Wine and Travel Concierge

May 15, 2021

Drink BC Syrah with BC Blueberries

I was told there was a perfect pairing for a Stag’s Hollow Winery Syrah – it was a Blueberry & Feta Risotto, made with BC Blueberries. So, my curiosity led me to try this pairing and see if indeed it was the “perfect pairing”. I bought the wine suggestion which was a 2018 Stag’s Hollow…

April 5, 2021

Wine List Rating: The Modest Butcher

3.5 out of 5 stars! Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery is one of many wineries that overlooks Okanagan Lake. They opened a brand new tasting room in 2020 which was a huge improvement to their previous one, and they also opened a brand new restaurant called The Modest Butcher, all in a new building. And the…

March 28, 2021

Wine List Rating: Elma Turkish Restaurant Penticton

Here’s my rating system & why: Have you ever dined at a restaurant and loved the food and hated the wine? Or loved the wine, but the food didn’t hit the mark? I have. So I am always on a quest to find the gems out there with both great wine and food &…

March 21, 2021

Wine List Rating: Matadora Tapas Kelowna

Have you ever dined at a restaurant and loved the food and hated the wine? Or loved the wine, but the food didn’t hit the mark? I have. So I am always on a quest to find the gems out there with both great wine and food & owners or wine directors who are thinking…

March 14, 2021

Wine List Rating: Salt and Brick Restaurant Kelowna

3 out of 5 stars! Salt & Brick, I like this restaurant, it’s got charm & a great location in downtown Kelowna, BC in the Okanagan Valley Wine Region. The menu is full of dishes meant to be shared and it’s creative and tasty with a West Coast fusion of flavours. And they do have…

December 16, 2020

A Rosé Wine List for the Holidays

I am not sure if you know about a little side project of mine, called ‘The Pink Tank‘, BUT – now you do! A good friend of mine – Christine Campbell (who loves wine and also writes about it) and I have been doing fun, unedited Rosé Wine reviews since 2014 or 2015. We met…