What’s Up In The Wine World This Week
Here’s our round up of what’s on our radar for wine. Good Wine Gal, Barb Wild and I will curate this weekly list, so feel free to email us with suggestions of what to include. We’ll add to during the week as time permits.
Support BC Local Hero’s with Marquis Wine Cellar
Wednesday Marquis Wine Cellars hosts a tasting at Culmina Family Estate Winery. Meet winemaker Jean-Marc Enixon, a classically trained French viticulturist and winemaker who came to the Okanagan in 2015 and joined Culmina to further his passion for crafting unique wines from exceptional terroir. Details are: Wednesday, May 27th at 5:00 to 6:00pm on Zoom. Zoom Registration Link: Click here to register
BCWI Explores BC Wines
Meet Jenny Book, Calgary based wine educator for an exploration with BCWI and vineyards in the Okanagan as she chats with winemakers Dwight Sick & Sarah Bain. This is a virtual BC wine educational tasting featuring Dwight Sick, Winemaker and Director of Winery and Vineyard Operations, Moraine Estate Winery, and Sarah Bain, Winemaker, Fitzpatrick Family Winery. Details: Wednesday May 27 at 1 pm. Webinar Link.
BC Wine Gal and Winemaker’s Cut
Meet Michal Mosny, winemaker & co-owner at Winemaker’s Cut in conversation with Good Wine Gal Barb Wild as he shares his philosophy about grape growing, wine making and music. Details are: Wednesday May 27 at 5 pm on Zoom. Click here to register using WeShowUp (credit card required) for this free event.
BC Wine With Mijune Pak
Now is your chance to be a part of a new Instagram Live series At Home with Mijune Pak, Wine Wednesdays starting May 13. Each week she challenges three local Sommeliers in a fun blind tasting. Purchase the small lot, hard- to- find wines at BC Liquor Stores in advance and follow along as each Sommelier attempts to guess different attributes of the wine. These newly released, light and refreshing white and rosé wines will be available in select BC Liquor Stores May 3rd. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to savour these unique wines and watch as some of BC’s best sommeliers compete! https://www.instagram.com/mijunepak/
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir at the Other 49 Parallel (NZ Wine)
This session takes a deep look at two of Zealand’s most successful varieties, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, clearly comfortable in this cool climate. New Zealand’s latitude may correspond with other celebrated Pinot and Chardonnay regions, but the nuances of style here are uniquely kiwi. They’ll explore the shades of flavour delivered from Northland to Central Otago and many regions in between, while tracing the rise to prominence of Pinot and Chardonnay in the shadow of Sauvignon. Led by David Keck MS, John Szabo MS and Cameron Douglas MS. Register here.
“Not Just Amarone – Reds of Northeast Italy with Mark Shipway”
This is part two (2) of a series of six (6) online wine sessions suited to wine lovers looking to expand their knowledge of Italy and beyond. Details are: Thursday May 28 at 8 pm on Zoom. Click here to register for this pay what you value event on WeShowUp.
Don’t forget to get your wines – here, and your cheese here from Les Amis du Fromage.
