The Okanagan Wine Tour Guide
The Okanagan Wine Tour Guide

Author: John Schreiner

Publisher: TouchWood Editions

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 177151325X

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The definitive guide to Interior BC wineries, covering the Okanagan, Similkameen, Thompson and Kootenays. With updated maps and travel tips, it’s your ultimate glove-box guide, now in a newly expanded and updated edition. For nearly fifteen years Okanagan Wine Tour Guide has been the definitive companion for travelling the winding roads of BC’s Interior wine region. In this, the 6th edition, John Schreiner and his new co-author—wine writer, podcaster, and instructor Luke Whittall—chart the latest developments at the oldest wineries and the very first vintages from the newest startups in a region that stretches along Okanagan Lake, west to the Similkameen, north to the Thompson, and east to the Kootenays. This edition includes 240 wineries (that’s over 40 openings in five years!), revised and updated maps, contact information, tasting room information, and recommendations. From pioneers like Quail’s Gate on Mount Boucherie to the newest arrivals like Cliff & Gorge in Lillooet, these stories are as varied as the personalities of the wines themselves—a few vines planted as a retirement project, a few acres purchased on a whim, or a gala grand opening underpinned by years of planning and consultation. What emerges across the guide is the sense of community and the room for wildly different philosophies on everything from growing to fermenting to naming. Whether you’re paging through the aisles of the local liquor store, sorting your Viogniers from your Syrahs, or relishing a family vineyard’s journey from its Quonset-hut years to international acclaim, John Schreiner’s Okanagan Wine Tour is the ultimate guide to and celebration of Interior BC wine.

John Schreiner's Okanagan Wine Tour Guide
John Schreiner's Okanagan Wine Tour Guide

Author: John Schreiner

Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781552857809

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A personal tour of British Columbia's Okanagan and Similkameen valleys for wine lovers and wine tourist, includes succinct profiles of each winery and the winemakers, maps, addresses, telephone and websites.

Simple B.C. Wineries Tour Guide
Simple B.C. Wineries Tour Guide

Author: John Specogna

Publisher: marino specogna

Published: 2020-05-22

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13:

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Simple British Columbia Wineries Tour Guide is an easy to follow and bring along guide book while touring the Okanagan Wine Country in British Columbia, with easy to view maps, over 170 wineries listed, with the Wineries listed along Highway 97 South from Kelowna from a driver's point of view from Merritt. This Guide includes maps of the Wineries in Kelowna, Summerland, Penticton, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Keremeos, Kaleden, Cawston, Oliver, Osoyoos areas, including the Tucelnuit Road and Black Sage Road wineries. Better than any current Guide to the British Columbia Wine Country, or the Okanagan Wine country, as maps and winery links for every winery in the area included in the Guide. The compilation was made after a dare to tour the British Columbia Wine Country with a TESLA. The Guide delves into the "range anxiety" and puts forward an interesting anecdote to whether the TESLA Tour of the Okanagan Wine country was possible or not. Find out what happened, and use the Simple B.C. Wineries Tour Guide when visiting the Okanagan wine country, from Kelowna South to Osoyoos, if you are coming from the USA, the maps and wineries are listed from KELOWNA south to Osoyoos as you would meet them on Highway 97, simply start at the end of the book. Have you ever heard of the legends in British Columbia of the sasquatch and the ogopogo? They are legends in the area of the wine country in Okanagan Canada, is it because of the excellent wines? The wines, the wineries, the Canadian legends, the wildlife and the parks, all part of the adventure and included in the Tour. Maps at the beginning of the book and also in the wineries links section at the end of the book, as well as in the Route takeN outline within the Guide, as a bonus the maps and wineries Links are shown and listed from Kelowna south to Osoyoos. With a TESLA electric vehicle used to Tour, bonus information on charging stations in the Okanagan Wine Country, with links to charging maps included for your ease of reference. Simply put, there is no other Guide to the British Columbia Wine Country like the Simple British Columbia Wineries Tour Guide. Find out if the TESLA "range anxiety" was warranted or if the TESLA was stranded, what do you think happened?

