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It’s not everyday that one receives a wine shipment directly from Italy, therefore I am quite excited to share these wines with you from Venturini Baldini. Venturini Baldini is located on a 130 hectare estate, which dates back to the 16th century. The estate is located in Emilia-Romagna, in the north of Italy, outside of…
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Over the weekend we put up our Christmas decorations. Whilst we decorated, we enjoyed our very last bottle of wine from Whispering Horse. Whispering Horse is currently sold out, but luckily they are set to release FOUR new, ancestral method sparkling wines. The release will include L’Acadie (dry, crisp and white); Pinot Gris (dry, earthy…
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I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the Canadian Export Manager for Catena Zapata, Marina Castillo, for a virtual tasting of three incredible Malbec. Bodega Catena Zapata is a family run winery, now with its forth generation at the helm. Nicola Catena started this family enterprise when he sailed to Argentina from Italy…
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Shortly after our very first COVID lockdown began in 2020, I was sent a vertical of Fool’s Mate Chardonnay from CheckMate Artisanal Winery. I have been holding onto this vertical ever since, patiently waiting for the day that we could once again host our friends for an indoor dinner and enjoy these special wines together.…
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Although some wineries have sold out and others are closing for the season, there are still many local wineries that remain open through the fall and winter months for tastings. One such winery is Cavallo Winery located in Surrey, British Columbia. Cavallo Winery began production at their newly built facility in 2016. They bottled their…
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What was the last wine from Portugal that you enjoyed? I recently had the opportunity to try a white and a red blend from Premium Portugal Wines. I paired the wines with a recipe for Pastéis de Bacalhau (Salt Cod Fritters) from Portuguese Recipes. They may not have been up to my Mother-in-law’s standards, and…
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In 1982, after the death of their Father in India, twins Jessie and Randy Toor immigrated to Canada with their mother, Sukhminder, and their brother, Dave. The Toors divided their time between family in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. During their time in the Okanagan, the Toor brothers spent several summers…
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Hillside was the very first winery on the Naramata Bench. In 1989 they banded together with Lang Vineyards and Wild Goose Vineyards to lobby the Provincial Government for the Farmgate Winery Policy, which helped to transform the BC wine industry. Stay tuned for more on the history of Hillside Winery as well as reviews on…
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This year Oliver Twist Estate Winery celebrates 15 years by rebranding as Nostalgia Wines Inc. In 2006 Denice and Bruce Hagerman converted an orchard on the Black Sage Bench to a 14.5-acre vineyard; they didn’t know it yet, but their lives would soon converge with that of Gina Fernandes Harfman. Gina Fernandes Harfman comes from…
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Audra and Jason Shull were high school sweethearts that grew-up in Osoyoos, British Columbia. They both had careers in Vancouver, BC prior to purchasing Montakarm Estate Winery on the Black Sage Bench in 2019; Montakarm was a ten acre property that had been planted to vine in the early 2000’s. The Shulls named their winery…