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Crémant is a category of sparkling wines in France made using the same traditional method as Champagne but produced outside the Champagne region. This delightful bubbly offers a high-quality, often more affordable alternative to its famous counterpart while showcasing the unique characteristics of various French wine regions. Like Champagne, Crémant can also be white or rosé in colour. What is…
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…
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…
Rosé wine, with its delicate hue and refreshing taste, has captured the hearts of wine enthusiasts worldwide. According to statistics, I read that rosé wine consumption tripled since 1990. Vins de Provence exported nearly 62 million bottles in 2022 with the USA, buying up 37% of the total quantity sold. I am not sure of the quantity sold in Canada,…
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…
Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc wines from New Zealand and British Columbia have a similar history with the growth in quality Vitis Vinifera wine production. I will concentrate on the Marlborough region of New Zealand and the Okanagan Valley primarily plus the Similkameen for BC for this post. Vitis Vinifera grapes were first planted experimentally in the mid-1970s in BC…
Gambero Rosso is the leading platform for the promotion of Italian wine in the world. Each year they have a tasting of all Italian wines submitted to them and they rank the wines with the top wines given the title of Tre Bicchieri, Three Cups in English. Last year a selection of people from Gambero Rosso reviewed 2,647 Italian wineries…
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12. Your spouse or mother would probably love to enjoy a bottle of sparkling wine. I have a spectacular bottle of BC’s Church & State Wines Gris de Noir Brut 2020 made in the Traditional Method from Pinot Noir grapes. It is available at the winery. It may also be at some of the…
It’s not often that I have a chance to try coastal Pinot Noir from two different geographic regions and compare the differences, if any, between the wines. I had the chance to compare Vancouver Island’s Blue Grouse Estate Winery‘s Pinot Noir with two Pinot Noirs from California, by La Crema and Cambria Estate. Here are my tasting notes that I…
California is a leader in sustainable wine growing. According to California Certified Sustainable, 38% of California winegrape acres that they monitor are sustainable, and 188 Certified Wineries produce 202 million cases of wine (80% of California wine). That is remarkable and commendable. I have two bottles of Certified Sustainable Pinot Noir wines from California to review for you: Cambria Estate…
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