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Ontario's @stratuswines Show Creativity in the Vineyard and Winery @WineCountryOnt #onwine #onvqa #somm #winewriter #winelover #Niagara #LEED

Stratus Vineyards winery and tasting room Ontario’s Stratus Vineyards is a 55-acre farm, set in the Niagara Lakeshore appellation of Niagara-on-the-Lake, and is planted to 16 grape varieties.  All the grapes are grown sustainably. Their winery is the first in the world to be fully Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) – certified, which embodies their commitment to sustainability.…

MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated White and #Sparkling Wines for 2018 #bcwine @CulminaWinery @spearheadwinery @GustaveLorentz @GrgichHills #napa #Riesling #Champagne @Taittinger_FR

MyWinePal Top 5 Star Wines

I tasted through many years this year through Trade tastings with agents and BC VQA wineries, the Vancouver International Wine Festival, visits to wineries, and personal purchases.  I rate all the wines I taste from 1 to 5 stars.  Fortunately, the quality of many wines is quite good, giving them at least a 3 out of 5-star rating.  At the end of the year, I like to…

10 BC #Sparkling and White Wines for You to Enjoy This Summer @naramatawines @RocheWines @poplargrovewine @lakebreezewines #PinotGris #Schonberger #Penticton

The Naramata Bench is located on the east side of Lake Okanagan as you drive north from Penticton.  It is a very scenic 14 km drive overlooking the water and vineyards, home to a group of twenty-four award-winning wineries forming the Naramata Bench Wineries Association. The Association was participating in the Wine for Waves this past week to support the Vancouver Aquarium and Ocean Wise seafood.

Meinklang Foam : A Pét-Nat For The People

Like most 90’s babies, the term Pét-Nat has been around long enough to become engrained in the culture and is now firmly planted in our collective minds. Popularized by natural winemakers Thierry Puzzelat and Christian Chaussard the term is a shortened version of Pétillant-naturel or wine made in the ancestral method. It is popularly described as Champagne’s cousin and the I personally adore the…