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Niche Wine Company was co-founded by James and Joanna Schlosser in 2011. Somehow this busy couple manages to balance marriage, parenthood, full time careers and a winery. Joanna Schlosser studied graphic design and earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Simon Fraser University. When she is not busy fulfilling her duties as Creative Director and…
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I thought I would start the New Year off with some pillowy-soft gnocchi covered in homemade marinara and paired with one of my all-time favorite Pinots – the 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve from Venturi Schulze on Vancouver Island. For me, Vancouver Island is producing some outstanding, age-worthy Pinot Noir, and Venturi Schulze is one of…
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SPUD.CA now delivers wine, beer and spirits with your groceries. Established in 1997, SPUD offers local, organic and sustainable groceries that you can order online and have delivered right to your door. Voted ‘Best Grocery Delivery’ by Georgia Straight readers, five years in a row – SPUD is GMO-free, supports farmers with sustainable growing practices…
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August 18th is Pinot Noir Day and there are plenty of ways to enjoy this heartbreak grape. Pinot Noir comes in several forms: red wine, Champagne and even Rosé. The 2018 Leyda Rosé is made from 100% Pinot Noir grown in the coastal valley of Leyda, Chile. It is the perfect wine to open after…
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When Bill Eggert began planting Fairview Cellars in 1993, he decided to plant only red varietals stating, “I have some of the best land for supporting reds and I honestly didn’t want to waste any of my land on whites.”[1] As his land holdings grew from 6 acres in 1993, to the current ten acres, Eggert…
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In 2003 Skip and Judy Stothert moved from North Vancouver to Naramata. With 52 acres of land and Skip’s propensity towards Burgundian wines, the couple decided to focus exclusively on Dijon clones of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. At first the Stotherts sold their grapes to neighbouring wineries, like Foxtrot, but in 2012 they decided to…
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1 Mill Road Vineyard is set to release their inaugural vintage on Tuesday, June 9th at 1 pm PST. If you have not yet heard of 1 Mill Road, they are located on the Naramata Bench, overlooking beautiful Lake Okanagan. This winery is a project from the couple who brought us the outstanding wines that…
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I have been drinking a lot more Rosé lately, including the 2019 CedarCreek Estate Pinot Noir Rosé with its notes of cranberry and rhubarb. All this Rosé has me craving rhubarb, so I made Melissa Clark’s Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake, which was featured in the New York Times. I followed the recipe exactly, except that I…
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Have you been cooking or baking more while in social isolation? If so, what have you been making? This weekend we made our own pasta, meatballs and marinara sauce and paired it with the 2016 Upper Bench Estate Grown Pinot Noir ($41.40). Upper Bench Winery & Creamery in Naramata is offering free shipping on all…
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How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? In my household, we use Valentine’s Day as a good excuse to make a nice meal at home and open an extra special bottle of wine, like the 2016 Terroir Series Pinot Noir from Alexana Winery. At the end of last summer, I had the opportunity to sit down…
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