What’s Up In The Wine World This Week
We’ve decided to do a round up of what’s going on in wine in and around the city, province, country or world, depending what lands on our radar. 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.
Wednesday BCWI – 6 pm at Home with Mijune Pak Instagram Live for 30 minutes and this week
Its Hawksworth Restaurant’s Wine Director, Bryant Mao, on Mijune Pak’s “At Home With Mijune: Wine Wednesdays” along with Kristi Linneboe of L’ABATTOIR and JP Potters of Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar. Watch this blind tasting of BC Wine as they compete for a BC Wine Survival Pack with a feature on Wines of British Columbia Taste & Terroir Blog. https://winebc.com/events/at-home-with-mijune-pak-wine-wednesdays/2020-05-20/
Wednesday Marquis Wine Cellars – 5 pm
Join us Wednesday, May 20th from 5-6pm on Zoom where Matt Sherlock will share his experience as we taste through this Cab Franc, the Lock & Worth Winery Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon blend. If you are a fan of natural wine from BC or just want to learn more why not check out Marquis Wine Cellars this afternoon. They’ll be tasting 2018 Cabernet Franc from Nichol Winery and you’ll be transported without leaving your patio. These wines are unfined, unfiltered, and natural.
Donations from the tasting go to St. Paul’s Foundation and supports their efforts towards developing lifesaving technologies, advances in research, and providing care to hundreds of thousands of patients https://www.facebook.com/marquiswinecellars/annually
Wednesday BC Hospitality Foundation Christine Campbell and Christa-Lee McWatters – 4 pm
And don’t forget about the Hospitality Hustle awareness campaign who today are shedding a light on BC Wine with Christine Campbell at 4 pm on Instagram live! This week it’s McWatters with Christa-Lee in the hot seat. https://www.facebook.com/christine.campbell.5059
Thursday Mark Shipway – 8 pm
Calling all Italian wine lovers – it’s Mark Shipway on Thursday nights at 8 pm taking you on a tour of the boot that is so famous with wine and cheese (Les Amis du Fromage offering). It’s an educational series offered online using zoom for a fee. It’s fun for anyone who wants to know more about the history, geography, vines and wines of Italy. https://app.weshowup.io/good-wine-gal/events
Regional:
BC Wineries set to re-open. What will your next visit look like? Here are some of the key recommendations: encourage outdoor experiences; educate more consumers about B.C. wine (I’m all about this); more intimate relationships with your favorite wineries and wine makers; tiered tastings experiences, (tastings of varying length, complexity, to attract a wider audience); more control over the flow of visitors; where they go, while respecting social distancing protocols. https://www.vicnews.com/news/pandemic-an-opportunity-for-b-c-wineries-to-reset-reinvent/
International:
My favorite beverage is in trouble. That’s why I’m going to start up classes on “Champagne and other bubbly sips!” First it was declining numbers in France, then it was Brexit, then is was US tarrifs and now pandemic. How much more can these lovely bubbles endure. I for one am going to do my best to reverser this and still find a way to introduce the growing and fabulous bubble producers of the Okanagan. MORE HERE.
Stay tuned:
Tuesday June 9th 2020 at 7:30 pm – It’s Port through the ages! With the lovely Cindy Opsal, Brand Ambassador for the Fladgate Partnership will join Good Wine Gal on Zoom. We’ll be transported across the Atlantic to wander the river and valleys of the Douro taking in the stories that made Port the world’s most famous wine.
