Tag: Lieblich

Riesling grapes (Image courtesy Wikipedia)

The German Wine Classification System and International Riesling Day

 mywinepal  March 13, 2023

In celebration of International Riesling Day on March 13, I thought I would talk about the wine classification system of Germany, as many quality Riesling wines come from Germany and these wines are held as benchmarks for the rest of the world. The German wine classification system is divided into four levels. Tafelwein is the lowest level of the German…

Doug from Sagewood Winery with a bottle of his Marechal Foch 2018

MyWinePal Summer Road Trip Visit to Sagewood Winery

 mywinepal  September 13, 2019

I have not heard of Sagewood Winery before, but I learned from Doug, the owner, that he and his wife have been growing 17 different varieties of grapes for more years than any other winery in the Kamloops area.  They are a very small production winery and do not make enough wine of each variety to enter into many wine…