The Waterfront Vancouver’s wine business lineup will take another sip next week with the arrival of the development’s second wine tasting room. The joint Pepper Bridge Winery and Amavi Cellars ...

These appetizers for wine tasting are ideal for party planning and will please a crowd. ... bell pepper, and tomato. If you can't find Swiss Sbrinz, swap in Parmesano-Reggiano.

Improving your wine tasting skills might seem like a mystical endeavor reserved for Master Sommeliers (or the French). It can certainly feel overwhelming to step into this world as a novice ...

Go look up the black pepper they sell, I urged him. “I see the comments for the pepper say things like ‘aromatic as ----,’” he shot back. That Diaspora Co. was new to him was a good ...

So my husband and I decided to see if River Road could zap us back to Napa Valley circa 1975, when wine tasting was something to do on a lazy weekend instead of California's most hyped tourist draw.

Tasting Note: Round yet vibrant, with a streak of chamomile and white pepper layered with nectarine, orchard fruit and distinct flinty character on a medium-weight palate. 1 of 4 Select Variety ...

Tasting panels and wine competitions create a convivial experience, however, and the results help identify delicious efforts by Pacific Northwest grape growers and winemakers. There are discoveries.

Tasting Note: This sports a high-pitched white pepper note that darts around amidst a core of juicy black cherry and black currant pâte de fruit flavors, while tar and tobacco notes add energy and ...