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Chardonnay is a wine that you can enjoy oaked or unoaked, rich or lean, still or sparkling. A wine that can be enjoyed all year long. I received a bottle of BC’s Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Estate Cuvée Chardonnay 2022 to review for you. I was quite excited as their wines are always of consistent quality. Let me tell…
Some wines are crafted to be aged years or decades before you can enjoy them, while others are made to be enjoyed now. Especially when it is summertime and you can get outside and enjoy the fresh air. I have two wines from BC’s Haywire Winery that fit the bill to enjoy now. I have their Haywire Winery Gamay 2022…
It is definitely beach and/or patio weather right now. We want something refreshing to drink, preferably with bubbles. Canned wines are still popular, being the right size to enjoy a 250ml can and not drink too much. I received two different canned wines from BC’s Ruby Blues Winery from the Naramata Bench. I tasted their Ruby Blues Winery Sparkling Piquette…
At one time when we thought of quality sparkling wine, our thoughts would go to Europe; Champagne, Cava, Cremant, Franciacorta. But that is no longer the case. Quality sparkling wine can be found in BC as well as many southern hemisphere countries like Australia and the state of Tasmania, in particular. I have a Tasmanian and a BC sparkling wine…
These are the first wines that I’ve tasted from BC’s Garnet Valley Ranch, made by Okanagan Crush Pad, and I am greatly impressed with the quality. Garnet Valley Ranch is a certified organic site, home to vineyards, field crops, a lavender farm, a bustling beehive and a small winery and The Outlook visitor center. The area is planted primarily with…
It’s hot! Darn out outside. No time to spend cooking inside. Time for the BBQ. I was thinking of grilling some prime rib beef burgers I recently purchased and enjoyed them with BC’s Mayhem Wines Cabernet Merlot 2022. Let me tell you about the wine and then the pairing. My Wine Tasting Notes Mayhem Wines Cabernet Merlot 2022 (BC $24.44)…
With the Canada Day long weekend, it was fitting to enjoy some BC wine. I have two bottles of white wine from Mayhem Wines to tell you about; the Mayhem Wines Pinot Gris 2023 and Sauvignon Blanc 2023. 2023 was a challenging year in the Okanagan due to the cold winter snap that adversely affected the grape vines and…
Summer is the time to enjoy BC seafood and BC wine together on your patio with your friends. That is exactly what I did with Township 7’s Provenance Series Rosé and Pinot Gris 2023. In general rosé and Pinot Gris wines tend to be fresh and best enjoyed upon opening, without decanting. For these tasting notes, that is just what…
I’ve been talking about white and rosé wines lately, but we should not forget about enjoying red wines over the summary. I have two Okanagan red wines from Haywire Wines to tell you about. I received their Haywire Wines Pinot Noir 2022 and Haywire Wines Naramata Bench King Family Vineyard Merlot 2022 to review. The grapes are organically grown and…
In two previous articles, I covered two red grape varieties that are grown in BC, but are not well-known; Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt. We also do make some interesting white wines with relatively unknown varieties. I would like to introduce you to the Kerner grape. Let’s delve into the story behind the Kerner grape, and its aromatic profile, and discover the…
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