vancouverites savoured … Read more
Who doesn’t like to save a few dollars on a bottle of wine? Particularly when it’s a great value wine already! Crios Syrah Bonarda is a beautiful red blend from Argentina. Wine critics are in love with Crios wines because they taste a lot more expensive than the price. This blend is a case in … Read more
Holiday Shopping List suggestions from Ryan Lewis It’s getting to that time of year again. All the hustle and bustle, catching up with friends and hopefully enjoying a few days off over the holidays. The shopping part though, can be a bit daunting. Finding the right thing for everybody on your list is never easy, and … Read more