Wine, wife and chant

At this years Okanagan WineFestival we hosted 4 dinners with different Winemakers from the Valley. We tried to use a lot of local grown products, that pair well with the wines and their flavours. Among the various creations were a barrel smoked squash soup with a hazelnut ravioli or false frog legs with crunchy beans and a garlic vinaigrette or the home-made duck prosciutto, caramelised pecans and blue cheese dressing. Another favourite was the duck confit with ratatouille and balsamic glaze. For dessert we did a vanilla-poached pear, exotic crème anglaise served with a churro.

location, location, location!

I finally managed to drive up the other side of the hill and get both lakes on the picture on this beautyful fall-day. From November 1st we will have to drive all the way up to the red arrow, but it is worth it!