The 2013 Vancouver International Wine Festival hasn’t even begun, yet I’ve already discovered a couple of wonderful wines that will be featured at two of the upcoming festival’s events. Last » Read More
WINE
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November 29, 2012
California wines have always been a personal journey for me. You see, I’m biased. I lived in California for 19 years, seven of those in San Francisco, within a close » Read More
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November 14, 2012
After Friday evening’s big Celebration Dinner, the Taste of Tulalip continued with a series of events throughout Saturday. As part of the All Access Pass ($225 per person), we attended » Read More
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November 12, 2012
The cooler weather calls for full-bodied reds. And what better way to warm up than with a Syrah tasting? Discover the story of Syrah as it unfolds from its origins » Read More
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September 26, 2012
The big surprise we’d all RSVP’d to weeks ago was finally revealed last night at Vancouver’s Shangri-La Hotel: Black Sage Vineyard! A sibling vineyard to Sumac Ridge Estate, these new » Read More
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September 14, 2012
Earlier this week, I was invited to Le Vieux Pin’s Equinoxe Master Class at the Sutton Place Hotel. This hour-long seminar given by winemakers Severine Pinte and Rasoul Salehi provided » Read More
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July 17, 2012
Vancouver’s first commercial urban winery, Vancouver Urban Winery, has officially opened its doors in the historic heart of the city’s Railtown district. The multifunctional 7,700 square foot open-concept space boasts » Read More
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June 12, 2012
To continue from last week’s Top Cat Tour feature, we toured Hillside Winery after lunching at the winery’s Bistro. The Pinot Gris 2009 ($19.99) is an unoaked sipper with white » Read More
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June 6, 2012
As part of our recent Top Cat Tours of the Naramata Bench wine region, we tasted several Therapy Vineyards wines. We’d actually sampled the whites separately the afternoon before, and » Read More
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June 5, 2012
With three days to spend in the Naramata Bench/Penticton area, my husband and I considered several choices for exploring the region. A visit to several of the over 25 wineries » Read More
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May 16, 2012
A sneak preview and wine tasting was held last week at Mile’s End Motors in Vancouver to help launch the new 1,200 square foot wine experience centre at Black Hills Estate » Read More
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May 14, 2012
Last week, I posted the first part of my feature covering a few of the half dozen Okanagan vineyards that our media group had recently toured. Here’s part two of » Read More