BC Bubbles are continuing their effervescent ascent! What better way to toast BC than with a glass of something fun (or serious!) and sparkling? I don’t know the exact number of BC wineries making sparkling wine these days. But there’s no shortage: I’m guessing well over 100. It seems as [...]
My longtime colleague and good friend Anthony Gismondi invited me for a chat on his popular BC Food & Wine radio show. The topic: where to go for decent sustenance before, during and after Vancouver International Wine Festival. (Listen to the show’s podcast here.) Regarded as one of the continent’s [...]
Winemaker’s dinners come in every iteration. But—no question—last night’s Fairview Cellars collab with Vancouver’s Provence Marinaside was one for the books—a sold-out soirée marked by myriad good tastes both in the glass and on the plate. What’s more, there was a real vibe in the room, one of genuine enjoyment [...]
Nota Bene 2022: An iconic BC wine marks a milestone; Black Hills winery background and review
Lakeboat Winery & Vineyard opens to the public on Canada Day. Lakeboat is the newest addition to a small but growing group of wineries nestled along the idyllic western shore of Skaha Lake. Kaleden is a delightful, historic, lakeside farming community tucked away off Hwy 97. Just north of the junction of Hwy 3A from [...]
Dine Out Vancouver (Jan 14-Jan 31 is at 20 years and counting! It’s a milestone well worth celebrating. No question, Dine Out Vancouver has transformed the city’s dining landscape in myriad ways.
Burrowing Owl has announced it has acquired “the tremendously popular Wild Goose Vineyards & Winery located in Okanagan Falls, just South of Penticton, BC.” […]
I am saddened by the loss of George Heiss Senior, who passed away on June 29th, from cancer. Where to begin? For me the BC industry has never been quite the same since George and Trudy Heiss (deservedly) retired after selling Gray Monk Cellars to Andrew Peller, in 2017. A Big Hearted Legend Three things [...]
Overall, the consensus is that it was a pretty challenging vintage for BC wine ...
Stoneboat Vineyards has sold to Voerhoeff Group
