On the Road with the Grape Guy
Report from - British Columbia Wine Tasting ... January 15, 2013
15 Feb 2013- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Just finished reading an article by Rick Van Sickle about his take on the BC promotion of their wines in Ontario … I was part of the walk around tasting and lunch on January 15, where 21 BC wines were tasted and would have to say they did not have to stoop to these levels and hire questionable wine-personalities to get their message out. Ontarians are already very much interested in wines of the west (just ask California) and British Columbia is of special interest because they are so rare in our part of the world (you’d think they’d be plentiful because we’re in the same country – but that is not the case). BC wines speak for themselves, the high prices might be a bit of a turn off, but the wine in the bottle is very enticing and exciting. The good news, I did find some really good bargains while wondering about, but below is my list of my favourites from this afternoon of wine and food:
