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Fresh Produce: What’s in Your Glass?

In light of all the gardening insights of my previous post, this is a list of vegetable and fruit friendly bottles to consider once your summer garden begins over-producing.

 

SAUVIGNON BLANC

A go-to varietal for pairing green vegetables or salads with wine, Sauvignon Blanc has aromas and flavours of lime and gooseberry with some [...]

Grills and Vines

a glass of wine for every reason

Vine is vut my Papa used to make in ze basement on ze farm. He harvested red currants and raspberries from his garden and transformed them into something decidedly unMennonite. I remember the huge fermenting vessel with its apparatus on top and how fascinated we three girls [...]

What We Did Last Night

La Stella Vivace Pinot Grigio

Once the stage has been set and after all of the key players have arrived, you can finally stop holding your breath and begin to smile. Once the first glass of wine is in your hand and you look around to see the eager happy faces of [...]

Summer Sipping

all it needs is a squeeze of lemon and some Sauvignon Blanc

Oh yeah… bring on the SUN! People, we have waited for a little longer than usual for this warmness so do not let me hear any of you complaining. I know, some of you have to work out in it and being [...]

Pink is the New White

So cool, so delicious, so versatile

Anyone who makes a habit of or a living from hanging around wine shops would have noticed a pretty trend in the bottles arriving at the end of last year. It seemed like almost every winery producing a sparkling white wine was suddenly also crafting its bubbly pink [...]

Thoughts on Valentine’s Day

Oh so indulgent and completely worth it

In my perfect life that I create in my head, I will sip Emeri Pink Moscato from Australia in bed on Valentine’s Day morning while nibbling on strawberries and whipped cream. Actually, who am I kidding? I bought a bottle of it today and I will do [...]

Still Swirling

I like my job. Yes, there are many ordinary moments at work, but then there are the things that make me look around and muse ‘do I really get paid to do this?’

Tasting Table

Speaking of Grapes

One of the best work-things that I get to do is organize wine tastings for [...]

I Will Remember You

Beautiful Okanagan lakes & vineyards

The theme for June at Whatcom Wine & Spirits is the celebration of new vintage British Columbia wines and their imminent release from the wineries. These are mainly 2008 whites but some establishments are debuting their 2006 and 2007 reds at the same time. When I am preparing for [...]