Category: VQA

Valentine’s Day is coming up quickly.  Sparkling wine is always a nice treat on this special day.  I have two sparkling wines that I tasted that I think you would enjoy.  BC’s Singletree Winery offers their Traditional Method sparkling wine, Merryfield 2016.  Merryfield is made from 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir grapes.  The wine spends 24 months on its…

I received an email from an agency with wine suggestions for Valentine’s Day. I picked three from their list that are from BC and available through BC Liquor Stores. The wine descriptions below come from the agency. ~~~ The Inniskillin Okanagan Pinot Noir is perfect for a classy candlelight dinner for two. This is a silky medium-bodied red with cherry…

If you like, big, bold red wines, you should consider BC’s Gold Hill Winery’s wines.  I tasted their Cabernet Franc 2017 and it is top quality.  The winery noted that 2017 was a hot year providing a richer, bigger, bolder expression of their usual Cabernet Franc.  Let me tell you about it. My Wine Tasting Notes Gold Hill Winery Cabernet…

I’ve been looking forward to tasting these two Provenance Series wines from Township 7 Vineyards & Winery since receiving them last month.  I opened the Township 7 Provenance Series Chardonnay 2020 and Provenance Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2020. 2020 was a difficult vintage with a cool, wet spring, a hot dry July and August and frost in mid-October followed by snow on October 23. …

Have you enjoyed the premium wines of Okanagan’s Osoyoos Larose?  Depending on where you live, it may be difficult to get, but now you can join their limited membership giving you access to their quality wines direct from the source.  Their press release follows. ~~~ [Osoyoos, BC] In 1998, Groupe Taillan of Bordeaux, France, entered Canada with a vision to…

Are you a saint? Maybe in January, starting off the New Year. But whether you are or not, and want to enjoy some fun rose wines, then Saintly Wines may be on your radar. I received these two rose wines which are made by Okanagan’s Saintly Wines to review. I have the Saintly, the good rosé 2021 and the Saintly,…

As a business progresses, it sometimes changes as it finds growth in a new sector or greater demand in an existing sector.  I received this press release from Okanagan Crush Pad about their Haywire Winery and how the business model is changing with their gained experiences.  Check it out. ~~~[Summerland, BC] It’s been an exciting start to 2023 at Okanagan…

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 the treasured qualities of their rare Old Vine vineyard and that of their select South Okanagan growers.  I tasted their…

I don’t usually put wines from different wineries together in a post, but today I did. Why? I wanted to show you that BC makes blends, and not necessarily traditional blends, like from Bordeaux. In BC and the New World, we are not tied to the restrictions of our region. We can experiment with our wines and make blends that…

My first two wines to review for 2023 are from BC’s St. Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery.  I opened the Oak Bay Vineyard Gebert Family Organic Foch 2020 and the Oak Bay Vineyard Gebert Family Gamay Noir 2019.  Let me tell you about them. My Wine Tasting Notes Oak Bay Vineyard Gebert Family Organic Foch 2020 (BC $22) Appearance:…