British Columbia is one of the best places to spend a vacation filled with sipping local wines and sampling homegrown food. Check out BC trip ideas, which will tempt you to have a wonderfully indulgent summer. Here’s a snapshot of the trip ideas you’ll find: • Stop and taste award-winning Gewurztraminers along Corkscrew Drive near Penticton. • Try a blackberry port-style wine at a First Nations–owned winery on Vancouver Island. • Go on a chef-led tour through Vancouver’s Granville Island Public Market, where its stalls are filled to the brim with fresh fruit, vegetables, local meats and cheeses. Don’t miss […]
Wine Region
Dining and a Relaxing Weekend in the Wine Country of Kelowna
By Michael Fagin Hillsides blazed with red fall color as we drove from Seattle through the Okanagan Valley of Eastern Washington and into British Columbia. After enjoying the six hour drive through magnificent scenery in the Cascades and along the Columbia River, we arrived at the Sandman Hotel in Kelowna. We quickly settled into our large suite, whose very comfortable chairs and outside patio with a view of the hillside were just what we needed. After relaxing, which was very easy, we went downstairs to the Chop Steakhouse & Bar. We had thought that there would just be meat on […]
Wines designed to be fabulous
Saturday September 18th, 2010 | 2 to 4 p.m. Reif Estate Winery and CBC’s Steven and Chris launch TREND WINES, designed to be fabulous! Join Klaus W. Reif, Steven Sabados and Chris Hyndman at the winery for the launch of the TREND wine collection. No reservation required, tasting complimentary. Reif Estate Winery and Design Duo Steven & Chris launch new wine collection. This new partnership was inspired by the international design duo’s love for entertaining and designing all things fun and fabulous. It seemed a natural progression to expand their home décor line, S&C Collection, to include quality VQA […]
Give Thanks for Ontario Wines: Food & Drink Magazine
In the fall issue of the LCBO’s Food & Drink Magazine, I’ve chosen eight of my favourite Ontario wines for fall meals and Thanksgiving dinner. Lucy Waverman has developed some extraordinary recipes to pair with these wines. Pick up your copy soon … although there are half a million copies published, they go fast! Let me know what your favourite Ontario wines are. Cheers, Natalie What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than with a bumper crop of our own Ontario wines? With such a wide range of styles, there are lots of choices for every dish on your holiday table, […]
Experience Wine and Food at Peller Estates
At Peller Estates, we believe wine and food need each other. That’s why our winemaker, Lawrence Buhler, and our Executive Chef Jason Parsons, work together to ensure our exceptional VQA wines and Chef’s mouth-watering menu creations are in perfect harmony. We know that achieving the right balance, structure and freshness in wine are what make it a great food partner – and all of our wines are made with food in mind. This season, my pick is Peller Estates Family Series Riesling. Ontario’s cool climate growing region makes Rieslings that are among the best in the world, and this wine […]
Frolicking with Sheep and Hawks in Niagara
One of the highlights of my recent visit to Niagara was meeting husband-and-wife Louis Engel and David Johnson at Featherstone Winery. They, in turn, introduced me to one of their hawks, Zeke. He was an adorable little fellow that we took out into the vineyard with us. I noticed that as we walked down the rows of vines, the birds went silent. That’s because Zeke is a hunter, trained to go after the number one enemy of ripened grapes: starlings. Other birds, such as robins and orioles, also attack the fruit, but starlings cost the industry hundreds of thousands of […]
