Who is Pedro Parra? A French-educated Chilean, who looks at the definition of terroir through the use of modern scientific techniques. The Old World has many hundreds of years to experiment, but in the New World, we do not have luxury.…
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VanWineFest 2017 – Heartbreak & Backache Seminar Part 2
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In Part 1 of this article, I covered the comments and insights of wine makers and hands-on owners in BC, Ontario, and Germany on the heartbreak and backache from growing and making wine from the Riesling and Pinot Noir grapes.…
Quick Review Whites from Haywire and Evolve Cellars
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When I get a shipment of wines to try from a winery, sometimes a bottle does not make it into the tasting notes. It may be because of the varietal not matching up with the other wines, or the topic…
Everything You Wanted to Know About BC Pinot Noir
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My journey is complete. After many emails, printing of tasting note sheets, receiving deliveries of BC Pinot Noir, writing tasting notes, locating BC Pinot Noir vineyards, correlating BC Pinot Noir wines with soil and with latitude using a GIS, and…
Celebrate BC Wine with Okanagan Crush Pad at the Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017
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What is OKANAGAN CRUSH PAD? Okanagan Crush Pad is a winery located in Summerland BC, which is home to our flagship wines Haywire and Narrative, plus wines made for custom crush clients. The licensed winery has been designed to facilitate production…
BC Pinot Noir Review – Unique Aromas and Flavours Identified
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“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness This spring, I took my first step in my journey with the…
First Round of BC Pinot Noir Wines Reviewed
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Progress is well underway in the BC Pinot Noir Review, although you may not see things happening. Working diligently, I have been tasting and writing detailed notes on the BC Pinot Noirs you see below, and many more to come.…
Cornucopia 2015: Natural Born Thrillers
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Natural wine is a hot topic in the wine world. Maybe you have not heard of it. There is some range of what is a “Natural” wine. It could fall into the organic, or biodynamic, or sustainable categories for some…
The Wines of British Columbia Shine at The Judgment of BC Wine Tasting
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The Wines of British Columbia shone at The Judgment of BC Wine Tasting with Steven Spurrier and DJ Kearney today. Steven Spurrier, the Consultant Editor at Decanter magazine, headed the famous Judgement of Paris in 1976 (which was made into…
The Road to Organic for Okanagan Crush Pad
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I first met owners Chrstine Coletta and Steve Lornie in May 2011, when they were unveiling the concrete eggs they acquired to ferment a line of their wines at Okanagan Crush Pad (OCP). Jump forward 4 years, and you will…