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Okanagan wine festival a taste extravaganza

If Bacchus, the god of wine,
got hold of you and dumped you
on the edge of Okanagan Lake,
you'd have no problem finding a
drink of wine, You'd be sipping
the nectar of the gods before you

could say “wine festival.” All
you'd have to do is follow the
signs that Say “winery” or “wine
tours”,

This year we bought tickets,
several weeks in advance, for the

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gala Okanagan Wine Festival
tasting evening slated for the Pen.
ticton Convention Centre on the
last Saturday of September. But
first we decided to spend the day
travelling around to a number of
cottage wineries, tasting their
brews, and perhaps buying a few
bottles.

We arrived bright and early at
the Westbank-Mount Boucherie
area, Following the signs, we
were at the Quail's Gate t ng
room by 10 a.m, It felt a little
Strange to be quaffing wine so
early in the, day, but the lady
assured us we'd get used to it

And so by 10:30, we'd tried a
Chardonnay, a Pinot Blanc, a
Riesling, and a Pinot Noir. But
we weren't floating yet as—car-
rying our first purchases of cle-
gant wine-——we headed for the
next winery.

Mission Hill Winery was not
far away. To get there, we drove
up through an elite hillside devel-
opment. Already by 10:45, there
were several buses and about 30
cars in the parking lot

‘We managed to taste a couple
of first-rate wines—an excellent
Grand Reserve Riesling, for
example. But the personnel were
too busy to talk about the wines,
and the room was crowded with
connoisseurs of various types.

Carrying a couple of new bot-
tles, we departed for the other
side of the lake and the wineries
in Kelowna itself. Winding south
along Pandosy, onto Lakeside;
and into the hills, we found Cedar
Creek Estates. Here we had the
place to ourselves, and I bagged a
bottle of Proprietor’s White
before moving on.

Not far back up the road, we
drove into the vineyards of St
Huburtus. The sun broke through
the clouds for a moment and the
tasting clerk smiled as we
entered, so we knew things were
going to be good. Here we were
provided with bits of bread to
clear the palate between tastes.

Carrying several bottles of St
Huburtus’ finest to the car, we
decided to lunch in the vineyard
St. Huburtus had arra:
the Swiss Marmite r

Kootenay Columbia
Child Gre Society

3rd Ancol Celebrity
& Art Auction

Friday, Nov. 3

Fireside Inn
Banquet Room

For more information call

365-8448

from downtown to cater on site
So we joined about 20 other folks
at picnic tables under a makeshift
outdoor tent

Rain seemed imminent as we
looked out over the vineyards and
the winery, ate our scrumptious

TURNER

meal, drank Pinot Blanc, and
chatted with new friends we'd
just met. A few quail sauntered
across the trail upslope from us,
and occasionally a shotgun-
sounding scaregun went off to
frighten the birds away.

We weren't pl: ing on visit-

ed by the incomparable Kim
Bergon. This young lady had a
knack for getting you “into the
wine-tasting” experience. We
began with a Cipes Brut cham-
pagne and progressed through
several others. And just as we
thought we might stop, she told
us she wasn’t through “wowing”
us yet.

Next, we progressed through
four whites, stopping at a very
fine Gewurztraminer Reserve
(smooth fruity zing at a smooth
$28 per half bottle). But finally
she finished us off with a mouth-
filling Pinot Noir.

I was ready to dance, and
though the wine prices were
slightly higher here, we bought
several bottles. (Later, I was quite
chagrined to note that only one
Summerhill wine made the list of
prize winners.)

And that’s the way it went. We
drove back toWard Penticton,

ing: the third winery in this imme-
diate area, but our new friends
said it was worth a visit because
the winery had champagne.

At Summerhill, we were host-

Gold Medal Winners

pping at Hainle Estates near
Peachland, at Sumac Ridge near
Summerland, and at LeComte
Estates near Okanagan Falls

Of the places we visited,
LeComte Estates had the most

1. Pinot Gris—Blue Mountain Cellars, Oliver
2. Gamay Noir—Blue Mountain Cellars, Oliver
3. Riesling ice-wine—Jackson Triggs, Oliver

4. Pinot Noir—Quail's Gate, Kelowna

5. Chardonnay—Quail’s Gate, Kelowna

Consumer Choice Awards

1.Merlot (red)—Jackson Triggs, Oliver

2. Gewurztraminer Private Reserve (white)—Sumac Ridge
3. Optima Late Harvest (dessert)—-Quail’s Gate, Kelowna

KSA takes the

of writing a myst

If detective fiction is your pas:
sion, Kootenay School of the
Ants is offering a weekend work
shop that will provide you with
solid clues as to how mystery
novels are written.

Popular New Denver author
Caroline Woodward will con-
duct a workshop at the Nelson
Municipal Library on “The
Mysterious Mystery” on Satur-
day, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct

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October 25th, 1995

Gardening Store

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Watch for our 10 - page Grand Opening Flyer
Come celebrate - Canadian Tire comes to the Kootenays.
Wednesday Oct. 25 - Saturday Oct. 28, 1995
2000 Columbia Ave.

