The Saanich Sommeliers is a member club of BCAWA. The British Columbia Amateur Winemakers Association was created to act as an umbrella organization to bring the wine making clubs in BC together. They help to coordinate wine club competitions, provide guidance, host and fund seminars, provide communications (mainly in the form of the bcawa.ca website), …
Saanich Sommeliers is a member club of the British Columbia Amateur Winemakers Association (BCAWA). A benefit of being a member of a BCAWA wine club is that you are allowed to enter wine competitions hosted by other winemaking clubs located in BC. Saanich Sommeliers members are encouraged to enter their wines in competitions hosted by …
In May of each year, the BCAWA collaborates with one of its member wine clubs to host the Provincial Wine Competition. This competition takes place in a different area of BC on a rotational basis. The Provincial Wine Competition offers winemakers the opportunity to meet other winemakers in BC, share information and forge new friendships. …
with Rick and Mary Homer OUR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO WINE EXPERIENCE CONTINUES: PODERE LE RIPI (Montalcino) (www.podereleripi.it) (tel: +39 0577 835641) It is truly an adventure (and at times a little scary) getting to this winery . . . but if you have the chance to get there, you should! Please be sure to phone …
with Rick and Mary Homer OUR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO WINE EXPERIENCE: For those of you unfamiliar with Brunello, you may be interested to know: Brunello di Montalcino is a red DOCG Italian wine produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montalcino located about 80 km south of Florence in the Tuscany wine region. …
with Rick and Mary Homer Part 3 As we continued our drive winding through the Chianti region, the third winery we visited was: AZIENDA AGRICOLA ALTIERO Via San Cresci 58 – Loc. Montefioralle 50022 Greve, Chianti Italy Tel: +39 055 853780 E-mail: info@altieroinchianti.it Website: http://www.altieroinchianti.it/contacts/ Altiero in Chianti is another smaller family-run winery. Paolo Baldini …
…with Rick and Mary Homer As we continued our drive winding through the Chianti region, the second winery we visited was: AZIENDA AGRICOLA MONTEFIORALLE Via Montefioralle 49 Greve, Chianti, 50022 Italy tel: +39 055 853 538 E-mail: info@montefioralle.wine Website: www.montefioralle.wine Facebook.com/montefioralle Azienda Agricola Montefioralle is a small family-run Chianti Classico winery. The vineyards, the …
Rick Homer and I were recently in the Chianti region of Italy where we had the fortunate opportunty to taste some of the Chianti region’s better wines. Our first stop on this adventure was to: VIGNA MAGGIO Via Petriolo 5, Greve in Chianti, 50022 Tel: +39 055 854661 website: www.vignamaggio.com Vigna Maggio is a large …
As you may know Riedel [proper pronunciation is Ree–dle] has garnered a world-wide reputation as the maker of the best glass ware for the enjoyment of wines and other alcoholic beverages. Many wonder ‘what is all the fuss about?’ Sure, the glasses are attractive, but then so are a lot of other glasses. I …
While in Kelowna during the Fall Okanagan Wine Festival I attended a special event entitled All You Need is Cheese . . . and some Wine! Organized by the Dairy Farmers of Canada, who joined forces with the Okanagan wineries, the focus was to present Canadian cheeses paired with Okanagan wines. Upon arrival, the venue …