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Don’t forget the pink (and orange) wines this winter. Rosés and orange wines are not just for summer, they are perfect all year round. If you are looking for some new wines to try, Culmina Family Estate Winery has some excellent wines to choose from. Culmina Family Estate Winery is located in Oliver, British Columbia.…
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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…
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If, like me, you are unable to visit the Okanagan this year, there are some wineries that are offering virtual tastings that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Little Engine offers two virtual tastings: a Silver Level Tasting and a Gold Level Tasting. I recently experienced the Gold Tasting and enjoyed…
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Imagine life without potatoes, no French fries, mashed potatoes, hash browns or gnocchi. This was a reality in eighteenth century France. In 1748, France actually banned the cultivation of potatoes as they were thought to cause ailments such as leprosy, and considered to be hog feed. That was at least until Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, a French…
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A Milestone Birthday (or any Birthday really) is a great excuse to open a special bottle of wine. CheckMate is often a part of celebrations in our household, like this past weekend when my husband celebrated the 20th anniversary of his 30th Birthday! 2017 Silent Bishop Merlot $85.00 CheckMate produces four unique expressions of Merlot:…
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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 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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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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For my last post of 2020 I thought it fitting to leave you with the Grand Vin from Gold Hill Winery on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver, British Columbia. Gold Hill Winery is owned by two brothers, Sant and Gurbachan Gill. Sant and Gurbachan come from a long line of farmers. In the 1980’s…
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Tis the season to open those special bottles of wine, even if you are only allowed to share them with those in your own household. What special bottles are you planning on opening during the holiday season? We recently opened a bottle of the 2013 Black Rook Merlot from CheckMate Artisanal Winery, and it was…