There's A Lot More To Canadian Tire For A Lot Less.”

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29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each
day. The workshop is intended
for people who have always
wanted to writé a mystery, as
well as for people who are in the
midst of writing one

Woodward notes that mys-
teries nowadays involve more
than men in trenchcoats purss-
ing crime in urban U-S. set
lings. Besides incorporating a
huge range of characters and
environments, mystery writing
finds expression in novels,
short stories, plays, true crime
accounts and even in writing
for kids

Cost for the weekend work-
shop is $75 plus a $7 photocopy
fee. Registration is at KSA on
or before Friday, Oct. 20, to
ensure a spot

Woodward's latest novel
Alaska Highway Two-Step was
nominated by the Crime Writers
of Canada as the best first mys-
tery novel of 1993 and was

What's
Your Name?
Watch for details

Oct. 25
Castlegar Sun

remarkable setting. We followed
amarrow winding road up into the
hills and came out on a plateau
overlooking several fields

In the tasting shop itself, the
view was astonishing, From the
sidewall of windows and the gar
den-deck, we could see east
across the valley to vineyards
winding down the hillsides and
could just catch the southern end
of Skaha Lake.

Here the wineshop was set up
intimately with a central serving
counter and tasting bars running
down both sides. We wete
allowed four tastes, but they must
have had 30 bottles open.

After such a splendid day at the
wineries, the evening gala Okana
gan Wine Tasting event was an
anticlimax. Sure, we had access to
wines from all 23 area wineries
listed by the Vintner's Quality
Alliance, who organized the
event. Certainly, there were a few
surprises—like the excellent, full-
bodied Cabernet Franc from the
Nichols Winery near Nar

The WineFest people sold 2100
tickets at $30 each in advance for
this event, and there were 113 dift
ferent wines to select from. But
the crush of people and the line-
ups did not make for an outstand-
ing evening. Perhaps had we not
visited the wineries, our attitudes
might have been different.

True, we were able to sample
several ice-wines which were not
available for tasting at the various
wineries. The Jackson-Triggs
Riesling 94 ice-wine, for exam.

le, nearly blew me away.
ut I gave up on the tasting
abput halfway through the three
hodrevent. It had been a long day
of tasting.

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ry novel

recently optioned for film rights,
Her other books include the col-
lection of short stories, Disturb-
ing the Peace

Bill Richardson to
read at local library

Mark your calendars for a big
treat! On October 26 at 2 p.m,
Bill Richardson, self proclaimed
Poet Laureate of Canada and
winner of the Stephen Leacock
award for humour will give a
reading in the Castlegar Library.

Famous throughout Canada as
a CBC Radio host as well as for
his funny poetry, Richardson
really hit the big time with his
hilarious novel, The Bachelor
Brothers Bed and Breakfast
Book. This charming and witty
look at an unusual bed and break-
fast especially for people who
love to read, run by twin bachelor
brothers, earned Richardson the
undying devotion of thousands of
Canadians, all of whom are pant
ing for more. So he's obliged
with a sequel, The Bachelor
Brothers Bed and Breakfast Pil.
low Book.

At the reception following the
Castlegar reading, people will
havea chance to buy his book
and get it autographed. The event
is jointly sponsored by the Writ+
ers in Libraries program and the
Castlegar Library

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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, October 18, 1995

Plan to be a greenthumb next spring

The National Capita) Commis-
sion (NCC) invites Canadians
across the country to plant tulips
in their community as part of the
Tulip Tribute and pay homage to
those who contributed to the war
effort 50 years ajo.

The Tulip Tribute: Shore to
Shore, part of the NCC’s A Tulip
Legacy program which showcas-
es the history and significance of
tulips in our country, is a national
commemorative program that
was launched by the National
Capital Commission and Canada
Remembers in the fall of 1994,
to honor the 50th anniversary of
the end of the Second World War
and of the liberation of the
Netherlands. To mark these
events, the NCC and Canada
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commemorative garden at Dows
Lake in Ottawa.

Last spring, over 80,000 tulips
bloomed in the Tulip Tribute gar-
dens, This year, we invite Cana-
dians to add to the list of people
who have been commemorated
By doing so, they can also con-
tinue to pay tribute to all those
who gave so much of themselves
during the Second World War.

The spirit of the Tulip Tribute
is to give Canadians an opportu-
nity to personally show their
thanks for an individual or a
group who contributed to the war
effort. The names that have
appeared and will appear on the
Commemorative Wall are sub-
mitted by individual Canadians
who have chosen to participate in

$ invited C;

from coast to coast to plant tulips
in memory of those who con-
tributed—at home and over-
seas—to the war effort. The
NCC, in turn, matched every
tulip planted across the country
by planting one in the national

this program.

To participate, simply call I-
800-465-1867 (ask for operator
#182) or (613) 239-5000 in order
to receive the Tulip Tribute infor-
mation kit explaining how you
and your family can pay tribute
through tulips.

