BC Lieutenant Governor announces 2008 wine awards
On July 14th, the BC Lieutenant Governor's office announced its annual Awards of Excellence for BC Wines. Here's the list below. We were lucky to pick up some of the award winners (in italics below) at our recent Okanagan trip. The LG's office provides this background on past award winners. Blasted Church Vineyards 2006 Syrah […]
Okanagan wine tour 2008: BC Wine Lover’s picks
Each year BC Wine Lover comes back with as much wine as we can carry, and this year it was about a half-dozen cases of product from BC’s finest wineries. Here’s a list of wines we purchased on our Summer 2008 trip to the Okanagan: Red Rooster Riesling 2007 Red Rooster Gewürztraminer 2007 Red Rooster […]
Vinocamp 2008 @ UBC
VinoCamp Vancouver 2008, Vancouver's first wine camp/conference with speakers, wine tasting and food is coming Saturday, August 16th! When: August 16th, 10am to 6pm Where: UBC Botanical Gardens (map) Tix: $50 More info: www.vinocamp.com VinoCamp 2008 is Vancouver's inaugural wine unconference. More of a structured gathering than a traditional conference, VinoCamp Vancouver will bring together […]