Cassini Cellars offer some pleasant surprises
Cassini Cellar's Adrian Capeneata at the 2010 SOWA Banée It was an unlikely encounter. Stacey and I were honoured to be invited to the South Okanagan Wine Association (SOWA) Banée and dinner last April. For us it was one of the year's great pleasures. Heck, anytime we're in the Okanagan mixing it up with wine […]
Going Haywire…at our dinner table
Haywire with our friends Pete & Sharon – click for larger We received some lovely samples from the folks who’ve created a brand new wine label here in BC called Haywire Wine. It came with some slick packaging that only a true wine marketer would be able to pull off. That’s because the folks who […]
There’s no place like the Naramata Bench
Gary Reynolds of Lake Breeze Winery This cross-post to CityCaucus.com and BCWineLover.com is part of BCWL's account of their recent "Okanagan 2010" wine travels. Visiting the Naramata Bench is like a ride in the country but with benefits. Naramata is the bourgeoning "sub-appellation" of the Okanagan Valley that features some of BC's very best independent […]