by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Back to the Future with Gold Hill Merlot 2014 and Cabernet Merlot 2017
Here are two big red wines from Gold Hill Winery from Oliver in the South Okanagan. Both are Merlot based. Their Gold Hill Merlot 2014 coming in at 16.1% alc, and their Gold Hill Cabernet Merlot 2017. It is interesting that…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Fresh BC Wines from Monte Creek Ranch and Harper’s Trail For the Summer
It’s definitely summer time with all the sun and heat! I’m not complaining, but thinking about which wines would be nice to drink on these hot days. I have 2 BC wines for you; a white from Harper’s Trail Estate…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Memories of Chilean Wine and Hospitality – Santiago, Valparaiso, and the Casablanca and Aconcagua Valleys
With the lockdown on travel due to COVID-19, I thought I’d look back at some of my trips to wine regions around the world. One of my memorable trips was to Chile in October 2009 where I toured around Santiago,…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Hands Up if You Like BC Rosé and Red Blends!
Hands Up if you like BC Red blends and Rosé wines. That is what I have for you from Monte Creek Ranch from Kamloops. The Monte Creek Ranch Hands Up Red 2017 recently won a gold medal at the 2020…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on 2020 All Canadian Wine Championships Have Big Winners from Kamloops
I have been telling all my readers about the quality of wines coming from Kamloops. The 2020 All Canadian Wine Championships just announced their winners, and Kamloops wineries have brought in more medals. Here is the press release from the…
by Yvonne Lorkin • • Comments Off on Mills Reef Reserve Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2018
Mills Reef Reserve Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2018 NZ$24.95 Paul Dawick and Tim Preston are the crack team of talent behind Mills Reef, and Merlot is their monster truck when it comes to wines that plough across your tastebuds and leave…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on A Quick Sip of the Latest Releases at Privato Winery in Kamloops
On my recent trip to Kamloops I stopped at Harper’s Trail, Monte Creek Ranch, and Privato Vineyard and Winery. At Privato I was able to spend a few quick minutes to try the latest releases of wines with their host…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Two Big Reds from Dirty Laundry – Bordello and Cabernet Sauvignon
The last two wines that I’m tasting from Dirty Laundry Vineyard are Big Reds; a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Bordeaux blend. Nothing dirty here. Lots of fresh fruit flavours in these two wines. Great aromas and flavours. Let me tell…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on Hush, Your Dirty Laundry, in White or Rosé
I can’t keep hushed for long. It is beautiful summer weather and it is time for us to get out onto our patio and enjoy ourselves and air our Dirty Laundry wines. I received several bottles of Dirty Laundry’s latest…
by mywinepal • • Comments Off on BOHO and Bohemian Wines from Winemaker’s CUT For You
I have 3 “Bohemian” wines for you from Winemaker’s CUT in the south Okanagan to tell you about. Have you ever tried Lambrusco wine? One of the BOHO wines by Winemaker’s CUT reminds me of it. BOHO wines are a…