Category: Charme de l’ile

Wine maker from Blue Grouse pouring Charme de l'ile wine

A Few BC Wine Gems at Swirl BC 2024

 mywinepal  October 9, 2024  0 Comments on A Few BC Wine Gems at Swirl BC 2024

The Fall release of BC VQA wines was in late September.  Due to skytrain issues getting to the venue, I did not have as much time to taste the new wine releases, so I concentrated on white wines.  There were also red wines, but not enough time to taste.  There are a few sparkling wines on this list, which you…

Traditional Thanksgiving

A Few BC Wines for COVID Thanksgiving 2021

 mywinepal  October 8, 2021

Canadian Thanksgiving 2021 is going to be very different this year for many of us who are accustomed to getting together with our parents, brothers and sister, and maybe aunts and uncles for dinner. Just like Thanksgiving 2020, but now that many of us have been vaccinated we can open our bubble a little.  I’ve checked through my BC wine…

Enrico Winery Celebration Charme de l'ile 2019 and Shining Armour Pinot Gris 2018 wines

Pinot Gris Two Ways from Enrico Winery

 mywinepal  February 1, 2021

Today I tasted Pinot Gris two ways from Enrico Winery.  The two wines I tasted are their Shining Armour Pinot Gris 2018 and their Celebration Charme de l’ile 2019. The latter wine is a sparkling wine, made with the Charmat (tank) method. Charme de l’ile (Island charm) is a term for this type of sparkling wine made by some wineries…