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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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This Saturday, June 11th, is National Rosé Day. It is the first of three (yes, I said THREE) Rosé Day celebrations in the calendar year, which can be cause for confusion. Rosé wines are just so darn special that they need to be celebrated three times each year! The first Rosé Day seems to have…
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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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The Okanagan Crush Pad is another winery celebrating ten years. Christine Coletta and her husband, Steve Lornie, opened the Crush Pad in Summerland in 2011. Their holdings now include 380 acres, 100 acres of which are planted to organic vineyards. The Okanagan Crush Pad produces four labels: Haywire, Narrative, Free Form and Bizou + Yukon,…