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I rolled into Venturi Schulze Vineyards just after 10:00 on a Friday morning – what a wonderful way to start the day! Venturi Schulze is located in Cobble Hill, about a fifty-minute drive outside of Victoria on Vancouver Island. If you miss the turn off from the highway at Vineyard Road, as I did, just…
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Just before Easter we came across an old bottle of Summerhill Cipes Brut in my Father-in-Law’s wine cellar. Cipes (rhymes with pipes) Brut is a sparkling wine that Summerhill produces using the traditional Champagne method (methode champenoise). Before I get too much into discussing Summerhill and Cipes Brut though, I want to briefly explain what…
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One rainy Sunday, a few weeks back, I was headed out to Mission in pursuit of a pair of antique sconces I found on Craigslist, when out of nowhere I came across a sign for a winery tasting room – so of course I had to stop by. Singletree Winery is owned by the Etsell…
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It’s amazing what you can justify when you commit to a year of wine education! I’ve been wanting to attend the Vancouver International Wine Festival for years, but I always found the cost prohibitive – not this year though! Canada as the featured country was just the icing on the cake! Prior to attending the…
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This is the last class of the course, and it is also exam night, but before the exam there are eight BC wines to try whilst learning about food and wine pairing. Let’s begin! The lineup of wines included Wild Goose ‘God’s Mountain’ Riesling 2015; Joie ‘En Famille’ Gewürztraminer 2014; Noble Ridge Reserve Chardonnay 2012;…