Taste & Terroir

Harvest Havens and Grape Escapes

It’s fall, which means there’s no better time to head to wine country, especially considering that harvest is in full swing across British Columbia. In essence the season heralds both the beginning and end...

MAMIE’S SCALLOPS À LA FLAMANDE PAIRED WITH PREMIUM BC SAUVIGNON BLANC. RECIPE DEMONSTRATION WITH JENNIFER SCHELL & SPECIAL GUESTS

Where did you source the local ingredients like the Emmenthal cheese and BC scallops for this dish? The produce came from my favourite local fruit and vegetable stand, Don-O-Ray Farms in Kelowna. The Oceanwise...

Sip. Love. Local. The BC Wine Lover’s Cookbook is the perfect companion

  By Jennifer Schell – Jennifer Schell is a highly acclaimed food and wine author, photojournalist and former editor of BC Food & Wine Trails Magazine. Her three cookbooks, The Butcher, The Baker, The...

Sommelier Review: New Wines of BC Explorer App

  The Taste Test When you first download the Wines of BC Explorer App, you are asked to fill out a taste test. It collects a wide scope of information, from what colour of...

Tasting BC Terroir. Signature Signs. Recognizing BC Grown & Produced

If you’ve ever seen a sommelier blind taste through a flight of wines, or watched the documentary Somm on Netflix, the idea that someone could identify a wine by taste alone might look a...