aggregated from: Eat Vancouver

Hello Readers and Contributors!It s nearly time again for one of the premier foodie events in the region so I am passing along the details to you. I confess I have never attended this event (yet), mainly due to scheduling issues, but my predecessor i...

topics: restaurants, whistler, wine, wine-tasting, winemaker

aggregated from: Don Genova's Blog

It's difficult to distill' the spirit' you get when you hit the entranceway of Island Spirits Distillery on Hornby Island.p After driving through the dense bush lining the gravel road, a clearing awaits, in which it wouldn't be unusual to see...

topics: liquor, winemaker

aggregated from: Wine Knows - The Wine Press Northwest blog

I chatted late last week wine Wade Wolfe, owner/winemaker of Thurston Wolfe Winery in Prosser, Wash. He began checking sugar levels and reported that the grapes are nine days ahead of last year - which puts them at about average for a normal vintage ...

topics: grapes, wine, winemaker, winery

aggregated from: BC Wine Lover

Lt. Governor's entourage visit Wild Goose WineryWe were visiting Wild Goose in Okanagan Falls on Monday when Winemaker Hagen Krueger mentioned that they were getting another BC Lieutenant Governor's award for their wine (2008 Pinot Gris). Each year w...

topics: awards, bc-wine, okanagan, wine, winemaker

aggregated from: BC Wine Lover

Richard Roskell of Marichel Vineyard + Winery Richard Roskell calls us right back after leaving a message on our first morning of wine tasting in Naramata. We always get a kick when someone actually wants to talk to a couple of BC wine fanboys (er, ...

topics: bc-wine, fruit, okanagan, vineyard, wine

aggregated from: Blanc de Noir

Bloom BC is always one of our favourite BC wine events because it's a quick opportunity to sample what's new and fresh in the province. And this year was no exception with some old friends as well as new faces 50 wineries in all participating.For...

topics: bc-wine, seafood, vines, vineyard, vqa

aggregated from: Wine Knows - The Wine Press Northwest blog

Last week, we chatted with Charlie Hoppes, owner/winemaker of Fidelitas Wines on Washington's Red Mountain. He and longtime Yakima Valley grape grower Dick Boushey have planted three acres of Cabernet Sauvignon on his five-acre property on Sunset Roa...

topics: vineyard, winemaker

aggregated from: Wine Knows - The Wine Press Northwest blog

It has been a cool spring again this year in Washington's Columbia Valley, with bud break occurring a couple of weeks later than usual. Winemaker (and now grape grower) Charlie Hoppes said vines are about as far behind as he can recall in his two dec...

topics: vines, wine, winemaker

aggregated from: Wine & Vine BC

Winemaker's Dinner in the GalleryPart proceeds support children's programming at The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford.Saturday, May 23 marks the first fundraiser at Abbotsford's new...Read more? Head over to my site, friend. ...

topics: abbotsford, gallery, museum, winemaker

aggregated from: Wine Knows - The Wine Press Northwest blog

Two years ago, we reported the somber news that Walla Walla, Wash., producer Bunchgrass Winery was closing because founder/owner/winemaker Roger Cockerline had decided to retire....

topics: winemaker, winery