2013 Merlot
Tinhorn Creek
Oliver, BC
$20.00
Garnet red in colour with medium-deep intensity. The nose shows aromas of dry cocoa, plum, earth and spice. Good balance with smooth ripe tannins. Chocolate, plum and red fruit flavours on the palate followed by a medium finish.
2012 Chardonnay (Family Reserve)
Mount Boucherie
West Kelowna, BC
$25.00
Golden yellow colour with medium intensity. Aromas of honey, butter, ripe apple and tropical fruit on the nose. Well balanced with good mouthfeel. The flavours follow the nose and carry through onto the medium finish.
2013 Syrah / Grenache
Bastide Miraflores
Cotes Catalanes, France
$27.01
Garnet red colour with deep intensity. The aromas are all dark – dark fruit, dark chocolate and black cherry. Well balanced with soft ripe tannins. The palate shows flavours of black fruit, chocolate and cassis followed by a medium-long finish. Serve with hearty stews or red meats.
2014 Gamay
Desert Hills
Oliver, BC
$19.90
Garnet red colour with medium-deep intensity. The nose is layered with aromas of earth, meat, forest floor, red fruit and spice. Well balanced with good mouthfeel. The nose is echoed on the palate followed by a medium-long finish. Serve this with BBQ’d ribs, chicken or turkey.
2010 Tempranillo Miscel
D’Angelo
Penticton, BC
$14.90
It’s nice when you can buy a while that is already aged. It’s still young looking with garnet red colour and medium-deep intensity. Earthy, dusty and forest floor aromas on the nose. Good balance. The flavours echo the nose followed by a medium finish. Can be aged for a further 3 – 5 years. One of a few BC Tempranillo wines.
Sam, The Wine Teacher, has been an educator, a home winemaker, a wine judge for too many years to count and is the former Guild Master of the BC Guild of Wine Judges. He has offered wine education and appreciation courses for Pacific Breeze Winery, Capilano College, Eden West fine foods, the Richmond School District Continuing Education department, the VAWA, the BCAWA as well as for various private functions. He also trains staff and offers cellar evaluations.
