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MyWinePal: Vancouver Cocktail Week returns for its Fifth Year, March 1- 8, 2026 (Press Release) Cocktail culture is strong in Canada and we have a yearly cocktail week in Vancouver to celebrate this fact.  I attended the Black & White Gala this year and it was quite fun with many differen…

Heads up! #Vancouver #Cocktail Week returns for its Fifth Year, March 1- 8, 2026 (Press Release)
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Vancouver Cocktail Week returns for its Fifth Year, March 1- 8, 2026 (Press Release) Cocktail culture is strong in Canada and we have a yearly cocktail week in Vancouver to celebrate this fact.  I attended the Black & White Gala this year and it was quite fun with many different cocktails to try.  I've included pictures of my attendance this past year. Here is a press release about the Vancouver Cocktail Week that will occur March 1- 8, 2026.

#Vancouver #Cocktail Week returns for its Fifth Year, March 1- 8, 2026 (Press Release)
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MyWinePal: Blasted Church’s Hatfield’s Fuse and Pinot Gris 2024 for the Holidays In case you haven’t heard, Okanagan’s Blasted Church Vineyards is having a case sale on their Renaissance wines from now till Dec 14.  I’m tasting two of their Renaissance series …

Check out @BlastedChurch 's Hatfield's Fuse and #PinotGris 2024 for the #Holidays.

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Blasted Church’s Hatfield’s Fuse and Pinot Gris 2024 for the Holidays In case you haven't heard, Okanagan's Blasted Church Vineyards is having a case sale on their Renaissance wines from now till Dec 14.  I'm tasting two of their Renaissance series wines I received.  Hatfield's Fuse 2024 and Pinot Gris 2024.  Both wines are made in BC, but use grapes that come from Washington state, to cover our cold winter snap in 2024 that killed many Okanagan grape vines. 

@BlastedChurch 's Hatfield's Fuse and #PinotGris 2024 for the #Holidays.

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MyWinePal: Orchard + Vine: Two Juicy Fruit Wines from Garnet Valley RanchPR SAMPLE With the upcoming holiday season, you, or your guests, may not want a glass of wine, beer, or cocktail.  Maybe something lower in alcohol, but still has nice fruit flavours.  Orchard + Field is jus…

Have you read, Orchard + Vine: Two Juicy Fruit Wines from Garnet Valley Ranch?
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Orchard + Vine: Two Juicy Fruit Wines from Garnet Valley Ranch With the upcoming holiday season, you, or your guests, may not want a glass of wine, beer, or cocktail.  Maybe something lower in alcohol, but still has nice fruit flavours.  Orchard + Field is just that.  Wine made using fruit from  orchard and berries from the fields and crafted at Garnet Valley Ranch in Summerland, BC.  I received two bottles of Orchard + Field sparkling wines to review for you. 

Orchard + Vine: Two Juicy Fruit Wines from Garnet Valley Ranch.
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MyWinePal: Your Dinner Companions: Domaine Artema Winery Village Sparkling Rose and La Petite MortPR SAMPLE I saved my last two wines from Domaine Artema Winery to be their Village Sparkling Rosé 2024 and their La Petite Mort (port style), NV, dessert wine.  These two wines can cover the start and end of…

Please read, Your Dinner Companions:  @DomaineArtema Winery Village Sparkling Rose and La Petite Mort.
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Your Dinner Companions: Domaine Artema Winery Village Sparkling Rose and La Petite Mort I saved my last two wines from Domaine Artema Winery to be their Village Sparkling Rosé 2024 and their La Petite Mort (port style), NV, dessert wine.  These two wines can cover the start and end of a delicious dinner.  I did not decant either wine.  In the first case, you don't want the delicious bubbles in your sparkling wine to dissipate and the latter, dessert wines, with their high sugar content, tend to stay unchanged in aromas and flavours over a long time. 

Your Dinner Companions: @DomaineArtema Winery Village Sparkling Rose and La Petite Mort.
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MyWinePal: Quick Review: Domaine Artema Winery Gamay and Rose Village 2024PR SAMPLE Today, I’m easing us into the colder weather with a 2024 Rosé and a Gamay wine made by Oliver’s Domaine Artema Winery.  Gamay is a red wine grape with less tannins and more acidity, mak…

Have you read, Quick Review: @DomaineArtemaWinery #Gamay and Rose Village 2024?
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Quick Review: Domaine Artema Winery Gamay and Rose Village 2024 Today, I'm easing us into the colder weather with a 2024 Rosé and a Gamay wine made by Oliver's Domaine Artema Winery.  Gamay is a red wine grape with less tannins and more acidity, making it easier to sip on its own as well as being food friendly.  The Rosé wine uses Pinot Noir primarily with a substantial amount of Gamay. 

