The Hired Belly on Okanagan Wine Festival
Mission Hill's Michael Allemeier with Terrace restaurant chef Matt Batey pair some of the best dishes and wines around. Photo-Tim Pawsey We couldn't attend, but here's a great account of some of the best from this year's Okanagan Fall Wine Festival courtesy writer Tim Pawsey, aka The Hired Belly. From Tim's account the wines just […]
Notes on Grapes and Hops
Friday evening we were invited to attend Grapes and Hops, an annual event put on by the Arbutus Club. A number of BC wines were on available for tasting, and with plenty of good food to be had, we took our time tasting and grazing our way around the room. Mike sampled a couple of […]
Sumac Ridge Private Reserve Gewürztraminer 2006
Sumac Ridge have a great selection of very reasonably priced wines. We are always highly satisfied with their products and love to keep them on hand. The Gewürzt we tried was a nice pale yellow colour. There was a hint of citrus/grapefruit on the nose, and was also quite citrusy on the palate. We noted […]