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In March I had the opportunity to attend a virtual wine tasting with Poplar Grove Winery. The tasting was led by Chris Holler (son of Poplar Grove proprietor, Tony Holler) and winemaker, Stefan Arnason, who has been with the winery since 2008. I had the pleasure of tasting through several new spring releases and learning…
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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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I recently had the opportunity to try three new wines from Time Winery & Kitchen in Penticton. I paired the 2018 TIME Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Syrah with a delicious beef dip, but these wines will pair well with any of the grilled meats coming off your BBQ this summer. 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon $39.99…
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I love discovering wineries that cellar their wines prior to release and Gold Hill is one such winery. Gold Hill Winery is owned by brothers, Sant and Gurbachan Gill. Sant and Gurbachan come from a long line of farmers. In the 1980’s they immigrated to the Okanagan from the Indus Valley in Punjab, India. They came…
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Even though the weather doesn’t reflect it, spring is officially here. What better way to remedy a cold, rainy (or snowy) day than to grab a bouquet of spring blooms and crack open a bottle of Rosé. This past weekend I tried Grow Wild’s 2020 Ravishing Rosé, which is now available at BC Liquor Stores…
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Spring is in the air here on the West Coast, and I am looking forward to spring wine releases! On Tuesday I had the opportunity to attend a virtual tasting at Poplar Grove. This spring tasting was led by Chris Holler and Winemaker, Stefan Arnason; more on these new releases coming soon! Tantalus is also…
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What qualities do you look for in a cellar-worthy wine? Poplar Grove has been producing age-worthy wines since their first vintage was released in 1997. Over the last several months they have released new vintages of their Legacy, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. All of these wines are currently available at BC Liquor Stores. The 2016…
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In 1959 George Covert was tired of the fast-paced life in California, and after a weekend trip to the Okanagan Valley, he promptly purchased a property just north of Oliver, BC. George and his wife, Winnifred, along with their two sons, Calvin and Michael, moved to Canada to start their new life and Covert Farms.…
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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…