Destinations
Battle of the Benches in Penticton, BC
Head to head competition shows off many facets of Okanagan wine On July 13th I attended the 2nd Annual Battle of the Benches, held at the Ramada Inn in Penticton. This event is based around the fact that the Okanagan ... Read More »
Head to Pender for the Island of Art Festival
Some of the grandest surroundings you'll ever experience are BC's Gulf Islands! It's been too long since MIke and I have been over to Pender Island to visit Keith Watt and Barbara Reid of Morning Bay Vineyards and Estate Winery, ... Read More »
Traveling Osoyoos & Oliver wine country
Erin shares her experiences in BC's glorious south Okanagan wine region Sunday, after a lazy morning, J and I headed up to the most northerly Osoyoos winery, LaStella; it is part of Enotecca, which also owns Le Vieux Pin in ... Read More »
Erin explores Okanagan Falls and Kaleden
Great wineries surrounding Skaha and Vaseaux Lakes on the increase Recently I had received an invitation to a series of open houses put on by the Okanagan Falls Winery Association. All of the wineries within the association would be open ... Read More »
Northern bound! Erin visits BC wine country’s outer edge
A visit to the North Okanagan, Lake Country and North Kelowna Recently J & I headed up to my parents’ place in Vernon to help celebrate my mom’s 65th birthday. And not being one to ever miss a chance to ... Read More »
Marquis Wine Cellar social media meetup
Great staff make Marquis Wine Cellar the West End's wine oasis Metro Vancouver does not lack for first rate wine shops. Stacey and I will sneak out to south Richmond just to visit Sip Wines. We've had several lovely visits to ... Read More »
Enjoy Father’s Day at Township 7 Winery in Langley
Have a fun afternoon with dad in support of a great BC charity! Our friends out at Township 7 in Langley always stage little "country festivals" for families. Check them out on Sunday! Want to meet the adorable and hardworking ... Read More »
Back to the Similkameen we go!
Erin says there's simply too much to experience in the Similkameen for just one trip I decided that we should check out the remaining five wineries of the Similkameen that we did not have a chance to visit on our ... Read More »
Mt. Boucherie presents an afternoon of jazz, food and wine
Soak up wine country as you sway to Becca T. with Bad Habitz If you happen to be in the West Kelowna area this weekend, here's an event you should check out! Imagine a perfect afternoon in wine country in ... Read More »
A grey day brightened by Summerland’s Bottleneck Drive
Erin's travelogue of Bottleneck Drive describes a 'must visit' part of the Okanagan Valley It’s a grey rainy day in the Okanagan. What is there to do? Wine touring, of course! J and I piled into the car (this time ... Read More »
