I have more red wines coming your way. It is the season for red wines. The two wines that I have to review today are from Hester Creek Estate Winery. Their “Source Collection”. A source of inspiration, these wines represent…
Today I was fortunate to taste and review two Renaissance red wines from the Okanagan’s Stag’s Hollow Winery. Their premium Renaissance wines represent their best barrels from only the best vintages and are made in small lots. Needless to say,…
These two big red wines from Oliver, BC’s Winemaker’s CUT are wonderful examples of wines that can be made in BC to drink now, has softer tannins, but can still age a few years in your cellar for your enjoyment. …
Winemaker’s CUT from Oliver, BC, has made two quite unique tasting red wines; their Bohemian Cabernet Franc 2020 and Bohemian Cabernet Sauvignon 2020. The lively acidity in both wines makes the dark berry fruit flavours quite juicy. For those of…
I make a grilled rack of lamb once a year and usually enjoy a Pinot Noir or juicy Merlot with it. But today as the lamb was grilling I decided to try a bottle of Chaberton Estate Winery Reserve Cabernet…
I have two top quality, vegan-friendly red wines to tell you about from Winemaker’s CUT. I opened their Winemaker’s CUT Bohemian Syrah 2020 and Bohemian Pinot Noir 2020. Why Bohemian? Bohemian wines are single vineyard blends made in extremely small…
As UB40’s lyrics go, “Red, red wineGoes to my head…” I opened two bottles of big bold red wines today from Chaberton Estate Winery. A Syrah and a Cabernet Sauvignon from grapes in the Okanagan Valley. They certainly made me…
Bordeaux blends are popular around the world. Many wineries make Bordeaux blends in BC, but few have a winemaker from Bordeaux! One such winery is French Door Estate Winery, a family-run winery founded in 2019 just south of Oliver, BC,…
Can you name the native grapes of the Rhone Valley? There are the north and south ends of the valley and different varieties. The main varieties of the north end are Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne. The northern Rhone is…
Chaberton Estate Winery, one of our long-time established wineries, is located in the Fraser Valley. That does limit the grape varieties they can grow there, but they also have access to grapes in the Okanagan so that they can produce…