Project Literacy

Project Literacy provides
volunteers to work one-on-one
with those who want to devel-
op basic literary skills. A vol
unteer tutor {raining Session for
tutors in the Castlegar and Trail
areas will be held Wednesday
evenings from 6:30 to 9:30pm
for six weeks beginning Oct
18 at the Trail campus of
Selkirk College. Volunteers are
needed. If interested, contact
‘Trish Harrison at the Trail cam-
pus or Susan Port at the Castle-
gar Public Library.

SELKIRK
COLLEGE
BULLETIN

JOE
LINTZ

GED Test

The next sitting of the GED
test is Nov. 25 at Selkirk Col-
lege's Castlegar and Grand Forks

College connections to community improvement

campuses. A completed GED
application form plus the $40 fee
must be received by the Ministry
of Education in Victoria no later
than October 27 to be eligible to
write this test. GED applications
und, study guides are available
from any Selkirk College coun-

, Selling office.

Watercolor workshop

Continuing Education in
Castlegar hias space available in
the following courses b

Worksite health

Community Education in
Trail presents a workshop on
worksite health promotion facili-
tated by Stephen Duck on
Thursday, Nov, 9 in the Recital
Room at the Greater Trail Com-
munity Centre from 8:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. Workplace health pro-
grams are self funding in sav-
ings on medical costs, reduced
absenteeism and increased

soon. A weekend water color
workshop with Keith Shel-
fontiuk is offered Oct. 20-22

ployee p y:

Watch for upcoming informa-
tion about Selkirk College pro-
grams and events.

Hooks, fat
grooves and
melodies

“EMPIRE RECORDS SOUNDTRACK”

Various Artists

(A & M)

**1/2

Tunes from the latest flick for slackers, or whatever we're call-
ing the younger generation this week. Loaded with alternative
artists, this disc will likely fare better than the movie.

All I know about the movie is it's about a record store, and Liv
Tyler is one of the stars. I'll wait until someone I know rents the
vid, then slide over to their place for a free peek.

But the soundtrack is a different story. It’s aimed at teens to
twenties, my being in
my nearly late 30's
partly accounts for the
low-ish rating. Also,

I've only heard of six of

these bands and am

actually familiar only

with four of those... ah,

that pesky generation

gap..No sense pretend-

ing I'm hipper than! 7]
really am! ‘

Gin Blossoms, The Cranberries, Edwyn Collins, The Martinis,

The Innocence Mission, Better Than Ezra,

The Meices, Drill, Lustre, Please, Evan
Dando (ex-Lemonheads), and Coyote Shivers are here. Know ‘em?
If so—do you like ‘em? If so—snag yourself a copy (at Pete's,
natch!)

Key tracks: “Crazy Life” by Toad The Wet Sprocket, “Circle Of
Friends” by Better Than Ezra, and “Till I Hear It From You” by
Gin Blossoms, the first new GB song in 3 years. “Empire” isn’t
exactly my cup of latte, but it’s doing alright without me (#45 after
3 weeks). There's no real reason for me to lay a triple coiler on
“Empire Records”...with time, I might really get into it.

KEREIFF

“THE GOLD EXPERIENCE”

Prince

(Warner Bros.)

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A new one from The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. If
“Gold” was a camey ride, it would be the tilt-a-whirl without seat-
belts.

Last year's slithery yet oh so lame “Come” was intended as
Prince’s tombstone, “Gold” represents his artistic rebirth as that
squiggly symbol. Aside from his “Hits”, this is the best thing he’s
done since “Batman”...hell, maybe since “Purple Rain”.

“The Gold Experience” puts soul, hip hop, funk and rap styles
into the same bed... with plastic sheets and a gallon of Mazola, that
is. Funk was always The Little Weirdo’s calling card, but a hairball
in Prince’s past work has been the anorexi¢ production, making
catchy pop cheese like “Kiss” tough to enjoy. The good news here
is that “Gold” is a voluptuous mix of hooks, fat grooves and
melodies. I could live without the liberal use of “M.F.” but then
I’m just a big white guy, and that’s a ‘black’ thing.

As His Royal Badness got flakier, he likely lost some fans...peo-
ple that may not take 4 chance on a new album by (Squiggle? Mel?
Otis Washington? How DO you pronounce that thing?). Too bad...
this disc has some inspired, even excellent stuff. If you like Prince
tunes like “Peach”, take a chance on this set.

Key tracks: “P Control”, “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World”
and “Billy Jack Bitch”. “Gold” playfully out-grooves/out-rocks
everything Prince has done so far and that’s quite an achievement.

That's it! Sony Music in Vancouver tells me that Ozzy's new
album is “Ozmosis”, and will hit the streets October 24. I've been
promised the first single and hope to have it for my evening show
on Sunshine radio tonight! Also...Ozzy's old discs have been digi-
tally re-mastered and were re-released last week.

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