Welcome to the last Nosh of the Summer – please join us tomorrow, Thursday August 4th, from 4-6 pm to see how you can include wine in the “100 Mile Diet”! Our special guest is Kalala Organic Winery and Old Meadows Organic Farm.
This is a complimentary wine and food tasting, hosted by the BC Wine Museum and VQA Wine Shop, in the Laurel Packinghouse (1304 Ellis Street, free parking for wine shop customers, located in between the Rotary Centre for the Arts and the Laurel buildings).
The “100 Mile Diet” was originally a book titled “The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating” written by Canadian co-authors Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon. “In the book, the authors recount their experiences, including motivations and challenges, on restricting their diet, for one year, to include only foods grown within 100 miles of their residence” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100-Mile_Diet). This phenomenon has become something that many Canadians have incorporated into their daily lives, including how they shop and what they serve. If we all take a little time to make conscious decisions about what we buy, we are not only benefitting by eating fresher food, but also supporting local industry as well. This Nosh is a great example of how we can benefit from our own local industries!Kalala Organic Winery is located in West Kelowna (just down the road from Westbank Harvest, where we got the bulk of our cherries from!). Their philosophy of “letting the terroir and varietal characteristics be fully expressed”, is why their wines are receiving such big recognition. They have recently won a medals at the All Canadian Wine Competition, the Tasters Guild 2011 International Wine Judging, the International Wine & Spirit Competition, and the Northwest Wine Summit.
Their story as told by Proprietor Karnail Singh Sidhu:This is the legend my Grandparents passed down to me of how the small village where I was born, in northern Bharat, was named.
Farmers checking on their animals in the distant flat lands came across a Wolf and a Sheep sitting peacefully together, sharing the special place and the bounty it had to offer. From this wonder, the farmers decided to move the existing village to this new area with the wish of capturing that peaceful harmony. The new village was named Kalala and refers to this miracle in the pursuit of Harmony.
The Okanagan Valley where I now live with my family shares a lot of the same values of my birthplace and this legend. Our organic grapes are grown in harmony with their environment and nature's elements.
Please share this wine with family and friends in celebration of 'Kalala'.
Source: http://www.kalalawines.ca/
Old Meadows Organic Farm is run by Jim and Lorena Wood (the nicest people you'll ever meet!). 
The Farm just received its organic ceritfication this year, and have been busy producing some of the best produce the Okanagan has to offer. Located in the Mission (4213 Gordon Road), they produce a wide selection of fresh fruit, veggies, and herbs and flowers. They are true believers in organic produce, and the importance that it places on our delicate ecosystem, and our bodies. To learn more about Old Meadows Organic Farm and why organic, please visit their website:
The Farm just received its organic ceritfication this year, and have been busy producing some of the best produce the Okanagan has to offer. Located in the Mission (4213 Gordon Road), they produce a wide selection of fresh fruit, veggies, and herbs and flowers. They are true believers in organic produce, and the importance that it places on our delicate ecosystem, and our bodies. To learn more about Old Meadows Organic Farm and why organic, please visit their website:http://www.oldmeadowsberryfarm.com/OldMeadowsOrganicFarm/Home.html
See you all tomorrow for a sip of wine and some great orgnic local produce!
THANK-YOU!
Thank-you to everyone who attended our special Saturday Tasting, July 23rd at the BC Wine Museum & VQA Wine Shop!
This tasting was special because it was celebrating the 16th Annual Cherry Fair, a celebration that highlights the harvest of one of the Okanagan's world reknown agricultural crops.
Ruby Blues was the wine star of the day, and there will be a lot of us with a couple of new favourites to add to our tables and cellars. We have a couple bottles left at the VQA Wine Shop chilled just for dinner tonight, so please drop by and grab them before we are out!
For more information on Ruby Blues Winery, please visit http://rubytuesdaywinery.com/.
We had a sensational response to Blossoms Fresh Fruit Arrangements (special to Cherry Fair) chocolate dipped cherries (special to Cherry Fair). They were so good, and went over so well, that Blossoms will try and do them more regularly.
For now, feel free to contact them at 778-478-0848 to place a special order for that special occasion.
Stay tuned for the next line-up of great BC Wine Museum events!
Noble Ridge at this Saturday Tasting!
Saturday Tasting Series
July 2, 2011
2-4pm
only at your BC Wine Museum & VQA Wine Shop!
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Nestled in the northern tip of desert in the South Okanagan, Noble Ridge's 24 acres of vineyards are a sight to see. Named after the ridge and noble grape varieties grown, Noble Ridge has produced some top Okanagan wines. Wines like their Pinot Grigio 2008, which won gold at the 2010 San Francisco International Wine Competition, and their Chardonnay 2008, which won gold at the 2010 All Canadian Wine Competition, are found on international tables and local tables alike. For more information, please visit their website: www.nobleridge.com
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