The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines: Volume 1
The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines: Volume 1

Author: Luke Whittall

Publisher: TouchWood Editions

Published: 2021-11-02

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1771513616

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A perfect pocket guide that collects 50 of the most seek-worthy wines in BC from the wine expert who’s tried them all. In this handy portable guide to the top 50 British Columbia wines under $50 a bottle, wine expert Luke Whittall abandons the usual language of tasting notes in favour of a more personalized, approachable style, focusing on experiences, good company, and where a wine might take your thoughts. As a wine industry professional, Whittall found himself inspired more by the way non-professionals talk about wine than the “hints of fresh cherries, dried herbs, and soupçons of eucalyptus” style often favoured in traditional wine writing. Sipster’s Pocket Guide describes the experiences bound up in the tasting of 50 of the most amazing wines this province has produced, including reds, whites, rosés, sparkling, and dessert wines. With its emphasis on affordability and personal experience, rather than vintner and vintage specifics, Whittall’s guide reads less like the average wine fare and more like tips from a funny, candid friend. Before you head to the liquor store to deliberate over your next sip, take a glance through Sipster’s.

John Schreiner's Okanagan Wine Tour
John Schreiner's Okanagan Wine Tour

Author: John Schreiner

Publisher: Touchwood Editions

Published: 2020-04-14

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9781771513241

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The definitive guide to Interior BC wineries, covering the Okanagan, Similkameen, Thompson and Kootenays. With updated maps and travel tips, it's your ultimate glove-box guide, now in a newly expanded and updated edition. For nearly fifteen years Okanagan Wine Tour Guide has been the definitive companion for travelling the winding roads of BC's Interior wine region. In this, the 6th edition, John Schreiner and his new co-author--wine writer, podcaster, and instructor Luke Whittall--chart the latest developments at the oldest wineries and the very first vintages from the newest startups in a region that stretches along Okanagan Lake, west to the Similkameen, north to the Thompson, and east to the Kootenays. This edition includes 258 wineries (that's over 60 openings in five years!), revised and updated maps, contact information, tasting room information, and recommendations. From pioneers like Quail's Gate on Mount Boucherie to the newest arrivals like Cliff & Gorge in Lillooet, these stories are as varied as the personalities of the wines themselves--a few vines planted as a retirement project, a few acres purchased on a whim, or a gala grand opening underpinned by years of planning and consultation. What emerges across the guide is the sense of community and the room for wildly different philosophies on everything from growing to fermenting to naming. Whether you're paging through the aisles of the local liquor store, sorting your Viogniers from your Syrahs, or relishing a family vineyard's journey from its Quonset-hut years to international acclaim, John Schreiner's Okanagan Wine Tour is the ultimate guide to and celebration of Interior BC wine.

Wine for Normal People
Wine for Normal People

Author: Elizabeth Schneider

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1452171416

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This is a fun but respectful (and very comprehensive) guide to everything you ever wanted to know about wine from the creator and host of the popular podcast Wine for Normal People, described by Imbibe magazine as "a wine podcast for the people." More than 60,000 listeners tune in every month to learn a not-snobby wine vocabulary, how and where to buy wine, how to read a wine label, how to smell, swirl, and taste wine, and so much more! Rich with charts, maps, and lists—and the author's deep knowledge and unpretentious delivery—this vividly illustrated, down-to-earth handbook is a must-have resource for millennials starting to buy, boomers who suddenly have the time and money to hone their appreciation, and anyone seeking a relatable introduction to the world of wine.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Pacific Northwest

Author: Anita Carmin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-08-16

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0756686679

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The DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions the region has to offer. Whether you’re kayaking on Lake Ozette in Olympic National Park or hitting the shops in Downtown Seattle’s Columbia Centre, this guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets. It’s fully illustrated and covers all the major cities from Washington, Vancouver and Portland to Oregon, Seattle and British Columbia. You'll find floorplans of all the must-see sites, as well as street maps and reliable information for getting around. DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest explores the culture, history and architecture, not missing the best in entertainment, shopping, tours and scenic walks, in this diverse region. With all the sights, beaches and attractions listed area by area, DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest is your essential companion. DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest – showing you what others only tell you.

Goodgrog
Goodgrog

Author: John Schreiner

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2023-03-27

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1039160549

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Goodgrog: A Life in Wine and Journalism chronicles the life, and especially the career, of journalist John Schreiner, who may have had one of the most enviable jobs ever: wine writer. For over forty years, in newspaper and magazine articles and columns and through nineteen books, Schreiner has entertained and informed Canadian wine drinkers, championed British Columbia wineries, and helped establish the credibility of the Canadian wine industry. His research for this has involved visiting and sampling the wares of wineries across British Columbia, Canada, the US, Europe, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. He has also judged several prestigious wine competitions in Italy and British Columbia. But there is much more to Schreiner’s story than his experience as one of Canada’s leading wine writers. He begins his tale in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, where he was born in the latter years of the Depression. From there, he takes readers along his journey as a journalist at the Regina Leader-Post and finally the Financial Post, where he covered some of Western Canada’s biggest business stories and had the opportunity to travel the world doing economic reports. Filled with anecdotes from both his private and professional life, as well as with stories about the Canadian wine industry and some of British Columbia’s more colourful politicians and business leaders, this book is good to the last drop.

