Tag Archives: Okanagan Valley

Okanagan Winery Visit: Quail’s Gate Dry Riesling Wine Tasting

Posted on November 23, 2020 by waywardwine

Watch me in all my splendor tour you through the Okanagan’s landmark winery, Quail’s Gate, and taste their electric dry Riesling:

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Okanagan Winery Visit: O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars Wine Review Chardonnay

Posted on November 16, 2020 by waywardwine

Hello! Follow me through Canada’s famed Okanagan Valley and check out the most extreme wines of the North. Today’s example, newcomer: O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars and their Chardonnay. Continue reading →

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Extreme Wine Trip: Okanagan Valley BC Canada Part 1

Posted on March 30, 2020 by waywardwine

Stuck at home? Grab a glass of something nice. Since we can’t travel, stray with me to the edge of wine-making. With so many “important” wine regions out there, I had set aside Canada’s Okanagan Valley. It was too far, … Continue reading →

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Vancouver 5: Lulu Island Winery, New China, and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery

Posted on January 19, 2015 by waywardwine

Wayward Wine continues its search for local wine in British Columbia.

So we drive South of Vancouver to Richmond. Rain pours outside. What better way to start a wet day than inside a Cannery museum? Continue reading →

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Vancouver Visit 3: Pacific Culinary Institute and Cassini Cellars, Pinot Noir

Posted on January 8, 2015 by waywardwine

Out of desperation, we reserved lunch for Half Off Wine Wednesday. Online research found, finally, that wines equaled BC winery prices (albeit still twice US retail). More importantly, the Pacific Culinary Institute sourced food locally. The food should meld well … Continue reading →