CedarCreek Estate Winery Joins The Growing Scout Community

The Fitzpatrick family and their CedarCreek Estate Winery are now proud member supporters of Scout. We will be publishing their news and press releases on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of wineries and breweries. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support. Click ahead to read on or jump directly to their Scout page here. Read more

The Naramata Heritage Inn & Spa Joins The Scout Community

The good folks up at the Naramata Heritage Inn & Spa are now proud member supporters of Scout. We will be publishing their news and press releases on our front page and hosting a page for them in our list of recommended resources. Click ahead or jump to their Scout page here. Read more

The Tasting Room: Special Show On The Niagara Ice Wine Fest

by Terry David Mulligan | A two hour return to Niagara for the 15th Annual Ice Wine Festival. Round table conversations with owners, growers, winemakers, chefs and wine bloggers! It all streams next after the jump… Read more

The Tasting Room: Listening To The Latest In Local Wine Intel

by Terry David Mulligan | The Diva does dollars…a bunch of outstanding wines under $20 bucks. Tony Gismondi and Kasey Wilson talk what they know – 2009 in food and wine. Joyce Wegner and the second issue of Savour magazine. All the early news on the 32nd annual Playhouse Wine Festival. Then it’s the Jane and John show: Jane Ferrari from Australia’s Yalumba, and the Dean of Canadian Wine Writers, John Schreiner.

PS. We also hide a quick interview with singer/songwriter Jim Byrnes in the first hour. See if you can find it. It all streams next after the jump… Read more

The Tasting Room: Possibly The Very Best Pinot Noir In Canada…

by Terry David Mulligan | We start with a two part visit to the cellars of Foxtrot a legendary Naramata Bench winery that to this day cannot be found without some real digging for info…which is exactly what we do. If they truly make the best Pinot Noir in Canada, why can’t anyone find them or their wines? Read more

Chef Butters of RauDZ Regional Table Launches New Food Line

News from Scout supporter RauDZ Regional Table

Kelowna, BC | Award winning chef Rod Butters of Kelowna’s RauDZ Regional Table, has recently launched
his rjb line of preserves and canning. This BC Restaurant Hall of Fame chef with a love for the plentiful fresh and local ingredients of the Okanagan has recently completed his first food line of products to be sold exclusively through the restaurant. Read more

Introducing The Similkameen Valley: 7% And Growing Strong

The Similkameen Valley (wiki) is not a new wine region in BC, but it seems like it has only recently been remembered, or maybe, more appropriately, rediscovered. Located in the very south of BC, just west of Osoyoos, it is surprising that the Similkameen has taken so long to get serious attention. Read more

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