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The Okanagan Crush Pad is another winery celebrating ten years. Christine Coletta and her husband, Steve Lornie, opened the Crush Pad in Summerland in 2011. Their holdings now include 380 acres, 100 acres of which are planted to organic vineyards. The Okanagan Crush Pad produces four labels: Haywire, Narrative, Free Form and Bizou + Yukon,…
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If, like me, you are unable to visit the Okanagan this year, there are some wineries that are offering virtual tastings that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Little Engine offers two virtual tastings: a Silver Level Tasting and a Gold Level Tasting. I recently experienced the Gold Tasting and enjoyed…
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Imagine life without potatoes, no French fries, mashed potatoes, hash browns or gnocchi. This was a reality in eighteenth century France. In 1748, France actually banned the cultivation of potatoes as they were thought to cause ailments such as leprosy, and considered to be hog feed. That was at least until Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, a French…
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Roche Wines is celebrating their ten year anniversary, and if you haven’t tried their wines yet, I can guarantee that they are definitely worth your attention. Roche Wines is owned by Dylan and Pénélope Roche. It is located on the Naramata Bench, but that is not where their story began. Dylan was born in Vancouver…
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Ever since Laurent Fadanni and Melissa Giesbrecht released their first vintage of wine from Whispering Horse in 2017, they have attracted quite a devoted fan base, often selling out of their small lot wines very quickly. This Saturday, June 26th, Whispering Horse will be releasing two new wines, their first vintage of La Crescent WILD…
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What’s your favourite brunch menu item? On the weekend we had fun pairing the Road 13 Spring “Early Bird” Bundle with all things brunch. The Early Bird Bundle consists of the 2018 Marsanne, the 2018 Riesling and the 2018 Viognier. I have to admit that I did not make my own fried chicken, instead we…
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Singletree was one of the first wineries I wrote on when I began writing about wines in 2017. A singletree is a wooden or metal bar used to balance the tow of a horse when pulling a vehicle. Used in the late 1800’s, the singletree made it possible for large areas of land to be…
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In 1986, businessman Ross Fitzpatrick purchased a struggling winery overlooking Lake Okanagan; he named his new winery CedarCreek. Ross Fitzpatrick was born and raised in the Okanagan and he believed in its potential as a wine region. For ten years Ross ran CedarCreek remotely, while he and his son Gordon operated a mining company in…
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Dreams don’t come true; dreams are made true. This quote is printed on each cork from Little Engine Wines, and I think about these words frequently. More often than not, things don’t just fall into place; reaching goals requires hard work and sacrifice. The proprietors of Little Engine Wines, Nicole and Steven French, are no…
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Do you struggle to identify particular tastes and aromas in wine? Blueberry is one aroma and flavor that I have difficulty finding when I am tasting wines. In fact, I have been waiting a long time to find a wine with blueberry notes just so that I would have an excuse to bake my favorite…