Cheese to please
BC Wine Lover promises anything and everything to do with BC wine. As cheese is to wine as Kate Hepburn is to Spencer Tracy, we must give some love to local cheese shops. Meet Mount Pleasant Cheese, on Cambie Street at 18th avenue. Like the cheese shop in Monty Python, it's very clean. Unlike that […]
Interviewed by Mulligan for Tasting Room Radio
Better late then never! Mully interviewed me at his place in Naramata during our trip last August. The interview was featured as part of his Tasting Room Radio program later that month. Check out his website, or find a local radio station that plays his program, doncha know. On to the interview: (direct link to […]
Burrowing Owl Merlot 1997
Stacey's dad surprises us again with another bottle from his collection. This Burrowing Owl Merlot 1997 we found after finishing the Burrowing Owl's 2004 Pinot Noir. This wine has a "closed" intense flavour. A short finish, but a glorious experience on the palate. Spice on the nose, good tannins but very smooth. Stacey felt that […]