Posted in All You Can Eat, Brunch, Hang-Out with Friends, Joyce, Langley, Outdoor Dining, Patio, Restaurants, Special Occasion, Tasting Room, Wine, Wine Series, Winery Dining, tagged All You Can Eat, BC wines, Best Winery Dining, Buffet, Buffet Brunch, Glass House Estate Winery, High Vin, Langley, Sunday Brunch, Wine Flight, Wine Tasting on March 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »
My girlfriends and I went to Glass House Estate Winery for their High Vin Sunday Brunch simply because it sounds like a lot of fun. For $65 per person, you are treated to a buffet brunch, a glass of bubbly and a flight of five 1oz wine. We stumbled upon it, and really, we couldn’t resist. The four of us usually go out for afternoon tea, and we all like wine, so this naturally fits our MO to give it a try.
Posted in Drinks, Joyce, Meat, Okanagan, Travel, Wine, Wine Series, tagged BC wines, British Columbia, charcuterie, Covert Farms, ExploreBC, Farm to Table, Farm Tour, Okanagan, Oliver, Route 97, South Okanagan, Thompson Okanagan, Tour, U-Pick, Vintage Mercury Pickup, VQA, Wine Tasting, Wines of British Columbia on August 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »
What is it like to be driven around in a 1952 Vintage Mercury Pickup? An experience only found at Covert Farm! It’s an 1.5-hour tour on the 650-acre farm, and let me tell you all about it.
As soon as Mr. and I arrived at the farmhouse and signed in, we were ushered towards the vintage truck. It’s in a bright red colour and you couldn’t miss it. (more…)
Posted in Drinks, Joyce, Okanagan, Travel, Wine, Wine Series, tagged BC wines, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Christa-Lee McWatters Bond, ENCORE Vineyards, Harry McWatters, Meritage, Okanagan, PenMar Theatre, Penticton, Riesling, Rose, Thompson Okanagan, TIME Winery, Viognier, White Meritage, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery on July 6, 2018| 1 Comment »
It was two years ago during our visit of Evolve Cellars, we learned from Christa-Lee that her family winery business ENCORE Vineyards had acquired the PenMar Theatre in Penticton and was converting the space into a winery. Now, we just got a sneak preview of the soon-to-open TIME Winery & Kitchen.
At the time this was written, the winery was just one inspection away from getting the permit needed to open its door to the public. So during our visit, the staff was still putting on some finishing touches.
The PenMar Theatre was a four-auditorium theatre, originally built in the 50s with just one auditorium. Harry McWatters, CEO of ENCORE, has some fond memories of the theatre. He pointed to a corner of the now winery, and told us that’s where he sat on a date decades ago, as a boy, when the movie and popcorn was just 25¢.
The reconfiguration from movie theatre to winery took longer than expected.
Posted in Beer, Contests, Drinks, Joyce, Wine, tagged #MadeinStrathcona, BC Beer, BC wines, Belgard Kitchen, contest, craft beer, Ginger Wit, giveaway, Merlot, Postmark Brewing, Railtown, Strathcona, The Settlement Building, Vancouver Urban Winery, Wine on March 5, 2018| 4 Comments »
Have you been to the Settlement Building in Railtown? Did you know you could find wine, beer AND food in that one place?
The Settlement Building is home to the Vancouver Urban Winery, Postmark Brewing, and Belgard Kitchen. The Vancouver Urban Winery (VUW) produces wines from 100% BC grapes. For example, the VUW 2014 Merlot was made with 100% Merlot grapes from Osoyoos and Naramata. You would taste dark cherry fruit and sweet spice. Not only do they source grapes from a number of Okanagan vineyards and produce their own labels, but they also collaborate with other wineries such as Road 13, Seredipity, and Backyard Vineyard.
Vancouver Urban Winery Merlot 2014
Postmark Brewing mixes west coast lifestyle with the love for one (or two) great pint. Postmark Brewing was also the winner of the SMaSH Brewers Challenge at the 2017 BC Beer Awards event. Postmark makes some interesting beers; recently they just launched the Ginger Wit – it’s a Winter Ale balancing North West hops with the warmth of dark, rich malts. It’s hazy yellow, with a subtle ginger note.
Postmark Ginger Wit
Now is your chance to try some wine & beer from Vancouver Urban Winery and Postmark Brewing. (more…)
Posted in Bistro, Dessert, Great Views, Joyce, Lunch, Meat, Neighbourhood Gem, Okanagan, Outdoor Dining, Patio, Restaurants, Seafood, Travel, West Coast, Wine Pairing, Wine Series, Winery Dining, tagged BC wines, Beef Carpaccio, Bottleneck Drive, Bruschetta, Cabernet Merlot, cheesecake, Cherry, Cioppino, Duck Confit, Evolve Cellars, Gewurztraminer, Okanagan, Pinot Grigio, Rose, Route 97, scallops, Summerland, Thompson Okanagan, Wine, Wine Pairing, Wine Tasting, Winery on August 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »
While we were in the Okanagan, of course Hester Creek wasn’t the only winery we visited. On this trip, we ventured out to Summerland, specifically the Bottleneck Drive area, and we discovered Evolve Cellars.
Evolve Cellars was open in 2015 and above the tasting room is e, its dining room. Simple decor – white wall, white table cloth, with big window panes overlooking a gorgeous view of its vineyard and Lake Okanagan. Bryan, Kathryn, Mr. and I made a lunch reservation prior to getting there, and we’re patting our back for making a good choice.
e’s lunch menu is quite interesting. I like that they incorporate their wine into many of the dishes. We shared a few appies, including the Seared Scallops. There was nice caramelization on one side of the scallops, the scallops were cooked to the right temperature, tender and sweet. The roasted corn salsa gave it some smokey flavours and crunch. For us, they were served on a spoon and it made a perfect bite (Mr. really liked it, because he always wants “a bit of everything in each bite”).
The Bruschetta was probably my least favourite appetizer. Don’t get me wrong, it was quite good.
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