Beautiful Vineyard

Summer in the North Okanagan

October 10th 2013
Autumn is by far my favourite time of year in British Columbia, especially in the Spallumcheen, a township that teeters precariously on the most Northerly point of the sunny Okanagan. My family's vineyard is located in this wine growing region, and come late September, a certain crispness lingers in the air. While trees throw out handfuls of painted leaves to be twirled by the afternoon gus ... read more

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Andrea

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This Canadian girl's passion for travel comes from my adventurous parents. My brother and I spent most of our youth traveling all over North America in the family’s camper van, airplane, and boat - going as far west as the Hawaiian islands, as far north as Tuktoyaktuk, and as far south as Mexico doing lots of adventurous stuff...canoeing, surfing, fishing, camping, hiking, skiing, exploring, jellyfish poking...it was the best childhood ever! That same adventurous spirit fueled my travel passion for over 30 years. I’ve been all over the shop. Now that I'm newly retired, I split my lif... full info

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22nd December 2013

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Fine wine from rolling hills
Beautiful countryside, rather like my wine-growlng, central coast of California. I love your soil/climate analysis, research into proper varieties for good fit, sensitivity to the grapes' needs, ability to bring back volunteers and creation of a fine wine. Hope you enjoyed the solstice yesterday. Cheers!

22nd December 2013

cabochick
Andrea

Happy solstice to you Tara! Our shortest day here in Canada signifying the return of longer days. We are enjoying snow, how are things in Peru? I must read up on everyone's latest blogs during my Xmas break. All the best to you this season.

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