More Canadian wine at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. This tasting was a tour of British Columbia’s wine regions with a star panel ably led by Rhys Pender. Taking part…
Canadian wine at the Vancouver winefest: star whites from Ontario
I’m currently in Vancouver at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. Apparently, this is North America’s longest running and largest wine festival. So far it has been really interesting. Each year…
Natural wines from Haywire, Okanagan Valley, Canada
I’ve been impressed by the wines from Haywire in the Okanagan Valley, in Canada’s BC. Based at the Okanagan Crushpad, where their team also makes wine for other people, they…
In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Coming out to Cornucopia in Whistler gave me a chance to visit Vancouver Island. I’ve not been here before, but I’d heard lots of good things about it. So for…
Gold Medal Plate wines: 17 wines from BC, Canada
This afternoon I was a judge in the Victoria version of Gold Medal Plates here on Vancouver Island. We tasted the following wines, and these are my personal notes. Pipe…
Impressive sparkling wines from Blue Mountain, Okanagan, Canada
Just tried these impressive sparkling wines from Blue Mountain (who I visited a couple of years ago) in Canada’s Okanagan Valley. They are really good, and compared with their peers…
Debate: what should British Columbia’s identity be as a wine region?
One of the sessions at the Cornucopia Wine Summit was a good old fashioned debate about the future of BC (British Columbia, Canada) wine. What should BC’s identity be as…
Gamay focus 24, Samantha Gamay 2014 Okanagan, Canada
Continuing with the series on Gamay, I’m sticking with the Okanagan Valley in Canada. I’m in Whistler, now, and this wine is from Samantha Rahn, who’s the wine director at…
In Whistler, Canada
There’s something special about mountains. I’m in Whistler, Canada, for the Cornucopia food and wine festival, and it’s great to be here. Whistler is North America’s largest ski resort. It’s…