BC Reds Only Please
Quail's Gate Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir: Exquisite It was a full day for us – we attended three back-to-back events at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, plus had a quick sampling at the Trade Tasting. On Friday morning we attended BC Reds Reach for the Top, a wine seminar moderated by David Scholefield […]
Our Land, Revealed: Meeting BC’s wine leaders
It was a real treat to be able to listen to an informative discussion of what makes BC a distinctive and important place to make wine. This morning’s event, titled Our Land, Revealed: Opening Plenary, brought out the true leaders of BC’s wine industry, such as Harry McWaters, Anthony Von Mandl, and winemaker Howard Soon […]
Bill Eggert of Fairview Cellars interview
It was great to catch up with Bill Eggert at Tuesday's Great Big Kitchen party held at Inform Interiors on Tuesday evening. Bill, who I usually picture with his boots on working the land back in Oliver, BC, looked in his element pouring his wine in Gastown. I asked him what people had to look […]