This summer, experience the finer things life has to offer at Mission Hill Family Estate. The Okanagan Valley winery hosts a dynamic line-up of culinary offerings, wine festival events, headline concert performances and the first North American solo sculpture exhibition by the esteemed Parisian artist Nathalie Decoster. “Mission Hill is dedicated to the art of…
Category: Drinks
House Wine Top Wines Under $20
Bubble & White -2009 Boutari, Moschofilero, Mantinia, Greece, $15.99 -nv Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal, $11.99 -nv Cristalino, ‘Jaume Serra’ Brut, Cava DO, Spain, $12.99 -2009 Domaine de Vaugondy, Sec Vouvray AOC, France, $18.99 -2010 Jean Jean, ‘Ormarine’ Picpoul de Pinet, Coteaux du Languedoc AOC, France, $13.99 -nv Parés Baltà, Brut, Cava DO, Spain,…
Tastings at Legacy
Free Upcoming Tastings CROWN ROYAL LABELLING PROGRAM Friday, 4-7 pm, Saturday 2-6 pm Jul 1, 2011 – Jul 2, 2011 Join us to try the NEW Crown Royal© Black, a darker and bolder whisky blend. Personalize your bottle with a custom Crown Royal label! FRUIT BEER TASTING Sunday, 2pm – 6pm Jul 3, 2011 Join us for…
2010 BC Wine Grape Crop
Outstanding Quality Despite Challenging Vintage #BCWine With tonnage down 11% from last year, the 2010 vintage provided numerous challenges for vintners in British Columbia. Despite Mother Nature’s temperament, BC wineries continue to produce exceptional quality wines. The 2010 harvest got off to a late start with the first grapes being picked the week of September…
Hester Creek Estate Winery Ready for Summer Fun
Summer events calendar packed with concerts and cuisine at the winery Hester Creek is ready to enjoy the long, warm Okanagan summer by filling it with wine, food and music! Headlining the summer season of classes, concerts and tastings are two headlining events; a class with internationally acclaimed chef Umberto Menghi, and a performance by…
Mission Hill Five Vineyards Rose 2010
#BCWine $15 @missionhillwine An easy sipper from the Five Vineyards Collection of Mission Hill Winery made from Merlot, Cab Franc, and Shiraz. Aromas and flavours of strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate and summer punch predominate. Some perceived sweetness makes this a good wine for Asian dishes, or just simply unscrew the cap and sip at your next…
British Columbia Hospitality Foundation Crowns Cocktail Competition Winner
The British Columbia Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) is pleased to announce that Derek Vanderheide of Rosewood Hotel Georgia won the cocktail competition at its Dish N’ Dazzle, held on Friday, June 17 2011 at The Fairmont Pacific Rim. British Columbia bartenders were paired with spirits from the event’s sponsors at the 2nd annual competition, which was…
News from Firefly
Yes, we’re open! Dust is in the air around the Plaza 500 Hotel, but don’t worry – Firefly Fine Wines and Ales on Cambie St. is not going anywhere! While the hotel renovates and rebrands to be an Hotel Indigo, Firefly will continue to operate with regular hours: 10am to 11pm, seven days a week. Canada…
BC Wine Industry Steps Up to the Plate to sponsor New Tip Out
Fundraising Campaign with The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society as Title Sponsor It has been only a few days since the British Columbia Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) announced its new fundraising campaign, Tip Out To Help, and already several members of BC’s wine industry have answered the call to support the new initiative. Tip Out To Help…
Mission Hill Family Estate: An Elegant Escape
The Okanagan Valley’s Premiere Winery Celebrates Summer with Fine Wine, Award-winning Cuisine, Open Air Concerts and an Exclusive Art Exhibition This summer, experience the finer things life has to offer at Mission Hill Family Estate. The Okanagan Valley winery hosts a dynamic line-up of culinary offerings, wine festival events, headline concert performances and the first…
News from Pentage
2011 B.C. Winery of the Year! The results are in from The All Canadian Wine Championships 2011. We are a proud recipient of 4 new medals: Double Gold (Best in Category) – Viognier 2009 Gold—Pinot Gris 2010 Gold—Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Silver—Chardonnay 2007 To view the complete competition results click here. If you blink you’ll miss…
Lookout Ridge Wine Tasting at Legacy
Monday June 6, 2011 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm 1633 Manitoba St Vancouver, BC The following wines will be poured at the event: Andy Erickson: 2005 Red blend · 92 pts Wine Spectator Greg LaFollette: 2006 Pinot Noir · 94 pts Wine Enthusiast Cathy Corison: 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon · 93 pts Wine Enthusiast Marco DiGiulio:…
De Vino Winery Opens for the Summer
The 2011 De Vine Taste Experience As the sun finally shines upon the breathtaking beauty that is the Saanich Peninsula De Vine welcomes all of you back to our Tasting Room at our Vineyard (map) as we unveil our exciting new wines for this late but truly beautiful season. During our first few weeks open…
Vista D’Oro – News from the farm
Happy Spring! Finally! We’ve had crazy weather this past month, from hail storms to days of such heat, that the greenhouse was (almost) unbearable, but at long last it looks like spring is here to stay! Funny but the above was cut and pasted from last May’s newsletter and it applied to this May as…
include() is crafting the world’s most social wine
First release from innovative partnership launches this Spring Artisan Food and Beverage Group Inc. and Artistech Newmedia are excited to announce the launch of include() wine, the world’s most social wine. Made with passion and aimed squarely at web-savvy wine lovers, the branding of include() wine is being developed through a sharp, smart interactive online…
Announcing the Okanagan Barrel Works Challenge Auction
Local Cooperage Partners with International Colleagues to Compare Oak and Raise Money for Charity Okanagan Barrel Works began the 2009 Barrel Challenge with the intent of showcasing the importance of oak in winemaking, his vision has extended beyond the cooperages. His new focus is how to give back to the region and industries that helped…
Master Sommelier Introductory Course
The Art Institute of Vancouver announces new dates for the Master Sommelier Introductory Course. Once again building on last year’s success, the Court of Master Sommeliers will deliver another Level 1 Introductory Course on the weekend of June 18th & 19th. Additionally, on Monday June 20th, there will an opportunity to sit the Master Sommelier…
News from Wild Goose Winery #BCWine
It has been a long time coming, but I can assure you that the wait will be well worth it! We have now released the 2010 vintage of white wines. Although the overall vintage is down in size, the quality is outstanding! Despite the challenges that we all faced with the 2010 growing season, the…
Starling Lanes Winery Open For The Season
Come join friends and neighbours to taste our new wines. Red wine lovers will be especially happy as we are releasing our Pinot Noir 2009 and Maréchal Foch 2009. We think you’ll agree that 2009 was a special year for reds in our vineyards. We are proud of the fact that all of our wines…
Le Vieux Pin News
Planting is underway, the fruit tree blossoms are out, the birds are singing! We can all feel it, spring is in the air so it’s time to announce our spring release wines! To top it off the press and critics have been working overdrive discussing our new releases and we are pleased to share few…
