Tag: wine

• Dinner with a Winemaker

  

  Vancouver, BC hosts one of the largest consumer wine festivals in North America, The Vancouver International Wine Festival, aka Van Winefest. So, it’s the perfect place for opportunities to meet wine makers and taste some incredible wines from around the world. And every year, I do just that – taste and taste and taste. I also attend some of the seminars they…

  Donita

  March 18, 2017

  Vancouver Int’l Wine Festival

  Rodney Strong, wine, wine festival

• Amore for Amador

  

  Well as you know, I do love wine. I love learning about the winemakers, the production of it, and I love tasting and exploring different styles and grapes from around the world. So when there is an opportunity to explore a wine region that I am unfamiliar with, I always say YES! This past August…

  Donita

  September 30, 2016

  Wine – California, Wine – USA

  amador county, California, wine, wmc16

• Live red wine tasting – part 2!

  

  If you missed part 1 of my recap of “Live wine tasting” at the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference in Lodi, California – get caught up: click here. Let’s dive right in! Again, up to 12 wineries make their way around a room full of a 300+ wine bloggers. In under 5 minutes – they talk…

  Donita

  September 10, 2016

  Red Wine, Wine – California, Wine – Oregon

  cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, california wine, Lodi, malbec, merlot, Old Vines, oregon wine, Petit Verdot, pinot noir, wine, Zinfandel

• Live white wine tasting IS a thing – part 1!

  

  Recently I attended the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference in Lodi, California. And at every conference there is a special event called “live wine tasting”! It’s a highly anticipated event! We get excited for it, we even do a pre-stretch… just to get ready! Why? Because up to 12 different wineries visit a table of 8-10 bloggers and have to…

  Donita

  September 4, 2016

  Rosé, Wine – California, Wine – Oregon

  Albariño, california wine, chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Lodi, Marsanne, oregon wine, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino, Viognier, wine, Wine Bloggers Conference, Zinfandel

• A Wednesday Rosé

  

  It’s Wednesday! And as I begin to write multiple posts from the Wine Bloggers Conference I attended in Lodi, California, this refreshing number will keep the creative juices flowing! Tormaresca Calafuria Rosé from the area of Salento in Puglia, Italy – is made from 100% Negroamaro. A red grape that usually is made as a…

  Donita

  August 24, 2016

  Rosé, Wine – Italy

  Italian wine, italy, negroamaro, puglia, Rosé, salento, wine

• Lebanese + Italian Summer Wine

  

  As summer has truly arrived in Vancouver, I find myself sipping on refreshing white wines and definitely rosé wines. And with just a couple of weeks away from a Wine Bloggers Conference in Lodi, California, I want to wake up my palate so I am ready for the abundance of wine I will try! So….…

  Donita

  July 24, 2016

  Rosé, Wine – Italy, Wine – Lebanon

  barbera, Bekka Valley, Cinsault, groppello, Italian wine, italy, Lebanon, Lombardy, Marche, marzemino, Rosé, rosé wine, sangiovese, Verdicchio, wine, Www.thenoodlebox.net