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Vigneti Zanatta Winery Tasting

Vigneti Zanatta Winery Tasting

We had a fabulous sunny day and headed to the Cowichan Valley for a little wine and food. It had been years since I had been to Vigneti Zanatta Winery and sampled the fabulous foods at Vinoteca Wine Bar & Restaurant. This vineyard is on a family property of 120 acres that was first established in the 1950’s as a dairy farm, over the years […]

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Enrico Winery Tasting

Enrico Winery Tasting

I had a lovely Sunday, driving about 45 minutes to the Cowichan Valley for a stellar tasting at Enrico Winery with Lorin Inglis who manages this vineyard with passion and expertise. They are a boutiques style vineyard producing small batches of quality wines with varietals that suit our climate on Vancouver island. This is a vineyard that allows you the opportunity to taste at the […]

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De Vine Vineyards Tasting

De Vine Vineyards Tasting

Living on vancouver Island affords me with amazing opportunities to tour and taste and one of my favourite local spots for picnics, wine tastings and the producer of some of my favourite spirits is De Vine Vineyards. Last weekend they were one of the hosts for Saanich Peninsula Spring Studio Tour and as it was a beautiful sunny day we made our way to see […]

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Victoria Distillers Tour Tasting

Victoria Distillers Tour Tasting

Victoria Distillers opened in a new revamped location with new partners just two weeks ago in the stunning waterfront of Sidney, BC. They are one of Canada’s oldest small batch distillers and a true success story. http://victoriadistillers.com I remember touring and tasting at the original location on West Saanich Rd and being so impressed by what they had initially accomplished. Anyone who knows Canada and […]

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40 Knots Vineyard Estate Winery Tasting notes

40 Knots Vineyard Estate Winery Tasting notes

If you find yourself on Vancouver Island, BC, you will not want to miss taking the drive to Comox for a tasting at 40 Knots Vineyard & Estate Winery. This boutique vineyard has 24 acres that they are utilizing fully for varietals that are perfectly suited to our climate. Brenda Hetman-Craig and Layne Robert Craig are the owners with a clear vision doing an amazing […]

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Why you should Cellar Sagewood Winerie’s Cabernet franc 2014

Why you should Cellar Sagewood Winerie’s Cabernet franc 2014

We were touring the Kamloops Wine Trail this past weekend and Sagewood Winery was one of our stops. It is a family run boutique vineyard and has the oldest vines in Kamloops being used for wine production. There are many wines to sample, most using German varietals that do extremely while in this region and climate. It is a boutique vineyard with handcrafted small batch […]

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Privato Winery Vineyard Tasting

Privato Winery Vineyard Tasting

If you find yourself in Kamloops, BC you will not want to miss a tasting at Privato Winery & Vineyard. http://privato.ca Sample an unoaked chardonnay done in an old world French style, resulting in a slightly acidic smooth finished wine with hints of lime. This would be the perfect Summer white wine and could convert me to a chardonnay drinker. Imagine: sipping it on the […]

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Why you need to make time for yourself!

Why you need to make time for yourself!

When reviewing what causes people stress it is key to learn coping strategies. In Network Marketing if you do not learn the right way to build a business and how to set and keep a schedule you will work more than you need to and accomplish less. Set a list of daily tasks and then do them, rain or shine, sick or well. This one […]

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Do you have a strong why?

Do you have a strong why?

I am a huge fan of knowing your why!! The reason being without a very strong reason or why on hard days it is easy to make an excuse and not do what you need for your business! A strong why that resonates on a  soul level will get you going when nothing else will! Make a list of your top 10 why’s! from this […]

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