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What do you know about BC Pinot Noir? Do you have a favourite winery or wine region in BC for Pinot Noir? In today’s seminar, the Possibilities of Pinot, we were brought up to date on the state of Pinot Noir in BC. Our Moderator for this seminar was Barb Philip MW. Our panellists were either owners or winemakers from…
Beautiful and elegant are two words that I would use to describe the two Chardonnay wines that I received from Spearhead Winery in the Okanagan. Winemaker, Grant Stanley, has outdone himself with such excellent wines. One wine is from grapes from their Saddle Block estate vineyard, with a mix of Chardonnay clones 76, 95, and 548, and the other is…
According to Greek mythology, the Three Muses were the Greek goddesses of poetic inspiration, the adored deities of song, dance, and memory, on whose mercy the creativity, wisdom and insight of all artists and thinkers depended (greekmythology.com). The three Pinot Noirs from Spearhead Winery inspire me. Winemaker, Grant Stanley, is a great Maestro. He has created three beautiful Pinot Noirs…
As BC is large with a cooler coastal climate and a hotter, drier interior, our yearly vintages can cover a range from marginal to exceptional. Luckily we have been closer to the exceptional end of the vintage spectrum these last years. How was the 2018 vintage? I attended a media preview of the 2018 vintage and had 4 winemakers from…
Spearhead Winery in the Kelowna area is well-known for their Pinot Noir wines. How many do they make? There is their entry-level, white label Pinot Noir, their GFV Saddle Block Pinot Noir, their Golden Retreat Vineyard Pinot Noir, and their Cuvee Pinot Noir. But wait, there is a surprise. They just released a new Pinot Noir; their White Pinot Noir 2017. Pinot…
