This week we had our first Trade tasting of new wines or new vintages of wines, plus spirits with the IVSA. I decided to concentrate on white and sparkling wines for this event, as I had a shorter time to…
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…
Let Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery tell you a bit about themselves before you visit them at VanWineFest 2023. Did you know that Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery is the third largest exporter of bottled wine in Chile? About Cono…
There is a constant growth in the number of new wineries in BC. One winery that I started to hear about this year is 1 Mill Road Winery, located on the Naramata Bench. They recently reached out to me for…
It is not every day that you get invited to a portfolio tasting of wines from Italy’s Antinori Estates. Many of you have probably heard of their most famous wine, Marchesi Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT, a Super Tuscan, that helped…
This was the first Swirl Around BC trade tasting since the COVID lockdown where you could actually walk around tables, talk to winery principals and have them pour their wines for you. Earlier in the day, I attended the Masterclass…
Wines evolve with time in the bottle. People talk about how they drink their aged Bordeaux and Burgundy wines. Never drinking them young. In BC many people think that our wines are best enjoyed young. Not thinking about ageing them…
Tomaresca is a winery named for the ancient seaside towers of Puglia and is trying to make the world notice and appreciate the quality of their wines. The winery works with the Antinori family which has over 625 years of…
If you have not had a chance to try the wines from Fort Berens Estate Winery in Lillooet, now is your chance. Did you know that the climate in Lillooet is very similar to Oliver, in the south Okanagan? You…
Sparkling wines are always appreciated. They pair with many dishes and can be enjoyed on their own. I have two traditional method sparkling wines from Church & State Wines. A Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature 2018 made with Chardonnay grapes…