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Cabernet Franc is thought to have been born in the Basque region of Spain, close to the French border. In France, Cabernet Franc is planted throughout Bordeaux, where it is often blended with Merlot, creating highly sought-after wines, such as Cheval Blanc. During the 17th century, Cardinal Richelieu, who had a great fondness for Cabernet Franc,…
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Do you have a favourite winery? Recently someone asked me this very question and I found it challenging to answer. For me there is not just one, singular winery that is my favourite, I have many favourites, and each for different reasons. When I start thinking about my favourites though, one that quickly comes to…
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Pinot Noir has been nicknamed the ‘heartbreak grape’ partly due to its thin skin which makes it more susceptible to disease. Despite how difficult it can be to grow and to work with, when the stars align, it can produce incredible wines. Pinot Noir is infamous for producing outstanding wines in both Burgundy and Champagne,…
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I am back after a one month hiatus. Despite the break I have been enjoying some great summer wines, including the 2019 Haywire Gamay from the Okanagan Crush Pad, located in Summerland, BC. Gamay Noir is the perfect summer red. It is most notably grown in France where it is called Beaujolais. Gamay is low…
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On Saturday I picked-up my June flower subscription from Floral Support and I couldn’t resist photographing the 2021 Liquidity Rosé with some of these gorgeous blooms. Did you know that the majority of the flowers we see for sale in the greater Vancouver area are imported from Europe and other countries? Floral Support is located…
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May 17th is Pinot Gris Day. This pink skinned grape is thought to be a mutation of Pinot Noir and it is known by more than twenty different names, including Pinot Grigio and Auxerrois Gris. Pinot Gris is also the most planted white grape in British Columbia. I am celebrating Pinot Gris Day with the…
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April is BC Wine Month and I am celebrating five years of writing this blog and 400 Instagram posts. A celebration calls for a special wine so I pulled out the 2017 McWatters Collection Brut. I met Harry McWatters in 2017, at the beginning of my wine journey. That year, I was fortunate to attend…
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Ancestral method sparkling wine is produced by halting a wine’s fermentation and allowing it to finish fermenting in the bottle. While the yeast feast on the remaining sugar in the fermenting wine, they produce carbon dioxide, which creates bubbles in the finished wine. In the fall, Whispering Horse Winery released three ancestral method sparkling wines.…
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On the weekend I paired two TIME Family Chardonnays with a couple of delicious dishes. I partnered the 2020 Chronos Chardonnay with Whipped Feta with Roasted Tomatoes. The 2020 McWatters Collection Chardonnay was paired with velvety Butternut Squash Soup and Flaky Buttermilk-Bacon Biscuits. Lynzee Schatz is the winemaker at TIME Wines and she joined the…
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For my last post of the year, I will leave you with a Sparkling Chenin Blanc from Road 13 Vineyards in Oliver, British Columbia. Road 13 Vineyards has not always been Road 13. The property on which it now stands was purchased in 1970 by Peter and Helga Serwo. Peter and Helga immigrated to the…