Pour Some Local Bubble into your Glass this Holiday Season What’s in your glass this holiday season? How about some BC Bubbles to help you celebrate the close of one year and the start of a new one? Listed in alphabetical order so I didn’t pick favourites. Priced as sold in BC at the winery,…
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A Grape Reborn: Carmenère Rises in Chile and BC’s South Okanagan Valley
Carmenère makes its way from France to Chile and the Okanagan Valley On November 24th, wine lovers around the world will celebrate Carmenère Day. This often misunderstood grape once considered extinct in its native France, has found an ideal home and a renewed reputation in Chile and, more recently, in British Columbia’s Southern Okanagan Valley….
BC Zinfandel: From California Sunshine to BC’s Golden Mile
Uncorking a Bold Grape: Zinfandel’s Journey from California to British Columbia Raise a glass, wine lovers! November 20th marks Zinfandel Day, a celebration of this red, robust, versatile grape variety. While California may be its traditional home, Zinfandel’s story takes on a local vibe with plantings in and around Oliver in the southern Okanagan Valley…
Tempranillo: A Global Gem, Grown Locally
British Columbia’s Tempranillo – Good Wine Gal’s BC Picks On November 14th, it’s time to raise a glass and celebrate International Tempranillo Day. This famous grape from Spain grows here in beautiful British Columbia with an attitude. It’s found a home in sun-soaked southern Okanagan Valley where wineries like Moon Curser, Black Hills, Three Sisters…
BC’s Best Rosés with Good Wine Gal
Looking For BC’s Best Rosés? Good Wine Gal Has You Covered With 300 wineries in the province and many now producing Rosé, there is a lot of choice. From Vancouver Island to the Kootenays, the grapes and styles vary wildly. From established producers like Quails Gate Estate Winery to newish kids on the block like…
Naramata Bench’s Aasha Winery
Aasha Wines Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Rose I was so impressed with the bottles, the storytelling in the tasting notes and the gorgeously designed website of Aasha Wines that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on these mystical bottles. There are gorgeous illustrations on the labels, and they are sealed with wax to protect…
Last Minute Holiday Wines and A Wine Cocktail
Last Minute Wine Picks Need a few bottles for the holiday get-together? Here are a couple we’ve had recently that are readily available around the liquor shops and a recipe for a Rosemary Paloma Cocktail too. Meiomi Cabernet Sauvignon – California, USA Craving a little coastal California? Meiomi Cabernet Sauvignon has velvety notes of dark…
Best Holiday Wines from Jak’s and SPUD
Our Best Holiday Wines for the 2021 Holiday Season This year is the year we’re back to entertaining outside our bubble and we’re moving along gleefully, with caution! We’ve put together our suggestions for the Best Holiday Wines this year available at Jak’s and on SPUD! Happy holidays and stay safe. Best Holiday Liquor here….
Gratitude Wine at Jak’s for the BCHF
Purchase Gratitude Wine at Jak’s and $1 goes to the BC Hospitality Foundation Looking for some great wines to drink for a cause? JAK’s Beer Wine Spirits and collaborative partner, Okanagan Crush Pad, launch its collaborative, limited release 2021 Gratitude Wine Collection with four new varietals. Chardonnay 2018, Rose 2019 and Red 2019 will be…
California Cult Classics
California Cult Classics – a world-class winery and wine club in North Vancouver We don’t get over to the North Shore as much as we’d like to, so luckily for us, local North Shorer, Les Jickling, is our newest contributor to GLV. Here he weighs in on one of his favourite subjects, wine, with a…
Mt. Boucherie Winery
Mt. Boucherie – The Boo & the Who of it! Good Wine Gal Catches Up with Mt. Boucherie Winery! Join in for this Wine Wednesday to learn more about the winery and what’s new at Mt Boo! October 7, 2020 5:30 pm. Sign up here. The more things change the more they stay the same….
Putting Vinho Verde Wines on Your Dinner Table
Vinho Verde Wines Pair Well With A Variety Of International Dishes Vinho Verde wines are finding their place on international tables, you will find them in some of the top restaurants around the world. The region’s new generation of winemakers are producing serious wines that are food friendly and can be found on wine lists…
Getting to Know The Serious Side of Vinho Verde
Exploring Portugal’s Vinho Verde Wine Region Vinho Verde wines are more that just the light, fresh wines that they have been known for in the past. There is a new generation of winemakers who are crafting top level wines from the many local grape varieties, and these wines have complex aromas and flavours and some…
VAL Tait Launches 2house Winery
Okanagan Winemaker Val Tait And Ian Sutherland announce 2house Winery News from Naramata about a new winery project that we’re pretty darn excited. GLV Winemakers Val Tait and Ian Sutherland are pleased to announce their new venture, “2house”, a project that brings together their passion for winemaking, with the simple joys of the vineyard and…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild – Spanish Cava
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is CAVA Barb Wild has been sipping again and in this week’s post she shares a great pick – VARIAS – CAVA GENUI Brut! Check out The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks here. From Barb (PS – yep we’re a day late again posting…but we try) – Cassandra Happy Wine…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Hillside Winery Merlot Malbec
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is Hillside Winery Merlot Malbec Barb Wild has been sipping again and in this week’s post she shares a great wine pick, Hillside Winery Merlot Malbec. Check out The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks here. Happy Wine Wednesday! It’s that mid – week moment of sipping something delicious that brings…
Good Wine Gal’s Update – Sipping During Covid19
What to Sip during Covid19 Isolation? Tormaresca! This week we have a report from Good Wine Gal Barb Wild’s and she shares her recent wine adventures and recommends Castel Del Monte Tormaresca Trentangeli 2016! Check out The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks here. The sun is out. The trees are in full bloom. Spring has…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Sperling Vineyards Pinot Noir
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is Sperling Vineyard Pinot Noir Barb Wild has been sipping again and in this week’s post she shares a great wine pick is Sperling Vineyard Pinot Noir. Check out The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks here. Happy Wine Wednesday my wine friends. In times of pandemic, we just keep moving…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Moraine Winery Cliffhanger Red
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is Moraine Winery Cliffhanger Red Happy #winewednesday from Good Wine Gal! Here I am behind the wall of self-isolation. Life seems surreal. Yes? On the bright side, this weather creates opportunities for afternoon gatherings in the garden in full sun and we’ve been sipping Moraine Winery Cliffhanger Red. Yes! Here, happy…
Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Save-On-Foods
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Is The Deal At Save-On-Foods Barb Wild has been sipping again and in this week’s post she shares a great wine deal at Save-On-Foods. Check out The Good Wine Gal site, and her previous picks here. The Wine Deal at Save-on-Foods I’m Good Wine Gal. I write about good wine and how to…
