Category: VQA

2018 was a warm year in BC with a long Fall that caused our grapes to reach full phenolic ripeness.   I have two red wines from Gold Hill Winery‘s 2018 vintage showing black ripe fruit.  Buy them now to enjoy over the next few years.  My Wine Tasting Notes Gold Hill Winery Syrah 2018 (BC $42.99) This wine has 3%…

I have been a fan of Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery‘s wines for many years.  I still have a bottle of their 2003 Summit Reserve Semillon I purchased at the winery that I hope to open this year with friends.  On my recent trip to Kelowna, I messaged their winemaker, Jeff Hundertmark, to see if I could meet with him.  Not…

Have you tried the wines from Robin Ridge Winery in the Similkameen Valley? This small family-run winery only uses their organic estate-grown grapes. Each wine label also is named after a bird I was given a bottle of their Robin Ridge Frigate 2015 to taste. A frigate is a large sea bird that lives in tropical areas, like Florida. The…

Just around the corner from Spearhead Winery is The View Winery & Vineyard.  I stopped by to try their wines and to find out that they also make apple cider under the name of Wards Cider.  I did not have a chance to try their ciders but purchased a few bottles to try at home. The View Winery is situated…

Do you love Pinot Noir and Chardonnay?  If you have not tried the wines from Spearhead Winery in Kelowna, you should.  Top quality award-winning wines.  I stopped by the winery to have a casual tasting outside.  I went through their four Pinot Noirs, one Pinot Gris, and two Riesling.  No Chardonnay today, but I recently reviewed both wines on mywinepal.com…

If you live in or around Coquitlam and want to buy BC wines, you have a new option with the opening of the Save-On-Foods Sunwood Square store.  Here is the press release by Wine Growers of BC. ~~~ British Columbia – Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) is thrilled to celebrate the opening of the new Wines of British Columbia Save-On-Foods…

If you have not heard, Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars did not make any wines in 2021 due to forest fire smoke, so now is the time to buy their 2020 wines.  Their Pinot Noir wines were just released.  Stock up.  Here is their press release. ~~~ Please raise a glass with us to celebrate the 2022 harvest!   Today we…

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 cooler and the valley has steep hillsides while in the southern Rhone, the climate is more Mediterranean and the terrain…

Here are two more Charisma wines from Gold Hill Winery.  The Charisma line of wines are meant to be charming approachable everyday drinking wines.  So something on the patio or at a casual lunch or dinner.  I tasted their Charisma Cabernet Merlot 2021 and their Charisma Malbec 2020. Gold Hill Winery is located in Oliver, BC.  Last year, 2021, as…

It is still September, but you may already be thinking about what gifts you want/need to purchase for December.  Maybe you have a wine & food friend or family member?  Here is a gift basket you may want to consider that comes with BC wine.  Here is the press release I received from thebcbasket.com.  Enjoy! ~~~ THEBCBASKET.COM IS BACK THIS HOLIDAY…