Here are two more white Rhone Valley grape varieties that are made by Church & State Wines. The Viognier and Roussanne grapes come from their Coyote Bowl and Bella vineyards in the south Okanagan. The soils in these vineyards consist…
Do you like Rosé Wine Jelly? How about adding some pink peppercorns in? Maybe put on a cracker with a slice of brie and enjoy with a glass of rosé wine? And to top it off, help relieve family poverty! …
Today I’m tasting two white grape varieties from Alsace and from the Rhone Valley, but grown in BC! Church & State Wines grows both Pinot Gris (Alsace) and Marsanne (Rhone) grapes. And have done them very well. Church & State…
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…
Chardonnay and Riesling are noble variety grapes from France, most notably from Burgundy, and from Germany respectively. There has always been a rivalry between people that like one or the other better. Chardonnay comes in a variety of styles from…
My last 2 wines from 50th Parallel Estate Winery in Lake Country are from the Pinot Noir grape. The first is their 2017 Pinot Noir and the other is their Blanc de Noir Methode Traditionnelle 2017 sparkling wine. With the…
British Columbia wineries continue to define distinct grape-growing regions, known as a sub-geographical indication (sub-GI). This week we received this announcement that our next sub-GI has been successfully accepted by the BC government. It is on Vancouver Island; the Cowichan…
The first two wines from 50th Parallel Estates Winery for me to taste are aromatic whites that you would find in the Alsace region of France, but of course these wines are located in Lake Country. The two wines I…
I love Pinot Noir and was very excited to try the latest Pinot Noir from Okanagan Crush Pad. The grapes for this Pinot Noir, from Okanagan Crush Pad’s Haywire wine, come from the Secrest Mountain Vineyard in Oliver, BC. The…
Are you seeing the forest or the trees? An airliner or a bird’s eye view? General or more specific? That is what I wondered as I tasted these two bottles of Pinot Gris by Okanagan Crush Pad’s Haywire Wines from…