A unique winemaking project is underway in the Okanagan, as Mireille Sauvé, a member of the BC chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, oversees the creation of the “dames wine”. Dame Mireille has been visiting the Okanagan from her home base in Vancouver to shepherd this fundraising … [Read more...] about Dames Wine
Features
25 Years of BC Food & Wine Trails Magazine – Part Two
Beginning with the first issues of British Columbia Wine Trails in 1991, founding editor David Gamble originally sought out as much information from local wineries as he could get. “We provided and opportunity for the wineries to talk to their potential customers,” explains … [Read more...] about 25 Years of BC Food & Wine Trails Magazine – Part Two
Editor’s Note – Spring 2016
Spring blasted into the Okanagan full force last month pushing us happily into another early growing season. Who knows what Mother Nature has in store for us this year, but no matter what, there is no place better to be than wine country. Here is where we eat, drink and celebrate … [Read more...] about Editor’s Note – Spring 2016
Wine Glass Writer – The Wine Party Essential
Remember how cool wine charms where when they came out? What an amazing invention—a way to remember which wine glass is yours. As a hostess, there is nothing worse than seeing three times the number of empty wine glasses, many with wine in them, at the end of an event all because … [Read more...] about Wine Glass Writer – The Wine Party Essential
The Growth Of BC Wine Tourism
The Okanagan is becoming a buzzword in travel circles. The valley has been on so many top ten lists in the last year, it’s hard to keep track of all the accolades. And destinations as urban as Victoria and as “off the beaten track” like Tofino are being touted as foodie … [Read more...] about The Growth Of BC Wine Tourism