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I thought I would start the New Year off with some pillowy-soft gnocchi covered in homemade marinara and paired with one of my all-time favorite Pinots – the 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve from Venturi Schulze on Vancouver Island. For me, Vancouver Island is producing some outstanding, age-worthy Pinot Noir, and Venturi Schulze is one of…
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For my last post of 2020 I thought it fitting to leave you with the Grand Vin from Gold Hill Winery on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver, British Columbia. Gold Hill Winery is owned by two brothers, Sant and Gurbachan Gill. Sant and Gurbachan come from a long line of farmers. In the 1980’s…
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What are you baking this holiday season? I started my Christmas baking with these White Chocolate and Cherry Shortbread. A friend of mine introduced me to these several years ago and I have been addicted ever since! The recipe for White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread can be found here at Better Homes & Gardens. I made…
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Tis the season to open those special bottles of wine, even if you are only allowed to share them with those in your own household. What special bottles are you planning on opening during the holiday season? We recently opened a bottle of the 2013 Black Rook Merlot from CheckMate Artisanal Winery, and it was…
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I love experimenting with food and wine pairings, but sometimes wines also pair well with activities like baking. The 2017 Medalla Cabernet Sauvignon from Trapiche paired well with baking-up the last of our fall pumpkins. Over the weekend I made a batch of Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes and Pumpkin Scones. 2017 Trapiche Medalla Cabernet Sauvignon…
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On Saturday, November 28th Whispering Horse Winery is hosting a festive and COVID-safe wine release. They will be releasing their 2016 Sparkling Seyval Blanc (32 cases produced) along with two wines from their new ‘WILD’ line – the 2020 L’Acadie Pet-Nat (9 cases produced) and the 2019 L’Acadie Wild (11 cases produced). To ensure everyone’s safety,…
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Are you a fan of meatloaf? If you aren’t, this recipe may just win you over. I’ve made this recipe more than a dozen times over the years and it has converted at least two skeptics. Dressed-up with chili flakes, sundried tomatoes, maple syrup and fennel seed, this meatloaf is pretty tasty. I bake the…
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Today is National Orange Wine Day. Orange wine can be traced back 5000 years, to what is now modern-day Georgia, where wines were fermented in large clay vessels that were buried in the earth, sometimes for years. Orange wine is made using white grape varietals. After the grapes are crushed the juice is allowed to…
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During “normal” times, Chef Meets BC Grape is the largest tasting of BC wine and food in Western Canada. Last year hundreds of wine lovers converged on the Vancouver Convention Centre to taste BC wines paired with small plates prepared by top BC chefs. Attendees could vote, alongside celebrity judges, for their favourite food and…
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When I last wrote about TIME Winery, Harry McWatters was celebrating his 50th vintage in the BC wine industry (Harry McWatters and the Beginning of TIME). He had recently sold his acclaimed Sundial Vineyards, to what is now Phantom Creek Vineyards, and he was in the midst of building an urban winery for TIME in an old…
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