French Wine Scholar – Alsace
Hello wine lovers and happy wine Wednesday! I hope your week has gone well for you so far! I started my French Wine Scholar program last night at the Art Institutes’s Wine College. I know I am in for...
View ArticlePatio Time – 5 B.C. White & Rosé Wines that Rock the Backyard BBQ Season
Hello wine lovers and happy wine Wednesday! I hope it has been an excellent week for you. I cannot be in anything but a good mood with this sunshine pouring in on me…lovely. That being said – it is...
View ArticleMeet the Winemaker – My interview with Adam Campbell of Elk Cove Vineyards
Hello wine lovers and happy wine Wednesday! And, I guess I should say, ‘Happy October.’ I hope your week is going well and you are enjoying the cozy, autumn season. My ‘mostly-sober’ September was...
View ArticleHappy New Year’s Eve!!! Looking forward to 2015 after an amazing 2014!
Hello wine lovers and happy #wineWednesday! This is one of my favourite days of the year for good reason. Not only is it New Years Eve but it is also my Mom’s birthday. Today my Mom, Carole...
View Article‘Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting’– They should have been drinking Charles...
Hello my sublime wine lovers and happy #wineWednesday! What an insane and crazy week I have had and it is only Wednesday?!? I am sending everyone, and I mean everyone, ‘love and light’ – it is all...
View ArticleGGG and NYC – Day 1
Happy #wineWednesday! I am currently touring around Keuka Lake and Seneca Lake on the #WBC15 pre-conference excursion. More to come on this region and its’ wines…amazing so far! I had a wonderful,...
View ArticleSpeed Blogging – Wine Bloggers Conference 2015 – The Whites
Happy #wineWednesday to you! Was it really just Labour Day? How did that happen? My ‘baby’ turns 5 this week and it feels like just last week she was learning to walk and talk. Someone gave me sage...
View ArticleCornucopia, Whistler –‘The Cool Kids’ with Samantha Rahn and Eric Blouin
Hello to you and happy wine day to you! And a VERY happy birthday to my love, David… As I mentioned last week, I was off to attend a Cornucopia session in Whistler and I am happy to report that it was...
View Article2015 Christmas Shopping List – The WHITES
Hello to you and happy wine Wednesday! And a happy December to you as well – how does it sneak up so quickly? I am back this week with your Christmas Shopping List 2015 for the white wine lovers on...
View Article2015 Christmas Shopping List – The Bubbles
Hello wine lovers and happy wine Wednesday! I hope your week was fantastic. Our trip to Cabo San Lucas was nice and relaxing with loads of ocean time, sunshine ( for the most part ) and good times....
View ArticleWinter + Wine + Whistler = Wonderland
Hello and Happy New Year to you! I wish you a healthy 2016 filled with health, happiness and a lot of excellent wine! This week, I have for you my most recent article published in the Wine Tourist...
View ArticleCharles Smith is Cool
Yesterday afternoon, I got into my Volvo and drove down to Everything Wine on Marine Drive in North Vancouver. My Dad had forwarded me an email saying that Charles Smith of Charles Smith Wines, K...
View ArticleWine + A Camping Road Trip = My Article in the Wine Tourist Magazine
Hello and happy wine Wednesday to you! I have been busily reaching out to all those in the hospitality industry in B.C. for silent auction items for the Dish ‘n Dazzle event this May 18th in Vancouver....
View Article25 Under $25 – Whites & Sparkling
Hello to you! What a phenomenal week I had at the Vancouver International Wine Festival celebrating Canada’s 150 birthday – British Columbia wineries shone brightly and I sampled some delightful...
View ArticleOntario’s Cool – Vancouver International Wine Festival
I am still on a high from the exciting Vancouver International Wine Festival that took over the city from February 11 – 19th last month…I came away with a great appreciation for Canadian wine and our...
View ArticleWine Antics Live with Girls Go Grape
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. And, yes, you have the day of the week correct, it is Sunday and you are receiving something from me…and Christmas still is 15 days away! Shocking. I had the...
View Article8th Generation Vineyard – European Flair with Delicious Okanagan Flavour
I was up in the Okanagan last week for my B.C. VQA wine panels. Over the past few years, I have often wanted to pull my car into the 8th Generation Vineyard and have a visit and taste their wines....
View ArticleSeven Guiding Principles – An Interview with Summerhill Pyramid Winery’s CEO...
Having been away from my beloved B.C. wine industry for a long time, I have been craving to reconnect with some of my favourite producers. Over the past several years, I have had the opportunity to...
View ArticleSummerhill Pyramid Winery’s CEO Ezra Cipes Talks About Recent ‘Certified B...
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with Summerhill Pyramid WInery’s CEO, Ezra Cipes about their ‘Seven Guiding Principles’. Check out that interview HERE. We also found time to discuss...
View Article2019 White Wine Holiday Shopping Guide
And the shopping list goes on! I am a ‘make a list and check it twice’ type of gal and I actually enjoy putting these babies together each year to make your holiday shopping decisions easier. This...
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