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We do not get many wines from Ontario in BC, but here is a new entry. Henry of Pelham, located in the Niagara peninsula has been producing wine since 1984. I have two wines for you today: Henry of Pelham Classic Pinot Grigio 2024 and Henry of Pelham Classic Baco Noir 2023. Baco Noir may be unfamiliar to some of…
Keeping up with “Elbows Up”, I have two Australian white wines you may want to consider enjoying for the upcoming holiday season. The wines are under screwcap, making for easy opening. Both wines are listed as being certified sustainable winegrowing and are vegan-friendly. Oxford Landing Oxford Landing takes sustainability seriously. They are certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia (SWA). They ensure…
My last winery visit while I was staying in the Osoyoos area was the La Stella Winery. I met with tasting room manager, Wade Martin, as he poured me their recent wine releases and discussed wines in general. Their winery like other Okanagan wineries was affected by the 2024 winter blast. Out of 70 acres of planted vines, they were…
Here are more 2024 wines from BC Okanagan wineries that used some or all of their grapes from south of the border, due to the devastating 2024 winter wiping out almost all grapes in the Okanagan. In this case, Blasted Church Vineyards brought Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc grapes from the Andrews Family Vineyard in WA state. The grapes were grown…
I am continually amazed by the wines and the wineries that I have come across as part of my study of Cabernet Franc wines produced in the Niagara region of southern Ontario. One of the wineries is Drea’s Wine Co. which produces small batch, single vineyard, low intervention wines. Checking their website, I read, “Drea’s Small Batch Wines are crafted…
The second seminar I attended at VanWineFest 2025 was the “Three Rings of Sustainability“. Dr. Monique Bell (Professor of Marketing, Fresno State University) and Dr. Damien Wilson (Hamel Family Faculty Chair of Wine Business, Sonoma State University) lead a panel of principals as they explored the three rings of sustainability – environmental, social, and economic. We learned how sustainable wine…
Kevin Judd from the Greywacke winery in Marlborough, New Zealand, may not sound familiar to many readers, but Kevin is one of the pioneer winemakers in Marlborough. He was born in England and raised in Australia where he studied winemaking. In 1983 he moved to New Zealand and was the founding winemaker at Cloudy Bay, which all New Zealand wine…
Let’s welcome J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines to the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2025 and enjoy their wines from the Paso Robles region of California. Here is some background to the winery and a list of the wines they will be pouring at the International Festival Tasting Room. Enjoy. About J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines,…
The wine industry, long dominated by traditional glass bottles, is undergoing a significant transformation. Driven by environmental concerns, cost-efficiency, and changing consumer preferences, alternative wine packaging is gaining traction. This shift is about changing the container and redefining how we perceive and consume wine. In BC we also have to take into account the current requirements for BC wine…
Victoria Day has just passed in Canada and is known as our unofficial kick-off to summer. For your summer wine enjoyment, you may lean toward white wines. I have two white wines for you from Australia; The Pewsey Vale Estate Eden Valley Riesling 2022 which is fermented in stainless steel and the Yalumba The Y Series Viognier 2022 which has…
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