At the November Wine Tasters we sampled 6 wines from 6 different Okanagan wineries. The wines were evaluated in a blind tasting, first the 3 Merlot and then the 3 Shiraz. The Merlot grouping consisted of a 2010 Volcanic Hills, 2009 Bonitas Winery Artist Series and 2011 Hester Creek Block 2 Reserve. The favorite Merlot…
Sharon Seibt hosted the final For Peat’s Sake meeting of 2013 and all agreed that the two whiskies tasted were the best of the year. Information provided by Sharon and her husband, Diet, helped us understand the history of the two whiskies: Aberfeldy 12 and Bunnahabhain – Cruach-MHona. The Aberfeldy 12 is a wonderful, light and…
The Cellar Dwellers met at the Easthams recently to taste, critique, rate and enjoy a selection of New Zealand whites and Australian reds. The whites featured Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region, with the Wither Hills Pinot Gris being given the highest honors. Of the reds from Margaret River, the Fifth…
Grand Crew (Special Interest Wine-tasting Group) Goes to the Okanagan This was a trip that was a year in the planning. The accommodation had to be reserved well in advance, dinner reservations made and the van (and accompanying sommelier) booked for a day of wine-tasting and lavish lunch. If you were to ask each of…
Sherry Coutts, Project Manager for the new Oceanside Health Centre (OHC), outlined their services and the philosophy behind them at our November 2013 meeting. A graduate of the faculty of pharmacy at UBC with a B.Sc in Pharmacy, Sherry then completed a one year hospital residency in clinical pharmacy at the University Hospital –…
TUMAINI CANADA, a registered Canadian Charity helping AIDS orphans and widows in Kagera, Tanzania, is delighted that the founder and CEO of TUMAINI will be back in Nanoose in May. The following events are planned during her stay: May 3 (starting at 5pm): Burger and beer fund-raiser. Phone Val Davies @ 250-468-7539 for directions…