Quick Review: @DomaineArtemaWinery #Gamay and Rose Village 2024.
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MyWinePal: Iconic Wineries of British Columbia Holiday PreviewPR SAMPLE I was privileged to be invited to attend the “Iconic Wineries of British Columbia” Holiday Preview this week, held at the Holt Renfrew, in downtown Vancouver.  We sampled selections fro…

It's time to enjoy Iconic Wineries of British Columbia #Holiday Preview.
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Iconic Wineries of British Columbia Holiday Preview I was privileged to be invited to attend the "Iconic Wineries of British Columbia" Holiday Preview this week, held at the Holt Renfrew, in downtown Vancouver.  We sampled selections from Mission Hill Family Estate, Martin’s Lane, CheckMate Artisanal Winery, CedarCreek Estate Winery, Liquidity Wines, and Road 13 Vineyards.  There were red, white, rose, and sparkling wines, along with canapes, made by the chefs from their winery's restaurant, to pair with some of the wines. 

Iconic Wineries of British Columbia #Holiday Preview.
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MyWinePal: A Pacific Northwest and a BC Pinot Gris to Enjoy TodayPR SAMPLE Here are two more white wines for you to enjoy, hoping to banish away the upcoming winter season.  Both wineries are from BC, but one of these wines use WA state fruit.  In 2024 we have a very bad …

Have you read, A Pacific Northwest and a BC #PinotGris to Enjoy Today?
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A Pacific Northwest and a BC Pinot Gris to Enjoy Today Here are two more white wines for you to enjoy, hoping to banish away the upcoming winter season.  Both wineries are from BC, but one of these wines use WA state fruit.  In 2024 we have a very bad cold winter snap that killed the majority of interior BC grape vines.  Fort Berens Estate Winery suffered vine loss, so for 2024 they brought in WA state grapes to produce this Pinot Gris Wine. 

A Pacific Northwest and a BC #PinotGris to Enjoy Today.
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A Pacific Northwest Sauvignon Blanc and a BC Rose to Enjoy Today Well, the really bad, rainy weather is not yet here, so I decided to taste a white and a rosé wine.  Red wines will come soon enough.  Today I have the Gold Hill Winery Cabernet Franc Rosé 2022 and the Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Interlude Sauvignon Blanc 2024, with the latter being made in BC, but using WA state grapes due to our terrible winter in 2024 which killed many grape vines in BC. 

A Pacific Northwest #SauvignonBlanc and a BC Rose to Enjoy Today.
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MyWinePal: Quick Review: My Last Two Adega on 45th Wines for YouPR SAMPLE Here are my last two wines from Osoyoos’ Adega on 45th Estate Winery for you; A 2024 Rosé and a 2020 Malbec.  The Rosé is made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes.  Let me tell you about th…

My Quick Review: My Last Two @Adegaon45th Wines for You.
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Quick Review: My Last Two Adega on 45th Wines for You Here are my last two wines from Osoyoos' Adega on 45th Estate Winery for you; A 2024 Rosé and a 2020 Malbec.  The Rosé is made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes.  Let me tell you about them. My Wine Tasting Notes Adega on 45th Estate Winery Rosé 2024 (BC $24.99.  A wine club exclusive.) Winemaker's notes, a blend of "...

Quick Review: My Last Two @Adegaon45th Wines for You.
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MyWinePal: My Last South Okanagan Stop to Taste Wines with La Stella Winery My last winery visit while I was staying in the Osoyoos area was the La Stella Winery.  I met with tasting room manager, Wade Martin, as he poured me their recent wine releases and discussed wines …

Here is My Last South #Okanagan Stop to Taste Wines with @LaStellaWinery.
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My Last South Okanagan Stop to Taste Wines with La Stella Winery My last winery visit while I was staying in the Osoyoos area was the La Stella Winery.  I met with tasting room manager, Wade Martin, as he poured me their recent wine releases and discussed wines in general.  Their winery like other Okanagan wineries was affected by the 2024 winter blast.  Out of 70 acres of planted vines, they were forced to rip out just shy of 30 acres. 

