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April is BC Wine Month and I am celebrating five years of writing this blog and 400 Instagram posts. A celebration calls for a special wine so I pulled out the 2017 McWatters Collection Brut. I met Harry McWatters in 2017, at the beginning of my wine journey. That year, I was fortunate to attend…
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Ancestral method sparkling wine is produced by halting a wine’s fermentation and allowing it to finish fermenting in the bottle. While the yeast feast on the remaining sugar in the fermenting wine, they produce carbon dioxide, which creates bubbles in the finished wine. In the fall, Whispering Horse Winery released three ancestral method sparkling wines.…
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When a winery sends me wines for review, it’s not often that I enjoy all of the wines they send me, but Monte Creek Winery is three-for-three. Monte Creek began planting their vineyards in 2009 and the winery itself opened to the public in June 2015. The winery features a greenhouse which provides a local…
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Happy Mulled Wine Day! I am excited to be working on several projects with the Okanagan Crush Pad this year, the first of which is National Mulled Wine Day. Mulled Wine Day is celebrated on March 3rd each year. No one seems to quite know why mulled wine is celebrated on this day, but it…
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On the weekend I paired two TIME Family Chardonnays with a couple of delicious dishes. I partnered the 2020 Chronos Chardonnay with Whipped Feta with Roasted Tomatoes. The 2020 McWatters Collection Chardonnay was paired with velvety Butternut Squash Soup and Flaky Buttermilk-Bacon Biscuits. Lynzee Schatz is the winemaker at TIME Wines and she joined the…
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What sorts of things are you doing to relax this winter? I’ve started knitting again. This is my third attempt kitting this blanket, which I started several years ago – my goal this year is to finish it. I find that knitting helps me to unplug and to live more in the present. Knitting also…
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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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What dishes do you find difficult to pair with wine? This recipe for Vietnamese Beef and Broccoli is one of my favourite weeknight meals, but it is challenging to pair with wine. The beef makes you want to reach for a red wine, but the umami flavours of fish sauce, broccoli and peanuts draw you…
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For my Birthday in November I was hoping to make a carrot cake, with several delicious layers of cream cheese frosting, and indulge in some of my favorite wines, but then life happened and plans changed. So, over the holidays I finally made my carrot cake and we definitely indulged in some great wines, including…
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On New Year’s Eve, do you save the sparkling wine until midnight? I have often thought that it doesn’t make sense to save the good stuff until the end of the night when everyone is tired and your palate is exhausted. Therefore, this year we began New Year’s Eve Day with a Pol Roger 2013…