True confession:  it used to be that the only time I saw 6 am was when I was coming home or catching a plane.  Now I’m up at 6 am with great regularity.  I’m pretty impre...

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The Okanagan’s hedonistic summer sunshine arrived early this year with our trademark hot summer days beginning in May.  Warm nights, swimming in Okanagan Lake, glasses of chilled wine on...

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  There is a buzz in wine country this spring.  Word is that the 2012 vintage is going to be spectacular!  Reminiscent of previous glory years, we are in for some delicious surpr...

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  Irarely cook. I heat things up, or take advantage of the deli section, and try to avoid drive-thrus. But as 2013 rolled in, so did I, realizing that cooking more at home might be a good ...

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  by Terry Lynne Meyer Here’s how it all begins.  One day you are on vacation in the Okanagan and you say something to your spouse like, “wouldn’t it be amazing ...

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 While at the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland this summer, I was treated to a warm cookie. This may not seem like a big deal, but the fact that this cookie was fully integrated into ...

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Winter came as sort of a shock to us Okanaganians this year.  After a difficult, wet spring we were blessed with marathon hot summer days – the kind of summer I remember growing up with ...

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A year ago, the first "The bloggers are coming!"column appeared, after Penticton was tentatively announced as the location of the 2013 North American Wine Bloggers Conference. Twelve m...

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It's been two years since we began farming our own vineyard in Osoyoos. I'm not sure if 'farming' is the correct word, just like 'riding' isn't how you describe finding ...

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Jennifer Schell is the editor, and can be reached by e-mail at: winetrails@blackpress.ca

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