My Last South #Okanagan Stop to Taste Wines with @LaStellaWinery.
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Top 50 BC Wines Featuring 3 Wines from BC’s Vanessa Vineyard Vanessa Vineyard, located in the Similkameen Valley, may not be a well-known winery to many, but it should.  Winemaker, Howard Soon, joined Vanessa in 2017 after retiring from Sandhill Wines.  He has won over 100 awards for the wines he has crafted and has received the Order of Canada.  Recently there was the 2025 Top 50 BC Wine awards…

Top 50 BC Wines Featuring 3 Wines from BC's Vanessa Vineyard.
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MyWinePal: Talking With Mark Hopley, Winemaker, at Hester Creek Estate Winery in Oliver I had a wonderful visit at Hester Creek Estate Winery in Oliver, where head winemaker, Mark Hopley, took me behind the scenes to view the working harvest in the winery, to try tank samples, as well…

Great info. Talking With Mark Hopley, Winemaker, at @HesterCreekWinery in Oliver.
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Talking With Mark Hopley, Winemaker, at Hester Creek Estate Winery in Oliver I had a wonderful visit at Hester Creek Estate Winery in Oliver, where head winemaker, Mark Hopley, took me behind the scenes to view the working harvest in the winery, to try tank samples, as well as a few finished wines.  Here are a few of the things that Mark and I spoke about. The 2025 Harvest: A Year of Abundance…

Talking With Mark Hopley, Winemaker, at @HesterCreekWinery in Oliver.
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MyWinePal: Quick Review: Two Frizzante Wines from BC’s After 93 Vineyards & Estate WineryPR SAMPLE If you have not heard of After 93 Vineyards & Estate Winery, you are not alone.  It was also new to me.  But, it is owned by the same family that operates Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Wine…

My Quick Review: Two Frizzante Wines from BC's After 93 Vineyards & Estate Winery.
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Quick Review: Two Frizzante Wines from BC’s After 93 Vineyards & Estate Winery If you have not heard of After 93 Vineyards & Estate Winery, you are not alone.  It was also new to me.  But, it is owned by the same family that operates Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery in Osoyoos, BC.  In 1993, the Gill family embarked on a journey to Canada with the aspiration of forging a brighter future. 

Quick Review: Two Frizzante Wines from BC's After 93 Vineyards & Estate Winery.
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MyWinePal: Tasting the Wines from Adega on 45th Estate Winery in Osoyoos If you visit Osoyoos and stay at the Spirit Ridge Resort or visit the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre, you will drive past Adega on 45th Estate Winery.  The winery and tasting room is at the to…

Have you read, Tasting the Wines from Adega on 45th Estate Winery in #Osoyoos?
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Tasting the Wines from Adega on 45th Estate Winery in Osoyoos If you visit Osoyoos and stay at the Spirit Ridge Resort or visit the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre, you will drive past Adega on 45th Estate Winery.  The winery and tasting room is at the top of a hill slope and gives you a wonderful view of Osoyoos.  The winery was recently taken over by Gate 22 Winery…

Tasting the Wines from Adega on 45th Estate Winery in #Osoyoos.
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My Swirl Around BC Wine Picks Fall 2025 This week we had a trade event featuring the latest BC white wines, many from 2024, as well as some red wines.  In 2024 we had a terrible winter freeze that killed most of the grape vines in the interior of BC, so BC wineries were given permission from the BC government to source grapes from outside BC.  Many winemakers brought in grapes from Washington and Oregon. 

My Swirl Around BC Wine Picks Fall 2025
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MyWinePal: Enjoying Adega on 45th Estate Winery Cabernet Franc 2022 and Cabernet Sauvignon 2019PR SAMPLE I have two Cabernet wines for you from South Okanagan’s Adega on 45th Estate Winery;  one is their Cabernet Franc 2022 and the other their Cabernet Sauvignon 2019.  Did you know that Cabernet…

Please read. Enjoying @Adegaon45th Estate Winery #CabernetFranc 2022 and #CabernetSauvignon 2019
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Enjoying Adega on 45th Estate Winery Cabernet Franc 2022 and Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 I have two Cabernet wines for you from South Okanagan's Adega on 45th Estate Winery;  one is their Cabernet Franc 2022 and the other their Cabernet Sauvignon 2019.  Did you know that Cabernet Franc is one of the parents of Cabernet Sauvignon?  Who is the other parent?  Adega cultivates 19 acres of estate fruit and are committed to sustainability.  Their vineyard is planted with 6 acres of Merlot, 4 acres of Cabernet Franc, 3 acres of Malbec, 2 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, 2 acres of Riesling, 1 acre of Sauvignon Blanc, and 1 acre of Orange Muscat. 

Enjoying @Adegaon45th Estate Winery #CabernetFranc 2022 and #CabernetSauvignon 2019
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MyWinePal: BC’s Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Syrah 2020 to Salute the End of SummerPR SAMPLE With our summer days dwindling as the evening sun sets sooner, I decided to open a bottle of BC’s Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Syrah 2020 that I received and to try it with a gril…

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