44 ~ North Shore News — Wednesday, December 8, 1999

DINING

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NORTH Van’s very own world-class vint- ners have had a busy fall.

Despite a cool, wet sum-

mer, Jim Wyse, proprietor of

Burrowing Ow! Vineyards recently reported that the 1999 harvest was a good one.

~ So good, in fact, that in only its third year of opera- tion the winery expects to

triple its production of Pinot

Gris. Look for the.’99 to be released in the spring.

Jim and his wife Midge

; split their time between their North Shore home and the Burrowing Owl

- Vineyards in the South. ‘Okanagan.

‘They bought the proper- in 1998, built a state-of- ¢-art winery four years

latex, hired winemaker. Bill Dyer fom. Sterling Vineyards

“in the Napa Valley

and in the fall

- OF 1998 released -

their first 2-0 chardonnay and ;

inot gris to itonihingy good revi PO plat

chardonnay, which ™ was Sottled in . early” ‘August is “now oily. availabi

cabernet sauvi-! >: | -

gnon, also bowled me an Algust, was.

released te. city:

int to taste eit it won’t.be, long.before it too, will be on the:- : ciidengered species list.:.- For more information — about the’ wines of : : * Burrowing Owl Vineyards, * check out the Web site: <www.bovwine.com> or call 877-498-0620.

Finding the right wine to pair. with that incredible dish you’re preparing — oF vice versa — can be an arduous task, especially when you’rc already dealing with gift- buying, stocking-stuffing, and splendid seasonal-deco- rating stress,

What a relief that just in time for the holidays, Mission Ridge Cellars and Dubrulle International

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.. MISSION Ridge wines now come. with. perfectly-matched recipes from a Oubrulle institute chef.

Culinary and Hotel Institute

. of Canada have teamed up

to eliminate the guesswork for you.

“Good to Come Home is a Christmas-time promotion that features bottles of Mission Ridge chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and

“335 16th Street, West Vancouver

922-7678 | Open ‘Tuesday Saturday from 6:30 pm :

merlot complete with well- matched recipes created by Dubrulle chef Tony Minichiello.

Chef Tony’s printed recipes hang from the necks of each of the bottles in the Mission Ridge trio.

For the cabernet sauvi- gion, chef Tony proposes a spicy sausage and bell pep- per linguine.

With the merlot, his sug-

gested pairing is a tasty baguette pizza. And for the chardonnay, it’s chicken breast, with prosciutto, brie and mushrooms.

The wines in the series are available in al} British Columbia liquor stores.

Recipes are included with the bottles; at Dubrulle, 738-3155; or by accessing the school’s web site at <www.dubrulle.com>.

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