The Rough Guide to Canada (Travel Guide eBook)
The Rough Guide to Canada (Travel Guide eBook)

Author: Rough Guides

Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited

Published: 2022-11-01

Total Pages: 1543

ISBN-13: 1839058951

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Practical travel guide to Canada featuring points-of-interest structured lists of all sights and off-the-beaten-track treasures, with detailed colour-coded maps, practical details about what to see and to do in Canada, how to get there and around, pre-departure information, as well as top time-saving tips, like a visual list of things not to miss in Canada, expert author picks and itineraries to help you plan your trip. The Rough Guide to Canada covers: Toronto, Ontario, Montreal and Southwest Quebec, Quebec City and Northern Quebec, The Maritime Provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Prairie Provinces, The Canadian Rockies, The BC Interior, Vancouver and Vancouver Island, The North Inside this travel guide you'll find: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER Experiences selected for every kind of trip to Canada, from off-the-beaten-track adventures in Wonderstrand, Labrador to family activities in child-friendly places, like Vancouver and Whistler or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like Toronto. PRACTICAL TRAVEL TIPS Essential pre-departure information including Canada entry requirements, getting around, health information, travelling with children, sports and outdoor activities, food and drink, festivals, culture and etiquette, shopping, tips for travellers with disabilities and more. TIME-SAVING ITINERARIES Carefully planned routes covering the best of Canada give a taste of the richness and diversity of the destination, and have been created for different time frames or types of trip. DETAILED REGIONAL COVERAGE Clear structure within each sightseeing chapter includes regional highlights, brief history, detailed sights and places ordered geographically, recommended restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs and major shops or entertainment options. INSIGHTS INTO GETTING AROUND LIKE A LOCAL Tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots for whale-watching, canoeing, skiing and hiking. HIGHLIGHTS OF THINGS NOT TO MISS Rough Guides' rundown of Toronto, Ontario, Montreal and Vancouver's best sights and top experiences helps to make the most of each trip to Canada, even in a short time. HONEST AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS Written by Rough Guides' expert authors with a trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, to help to find the best places in Canada, matching different needs. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Comprehensive 'Contexts' chapter features fascinating insights into Canada, with coverage of history, religion, ethnic groups, environment, wildlife and books, plus a handy language section and glossary. FABULOUS FULL COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Jasper and the spectacular Niagara Falls COLOUR-CODED MAPPING Practical full-colour maps, with clearly numbered, colour-coded keys for quick orientation in Toronto, Ontario, Quebec City and many more locations in Canada, reduce need to go online. USER-FRIENDLY LAYOUT With helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time.

The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines: Volume 2
The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines: Volume 2

Author: Luke Whittall

Publisher: TouchWood Editions

Published: 2023-04-20

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1771513950

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The eagerly awaited second installment in the offbeat BC wine guide the Vancouver Sun calls “the perfect go-to.” Following on the popularity of Volume 1, which the Vancouver Sun called “the perfect go-to guide,” the second installment of The Sipster’s Pocket Guide brings the same offbeat, lateral thinking and experiential focus to a whole new batch of BC wines. Wine expert and educator Luke Whittall shares his love of and sense of humour about the industry as he presents his top 50 wines under $50 (including many under $30). With food and activity pairings that range from romantic to radical (berry-laced desserts and long-distance relationships, poached salmon and puns, hot dogs and off-grid living), and an index of attitudes that let you choose a wine based on your mood (be it drill sergeant or rancher, pastoral or paisley), the Sipster’s guides are anything but stuffy. Divided into chapters on sparkling, white, rosé, red, and dessert wines, the book finishes up with a beginner’s guide to grape varieties in BC and a primer on the grand cru designation and how it pertains to our province. Sipster’s Volume 2 is the perfect companion for that on-the-fly wine purchase and for those who want to dig a little deeper. Learn about classics like Pinot Grigio, how Chardonnay in BC almost went the way of Merlot post-Sideways, and how to not only find but also pronounce a great Siegerrebe.