Brewer’s Notes:
A crisp and refreshing San Francisco style lager made in Canada
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Howe Sound Lager
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Folonari Pinot Grigio
Winemakers Notes:
This pinot grigio has a pronounced bouquet of exotic fruit and wild flower, with a touch of honey. Dry, balanced, fruity flavor with an attractive lingering aftertaste of apples and banana.
Food Pairing:
Seafood, appetizers, delicate courses and fish
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Make the Right Choice!
Distiller’s Notes:
A hand-crafted, versatile vodka distilled 8 times to precisely 18.8% alcohol. This vodka is a full body, great-tasting vodka with hints of vanilla and a smooth crisp finish.
Suggested Cocktail as we get ready for summer:
Sweet Tea with Vodka and Lemonade
YIELD Makes 8
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large tea bags for iced tea
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 8 fresh mint sprigs
- 4 cups lemonade made from frozen concentrate
- 1/2 cup vodka
- Ice cubes
- 8 lemon slices
PREPARATION
- Place tea bags in medium bowl. Add 1/2 cup boiling water. Let steep 4 minutes. Discard tea bags. Place mint sprigs in large pitcher; mash with muddler or handle of wooden spoon until slightly bruised. Pour in tea, lemonade, and vodka. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
- Fill 8 highball glasses with ice. Divide sweet tea among glasses. Garnish with lemon slices.
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Pato Criollo Chardonnay
This is a first for me, enjoying this wine in an eco-friendly package of light-weight carton mainly made from paper.
Winemakers Notes:
Delicious floral and citrus aromas harmoniously combined with fresh fruits. Crisp, sweet entrance on the mouth and well-balanced with an enjoyable finish.
Food Pairing:
Herbed cheese, creamy pasta and seafood dishes
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California: Life is better at the beach
Although its not yet beach weather here in Vancouver, this Californian wine, Penny Lane Red Wine, can certainly make up for that.
Winemakers Notes:
Here’s a wine with flavors of raspberry and strawberry with a smooth, velvety finish
Food Pairings:
Grilled Steak, Roast Beef, Rack of Lamb, Lamb Shank, Osso Bucco, Sharp Cheddar
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Barefoot Zinfandel
Happy New Year!
I hope you all had wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations, even though it looked different, I am still grateful for health and another year to pursue my passions and enjoy life.
We kick-off the year with a Californian red wine.
Footnotes (Winemakers Notes):
Big and inviting, with flavors of dark berries, plum jam and notes of prunes. It has a mild spice flavor and delivers a taste that lingers and delights with chocolate mocha flavors and a lingering jammy finish.
Food Pairings:
Grilled Tuna, Grilled Swordfish, Peking Duck, Lamb Loin, Hamburgers and Nachos
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Copper Moon: Monlight Harvest Merlot
Winemakers Notes:
Harvested under the light of the moon, this unique wine delivers a cool fresh taste that captures the mystery of the night.
This wine features notes of cherries and plums
Food Pairings:
Prime rib, pizza, grilled steak and cheese
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Owned by the Czech Republic
Brewers Notes:
Czechvar lager has a think, rich head and markedly golden yellow colour. The mild hop aroma balances well with the perfectly synchronized sweet-bitter taste. The body is medium to robust, which makes the drinker feel like taking another sip.
5.0% alc./vol
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Fort Berens Estate Winery: Meritage
Winemakers Notes:
This classic Meritage is a blend of 68% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Carbernet Franc. This wine has beautiful BlackBerry, cherry, and dark chocolate notes.
Food Pairing:
Beef or pork tenderloin, eggplant parmesan and cheeses like hard gouda and applewood smoked cheddar
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Buronga Hill Estate: Shiraz
This is the first Australian wine I am featuring on the blog so I wanted to share some fun wine facts about Australia, before getting to this week’s feature.
- Australia produces more than 1 billion liters of wine each year.
- Although a wine leader, Australia cannot grow certain sorts of grapes, such as: Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Semillon. These are imported.
- The first wine production in Australia was in 1788.
Winemakers Notes:
This classic Australian Shiraz is bursting with spicy plum, cherry ad blackberry jam fruit flavours and complementedby fine grained tannins with sublt hinys of cedar and leather from oak aging.
Food Paring:
Grilled Tuna, Grilled swordfish, Lamb Loin, Venison, Caribou, Hamburgers, Nachos
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