Tag: Petit Verdot

Do you like delicious red wines?  I have two for your today from Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery in West Kelowna.  Their Modest Wines by Jove Sangiovese 2019 and the Modest Wines Little Green Red Petit Verdot 2018.  “by Jove” and “Little Green Red” have meanings that are hinted at by the graphics on the label.  The by Jove label shows…

Do you like BBQ? I like grilled steak and a glass of big red wine. I have two red wines from Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery that I thought would pair well. The Labels As I mentioned in previous articles about Seaside Pearl, they have interesting labels that describe something of BC’s history.  On the labels for these wines, we have…

One thing that I learned from my time being a part of the South World Wine Society many years ago was that Chile produces many premium wines, but at the time the entry-level wines were only making it into BC liquor stores.  Things slowly change and you can now find more premium Chilean wines, usually from Cabernet Sauvignon, which is…

I thought I’d write this article about BC Rosé wines as rosé wines have been on a growth tear for several years.  Plus checking my website stats for the last 4 weeks, the top query was “Mateus Rosé Wine“.  Mateus, from Portugal, has been around for many years, enjoyed by my parents, and is now updated and reaching out to…

The wines of Bordeaux are highly regarded around the world.  For those of us a bit more into these wines, we start to learn about the Left vs Right bank, and the grapes, and the soil in the vineyards.  These factors all impact the quality of the grapes, and then you add the skills of the winemakers. The Médoc covers…

The last wine for me to taste from Casale del Giglio is their top tier Mater Matuta Rosso IGT. It is a blend of Syrah 85% and Petit Verdot 15%. It seems a bit odd to review an Italian wine that has no indigenous grapes, but this shows that Italy is not just indigenous grapes.  You can produce quality wines…

Osoyoos Larose is the first BC winery that was formed in 1998 by a French company, Groupe Taillan of Bordeaux and Constellation Brands Canada together to create a world-class Canadian wine from classic red Bordeaux varietals.  The Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin is their flagship wine built to age, but they also have a second-tier wine, Pétales d’Osoyoos.  I’ve reviewed the Pétales…

You never know what you will get to taste when you visit a winery.  During the long weekend, I visited Victoria and made a short trip over to Church & State Wines.  The tasting room and dining room is very spacious and modern.  Very nice. When I sat at the tasting counter I was first offered a Sparkling Pinot Gris. …

The Osoyoos Larose Petales d’Osoyoos 2016 is a Right-Bank Bordeaux blend, primarily Merlot with lesser amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec produced by the Osoyoos LaRose winery in the south Okanagan.  I do not have the percentages for the 2016 vintage, but for the previous vintage 2015, 76% of the blend was Merlot. The wine is…

The Luigi Bosca family has a 120 history of growing grapes and producing wines in Mendoza, Argentina.  Alberto Arizu the great-grandson for the Luigi Bosca winery spoke to us today about the history of the winery, the family, and the Malbec grape. His great grandfather, originally from Italy, bought land in the Mendoza region is 1901 and started to plant…