Cooler: Must Have for Wine Touring Successful wine travel means more than a tankful of cheap gas. You need a few accoutrements, like a good cooler to beat the heat. You don't want to experience the shock of driving around with your case of Cab-Merlot bleeding past the cork into the trunk of your car. […]

Silk Scarf Reisling 2006 Roie at Silk Scarf is particularly proud of his Reisling, with good reason. This 2006 vintage accompanied smoked salmon, ripe grape tomatoes and aged cheddar on our light Monday night meal. Not a really dry Riesling, this fruit forward wine has a definite golden apple mixed with citrus and a hint […]

Thornhaven Estate Winery We arrived at Thornhaven Estate Winery with a fair bit of anticipation. First, a bit of back story… Last summer we spent our first Naramata vacation renting a house with our buddies Sharole and Diego. One day, instead of our usual shared journey to a particular set of wineries, we decided to […]