The latest edition of Taste Magazine from BC Liquor Stores is full of fresh flavors for Spring. In fact, you can just about smell early fruit blossoms just by browsing their featured selections. Continue reading
You will have seen movies mentioned on this site more than once, not to mention wine, of course. I enjoy both of these, usually together. My husband and I take turns renting DVDs and sharing our impressions of the films we choose. We sip our respective drinks while viewing: beer for him, a selection from the wine rack for me. Continue reading
One of the things I love about Naked Grape wines is that their very presence proves not all vintners are wine snobs. By this I mean that others must also dislike the flavor of oak in their wine and are not afraid of admitting as much. Continue reading
What are your favorite (clean) April Fools Day tricks? Did you saran the toilet? Perhaps your newspaper carried some spurious claim that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were opening a daycare next door to your house. The editor of one local paper here wrote that Shania Twain was going to build a summer house in our small town. There would be every chance of bumping into her at Safeway- uh, not. Continue reading
According to Star Chefs, salad was once just a ’palate cleanser’ made using green vegetables, perhaps some tomato and cucumber. It wasn’t a fancy dish one thought of pairing with Cabernet Sauvignon. Moreover, the use of acidic dressings would have spoiled the impact of any accompanying red or white. Continue reading
Say what he will, my husband will not convince me that Vancouver is all bad. He really hates city life and loves the country, although he admits some parts of Vancouver are desirable, such as the Aquarium. Today I was thinking more along the lines of wine. Continue reading
When the sale rack at our local liquor store is full of colorful items, they tempt me away from my plan. I could be looking for red wine and come out with a liqueur. My aim might have been sherry but my bag bulges with Sauvignon Blanc. Continue reading
When an estate provides facilities such as winery, restaurant and guest house all on-site, customers have the advantage of being just steps away from their major needs at all times. Place this establishment against fabulous scenery in the Okanagan Valley and you have Burrowing Owl Estate. Continue reading
Ontario is just a short drive over the border from New York, so if you live on the eastern seaboard consider consider a visit to Toronto Wine and Cheese Festival. Continue reading
One of the most important aspects of a bottle which will compete on liquor store wine racks is its label. Get attention where others fail and here is the chance for a vintner to promote his product. Belle Joli of South Dakota seems to have taken this seriously. Continue reading