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As I was visiting friends on Vancouver Island I decided to drop by 40 Knots Winery in the Comox area. I visited the winery last year and sampled their wines on the patio. At this visit, the 2022 white wines have not yet been bottled at 40 Knots Winery but was told that bottling will be happening soon. So during…
The Hauller family has been making wine since 1776 in Alsace. They use their ancestral know-how to consider new issues and offer modern and innovative solutions, to respond to their client’s demands all over the world. The two brothers, Ludovic and Guillaume, joined their parents in the winery in 2015. One of the brothers’ objectives was to organically farm the…
2021 was a year of extreme weather conditions in BC, which had an impact on BC grapes and wine production. Temperature records were shattered in many regions. I’ve been told that Kelowna, Kamloops, Osoyoos, and Lillooet were among 60 cities that broke temperature records. The heat dome in the summer causes grapevines to shut down until the weather cools off. …
Valentine’s Day is near and sparkling wine to share with your significant other is probably in your thoughts. But which sparkling wine? Champagne or cremant from France? Franciacorta or prosecco from Italy? Cava from Spain? How about sparkling wine from BC? Blue Grouse Estate Winery and Vineyard Paula sparkling wine from Vancouver Island would be a nice choice. It shows…
This was my first portfolio tasting for Amo Vino Distributors, a small boutique wine agency co-founded by Marisa Varas and Jessica Luongo. Their wines are primarily from Europe, but there are also some California and BC wines to be found. The wines from Greece and Portugal figure prominently, along with their country’s indigenous grapes. You won’t find a huge list…
