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I recently had the opportunity to try three new wines from Time Winery & Kitchen in Penticton. I paired the 2018 TIME Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Syrah with a delicious beef dip, but these wines will pair well with any of the grilled meats coming off your BBQ this summer. 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon $39.99…
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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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Tender Hope Winery is relatively new to the BC wine scene. The wine industry however is not new for owner and winemaker, Ephraim Perel, who has more than twenty-five years experience as grower, cellar hand and winemaker. Ephraim was born in Israel and he fell in love with wine twenty-seven years ago while he was…
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Do you struggle to identify particular tastes and aromas in wine? Blueberry is one aroma and flavor that I have difficulty finding when I am tasting wines. In fact, I have been waiting a long time to find a wine with blueberry notes just so that I would have an excuse to bake my favorite…
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Are you a fan of meatloaf? If you aren’t, this recipe may just win you over. I’ve made this recipe more than a dozen times over the years and it has converted at least two skeptics. Dressed-up with chili flakes, sundried tomatoes, maple syrup and fennel seed, this meatloaf is pretty tasty. I bake the…
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When I last wrote about TIME Winery, Harry McWatters was celebrating his 50th vintage in the BC wine industry (Harry McWatters and the Beginning of TIME). He had recently sold his acclaimed Sundial Vineyards, to what is now Phantom Creek Vineyards, and he was in the midst of building an urban winery for TIME in an old…
Continue reading TIME Winery & Kitchen: Blueberry Bison Burgers and Syrah
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The Chave family have been growing grapes in northern Rhône since 1481. Currently the family business is headed by Gérard Chave and his son Jean-Louis. Jean-Louis joined his father in 1992 after completing a degree in oenology at the University of California, Davis. Jean-Louis is responsible for replanting his family’s original vineyards, on their Saint-Joseph…
Continue reading JL Chave Sélection: Côtes du Rhône ‘Mon Coeur’
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When was the last time you had a culinary disaster? I had some bad luck in the kitchen this past weekend, which culminated in me burning my hand while making gnocchi; unfortunately the gnocchi also burned while I tended to my injury. Luckily we were cooking the gnocchi in batches and were able to salvage…
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What wine releases do you wait for each year? Each fall I keep an eye-out for the release of the Syrah and Portfolio from Laughing Stock Vineyards – ensuring that I acquire some to cellar. The founders of Laughing Stock Vineyards, David and Cynthia Enns, vicariously fulfilled many wine-lover’s dreams when they left the financial…
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What is one of your favourite holiday traditions? I enjoy visiting the festive light display at the Burnaby Village Museum or listening to Festive Cantatas at The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. I recently tried the 2015 Poplar Grove Syrah which, in itself, is very festive; it is like Christmas in a glass! This…