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In my previous article, I posted The 2023 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards results. But that is just a list. I was curious to dig deeper into the awards and find out which grape varieties were the most popular. Here is a data analysis of the results from the Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards combined. We are a cool…
It’s time for our BC wines to be recognized by our peers. The results from the 2023 British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards have been announced. Here is the press release. Pick up the bottles that won as soon as possible as they will sell out soon! ~~~ (KELOWNA, BC) – April 18, 2023: On April 3 through 5, 2023,…
Easter weekend is coming up for many people around the world. There are many traditions besides the Easter celebrations among different faiths but enjoying meals with family and friends is a big part of each of them. Here are 6 BC VQA white and 6 BC VQA red wines that I reviewed from Fall 2022 till now that I think…
It has been four years since I last attended Taste Washington in Seattle. COVID shut down the event, but now Taste Washington is back and maybe even better. This is the event where you can taste the wide variety of wines made across Washington state, without having to drive yourself. Winery focus seems to have changed. During my tasting time,…
I had a wonderful time speaking with Valérie Beyer about their Alsatian wines recently. I interviewed Valérie two years ago together with her husband, Christian, about their wines. I was curious to taste the 2020 vintage wines and compare them to their 2019 wines. Valérie mentioned that 2020 was a hotter vintage than 2019. She mentioned that the 2020 vintage…
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…
François Schmitt took over the family winery in Alsace, Domaine François Schmitt, joined by his son, Frédéric, in 1998, and his wife, Myriam in 2010. I spoke with Frédéric and Myriam about their wines. Frédéric views their wines as gastronomic, built for food. Today I tasted all still wines, but they also make a significant amount of cremant wines. One…
Domaine Barmès-Buecher was created in 1985 by Geneviève Barmès (née Buecher) and François Barmès, her husband, who combined the lands of their respective families, who owned vines since the 17th century, in Wettolsheim. I was fortunate to interview Sophie Barmes, their daughter, about the winery and its wines, through the Millésimes Alsace online tasting event held this week. The winery…
Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery is a family-owned boutique winery in the Fraser Valley. If you have not heard of this winery, you should make yourself familiar as they produce top quality wines; both red and white wines. Plus wine production is small volume so you need to buy quickly when you find a wine you like. I have two white…
The days are getting longer and we are looking forward to Spring and the sprouting of crocus and snowdrops in the lower mainland. Our thought may also start to move toward enjoying white wines. I have two white wines from Haywire Winery in the Okanagan: the Haywire Switchback Vineyard Pinot Gris 2021 and Haywire Chardonnay 2021. The wines were both…
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