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white wine works well with shellfish Am I preaching to the choir when I advocate cooking with wine? Or is this something we would all like to be a little more confident in doing? For me, it’s something that I think I would like to do more often, but when it comes right down [...] the view from the back deck at Blackwood Lane Blackwood Lane Winery in South Langley has been creating a buzz by putting forth superlative wines for a while already. I first heard about them from one of my Wine Club Members who had been there. Almost cautiously he asked me, ‘have you been to [...] Hmmm… the Wine Guide. Sometimes lately I have been feeling like the only person in the room who doesn’t actually know where I am going. Sometimes I think I am lost and in over my head, even when I am the one who is in charge. so much to learn and to know and [...] Swirly Girl Rose getting ready to rock the Swirl So, we did it. We swirled. First we did it clockwise and then we did it counterclockwise… just to honour those who like it that way (and you know who you are). It was FABULOUS! Okay, I’ll stop it before you begin to suspect I’m [...] Clockwise from the winestem: Parmigiano-Reggiano, Applewood Smoked Cheddar, Danish Blue, Stilton, Gruyere, Aged Gouda, Havarti, and Brie. I’m a hands on kind of girl, and when I research something I like it if I can also experience it just to make sure the recorded facts are correct. Maybe I am a little extreme that [...] Seafood with Sauvignon Blanc Food and wine pairing can fill people with all sorts of apprehension, but you don’t need to worry so much about getting it exactly perfect. Think of it more in terms of matchmaking: putting together two elements that you think have something in common and would go well with each [...] the entrance to Le Vieux Pin tasting room It’s not a secret anymore that Whatcom Wine & Spirits is working together with Le Vieux Pin and La Stella wineries in the Southern Okanagan to put together a Winemaker’s Dinner in September. When I offhandedly mentioned to my sales agent that I really should get [...] an open bottle will only last so long…. Sometimes it’s hard to know if you should keep a wine once it’s been opened, or if it should be poured out. The most basic of rules is that if it still tastes fine to you then you can drink it, but if it tastes bad [...] it all gets a little blurry sometimes…. In the business I am in there are some fabulous opportunities for wine research. Yes, this is part of my job and I do take seriously the responsibility of offering delicious and interesting bottles of wine to our customers. I mean, if people come into the store [...] |
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