Okanagan Crush Pad seems to be coming up with lots of small production wines, trying different things with different grapes, people, and inspiration. This article is about two of their latest wines; Haywire Free Form and Samantha Syrah. About Haywire…
Okanagan Crush Pad keeps telling us that “Wine is Narrative“. Every wine tells a story. Some stories though are more interesting than others. I think the more specific a place, the more the terroir can speak through the wine. While…
Sitting down in a private room at Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop Shop, myself and a few other wine media had a chance to try some fantastic Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from Hahn Family Wines, a California-based winery, with vineyards…
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, was Natonal Zinfandel Day. On that day, I did enjoy a glass of Zinfandel from the Renwood Winery from Amador County in California, and was making notes so that I could let you know about this…
February 19, 2015 will be the Chinese New Year; the Year of the Sheep. Haywire Wines from Summerland in the Okanagan have released their second vintage of the Lunar New Year wine. I was privileged to try their first release…
I had not heard of Domaine Saint Jean du Barroux until recently; a winery located between the Dentelles de Montmirail and Mont Ventoux in the Southern Rhone, owned by Oenologist, winemaker/grower, Philippe Gimel. A tiny vineyard with 4 of 16…
“Are ravens circling a good or a bad omen?”, Joel thought, as the black winged birds, about the size of a football, with long wingspan, and tapered wings, and each feather, like so many shiny throwing daggers silently glided above…
Serendipity Winery is located along the Naramata Bench just north of Penticton. It is owned by Judy Kingston and her daughter Katie O’Kell, and vineyard manager Craig MacKenzie. The winery started in the fall of 2005 when Judy embarked on…
Whenever I travel, I always keep an eye open for wineries in the area. Recently I visited the very southwestern corner of Washington State, around Aberdeen. I read in a tourist brochure about Westport Winery which was close by, a…
Can you match the French wine region with the following grape varieties? Region: Bordeaux, Alsace, Rhone Valley Variety: Pinot Gris, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah If you can’t figure it out, scroll to the bottom of this article for the answer. …