When you grow up in an agricultural family, spending summers picking and packaging fruit in your parents’ packinghouse as siblings Christina, Nicole and Michael Ferreira did, you learn early about work ethics. You also discover how to squeeze in some fun in the daily … [Read more...] about Squeezed Wines – Approachable, Sociable Wine
Wine Regions
RauDZ Regional Table – Pioneers of the Farm-To-Table Philosophy
If you’ve been watching Top Chef Canada or Chopped Canada, you’ve see Evelynn Takoff giving her all in the spotlight. Chef’s Butters named her lead at micro bar bites “to unleash her creativity and obvious culinary talents”. At RauDZ Robyn Sigurdson … [Read more...] about RauDZ Regional Table – Pioneers of the Farm-To-Table Philosophy
Creating Canada’s First Kosher Wine At Summerhill Pyramid Winery
With the release of Tiferet this spring, Summerhill Pyramid Winery continues to be a leader in the Canadian wine industry. Tiferet (“beauty”), a blend of the vineyard’s finest red grapes, is the first uncooked Kosher wine produced in Canada. Kosher? … [Read more...] about Creating Canada’s First Kosher Wine At Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Find the wine that’s right for you at Discover Wines
New wines from the incredible 2012 and 2013 vintages are being released almost daily, notes Tracy Gray, owner of Discover Wines in Kelowna and Kamloops. Many of these are hard-to-find wines and from small wineries, not sold in government liquor stores. “And … [Read more...] about Find the wine that’s right for you at Discover Wines
Poppadoms – Beat the Heat and Please Your Palate
With its Indian-spiced inspired farm-to-table cuisine, count on Poppadoms to delight your palate as the changing seasons herald in fresh new ingredients. Soon the summer menu filled with Okanagan sunshine will be launched. Speaking of bright light and things to draw you … [Read more...] about Poppadoms – Beat the Heat and Please Your Palate