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Degustation lunch at The Loose Box
For the first time we went to The Loose Box for a Degustation lunch. It was my birthday and felt very special. The meal was just amazing. Each one of the eight courses was a taste sensation. My favourite was the Le Confit de Canard au poivre. You will have to check out the menu link to get the translation. http://www.loosebox.com.au/cms/default.asp. We also had the matching French wines to go with each course. After all that wine it was lucky that we were staying in the Loose Boxes chalets. These are tastefully decorated in the French theme. Thank you to every one at the Loose Box for the great day.
Wine Tasting Canadian Style
We have arrived in the Okanagan Valley with many reports on the great wineries in this region of Canada. Before we left we had heard that Canadian wine wasn’t the best. So therefore we have been surprised by their quality.
The most famous style of Canadian wine is ice wine. This occurs when grapes are left on the vine and they freeze. Hardy souls pick the grapes in the middle of the night. They must be hardy because for the grapes to freeze the temperature has to be -5 to -1 degrees Celsius. The wine is very sweet and syrupy, and perfect as a dessert wine. We got to try is in the Banff Grapes Wine Bar and Mission Hill Winery in Kelowna. It goes well with lemon deserts and blue cheeses.