On the Road with the Grape Guy

On the Road with the Grape Guy is a on-going feature that follows me from event to event ... I post my thoughts, feelings and reviews of what happened and what I tasted ... basically it is here that I review the events I attend and the things that thrilled me.

Report from - British Columbia Day 11 & 12 Finishing Up ... August 1-2, 2008

13 Aug 2008

 

For my mother's 70th birthday she wanted to travel the Okanagan tasting wine ... I being the curious wine writer that I am decided that sounded like a really good idea ...

With only two days to go we had finished our list of wineries, shocked that we were able to do as many as we had in only 10 days.  Now it was time to go over those lists again, and through a few brochures, to make sure we hadn’t miss any that we wanted to hit.  So on the night of July 31st, mom and I found ourselves poring over everything we had picked up along the way.  Lo and behold we had missed a few, be it our fault, their fault, it doesn’t matter, with the weekend ahead we had to make a few pits stops to make sure we made all efforts to visit ALL the wineries of the Okanagan.

Friday ... (Read more with pictures, wineries and places visited, wines of note)

 

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Report from - British Columbia Day 9 & 10 Going South ... July 30-31, 2008

13 Aug 2008

 

For my mother's 70th birthday she wanted to travel the Okanagan tasting wine ... I being the curious wine writer that I am decided that sounded like a really good idea ...

We took to the South of the Okanagan as we took to the north, deviding up the region from the furthest to the closest. 

We began the day by moving as far south as we could – which we had been told was Nk’Mip, but there is one that is just a hair further south these days, Twisted Tree.  It’s interesting to note that we began and ended day 9 without a drop of wine. 

We had been told by fellow wine writer Michael Vaughan, to visit the Nk’Mip Cultural Center; so we popped in to see what the big deal was about.  The sign said that it was a good idea to have a hat, water and sunblock for the 1.5km walk – I had no hat so instead of doing it “tomorrow”, as mom and I debated, I bought a hat, that either made me look local or yokel, still not sure (you decide – see right).  Between mom and myself we also bought about $100 worth of souvenirs (making sure they were all made in Canada).  We ended the day back at Golden Mile Cellars, where Mick took us on a 45-minute vineyard tour.  This man is passionate about his vines, his fruit, his workers, everything to make better wine.  From thinning and pruning to paying his workers top dollar to get a better days work … you get what you pay for is one of Mick’s many philosophies.  Mick is doing wine on his terms (this from a 5 year farmer) and it shows in the glass that is presented to you at the tasting bar.  I was very impressed by what I saw.  I’m sure that Mick would like me to mention his good looks, smarts and humility, but I have never lied to my readers and I won’t start now (see day 4).

As for the wines ... (Read more - with pictures, wineries visited and wines of note)

 

To read about more interesting adventures thru the world of wine check out the On the Road With the Grape Guy blog.

 

 

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