I thought I’d write this article about BC RosĂ© wines as rosĂ© wines have been on a growth tear for several years. Plus checking my website stats for the last 4 weeks, the top query was “Mateus RosĂ© Wine“. Mateus,…
Wither Hills Single Vineyard Taylor River Marlborough Pinot Noir 2017 (NZ $25.99) Hereâs the thing. I tasted this wine and immediately wrote âBlack Doris Plumâ â then it wouldnât let me go. Itâs the perfect season for them and I…
As 2020 has been a disaster, we really should be toasting with a bottle of sparkling wine on New Year’s Eve to welcome 2021. Here are a few sparkling wines that I tried in 2020 that would be nice to…
This was a crazy year due to COVID, which limited my usual number of wine tastings, but when I checked through the wines, I realized that of the wines I did taste, many almost made my 5-star category. These wines…
As promised, here are my remaining 3 wines that I am pairing with the three “Entertaining Cheeses” that I received from Saputo. The three wines are: CedarCreek Chardonnay 2017, 50th Parallel Estate Pinot Noir 2017, and ChĂąteau de Marsan 2010.…
Granted, 2020 has been a terrible year due to COVID. It has affected everyone around the world. But a sparkle of optimism is on the way. There are currently COVID vaccines that should be released shortly, which will be used…
New Zealand is a small country, but is delivering a whopping amount of wine and generating an amazing NZ $2 billion in the process. Here is the press release from the New Zealand Winegrowers about their export sales. Canada figures…
The Vancouver International Wine Festival in 2021 host countries were slated to be from South America. One of the countries, Brasil, is one that I have heard makes wine, but never had a chance to try. With COVID, I understand…
Pinot Noir and Riesling are probably my favourite red and white grapes respectively. Both are very transparent to their terroir. Pinot Noir shows different aromas and flavours with the growing season weather for the year, and can be made as…
Canadian Thanksgiving 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. It will be smaller, and may be…