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More 2025 vintage BC white and rosé wines are being released, just in time for summer.  I received a Viognier and a rosé wine from Township 7 Vineyards & Winery.  Viognier and rosé wines seem to be quite popular with BC wineries this year, as I’ve received and tasted many of them recently.  But now, let me tell you about…

For the past few articles, I’ve been writing about white, aromatic wines and sparkling wines for the summer.  But there is more than bright, white, and sparkling wines for the summer.  Think red wines for the BBQ.  Today I have two red wines coming from the Okanagan’s Gold Hill Winery.  They have an excellent reputation for big red wines.  The…

BC wineries are quite accomplished at producing quality, aromatic white wines.  I have two aromatic white wines from the Okanagan coming from the Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris grapes.  They are the Hester Creek Estate Winery Old Vine Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris wines from the 2025 vintage.  2025 was a fantastic vintage for BC Okanagan wines.  The white wines…

As I recently tasted two Okanagan Viognier wines from the 2025 vintage, I thought it may be interesting to compare and contrast between the two wines.  Terroir of course can affect the aromas and flavours, but also the winemaker’s methods of vinification.  The two wines I tasted were the Hester Creek Estate Winery Viognier 2025 and the other is the…

My last article was on two aromatic wines from Blasted Church Vineyards.  I tasted their Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc.  Today I tasted two more aromatic BC white wines, but this time from Hester Creek Estate Winery.  I tasted their Hester Creek Estate Winery Viognier 2025 and Hester Creek Estate Winery Riesling 2025.  It will be interesting to compare the styles…

Today I have two aromatic white wines to tell you about from BC’s Blasted Church Vineyards. I tasted their Blasted Church Vineyards Renaissance Series Sauvignon Blanc 2025 and Blasted Church Vineyards Renaissance Series Viognier 2025.  These wines come from our latest, fantastic 2025 harvest.  It is nice to see our wineries doing so well this vintage after the problems with…

It is not too late to start checking out wine-inspired vacation destinations in British Columbia.  But if you have children and/or fur babies, you may want to pick locations and wineries that have something to offer for them as well. Here is a list of BC wineries and more that have family-friendly options for parents travelling with children or pets for…

We are having wonderful summertime sunny weather, and it is a great time to review two BC rosé wines for you.  I have Hester Creek Estate Winery’s Rosé Pinot Noir 2025 and Rosé Cabernet Franc 2025.  Many people know about rosé wine being made from Pinot Noir grapes, but not too many know that Cabernet Franc also makes an excellent…

Created through a collaboration between Provence Marinaside and Haywire Winery, this newly released, limited edition, Brut Nature Sparkling wine is all about purity, precision, and place. Crafted from 66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay grown at Haywire’s organically farmed Garden Valley Ranch estate vineyard in the high-altitude Okanagan, the wine carries a subtle shade of pink in the glass. Bottled…

BC’s Township 7 Vineyards & Winery has two elegant red wines that should go well with our beautiful summer plans of a BBQ with family or friends.  The wines I received to review are their Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Benchmark Series NBO 2022 and Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Benchmark Series Reserve 7 2022.  Both wines are blends.  The…