Sam The Wine Teacher 
2020 Sauvignon Blanc Wild Goose Okanagan Falls, BC $21.79 Golden yellow with medium-minus intensity. Grapefruit, grass, honey, Granny Smith apple, gunflint, lemon, and melon on the nose. Good balance. Pleasing on the palate with flavours echoing the nose followed by a medium-plus finish. 90 Points 2020 Rotberger Intrigue Lake Country, BC $21.00 What an absolute … Read more
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be like the wine reviews, except it will feature aged wines. I … Read more
2021 Muscat Canelli Wine Maker’s Cut Oliver, BC $21.49 Pale lemon yellow with medium-light intensity. Citrus, mandarin, pear, pineapple, melon, and lemon cream on the nose. Good balance and a creamy texture. Juicy, mouth-watering fruit on the palate followed by a medium-plus finish. Give this yummy wine a try. 90 Points 2022 Chardonnay Micro Cuvée … Read more
2022 CaSal di Serra Verdicchio Classico Superiore Umani Ronchi Castelli di Jesi, Italy $21.99 Lemon yellow with medium-minus intensity. Aromas of Sweet peach, lemon cream, elderflower, Champagne table grapes, almond, and a hint of salinity. Good balance with a slightly oily texture. The flavours reflect the nose followed by a medium-plus finish. A pleasant luncheon … Read more
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more
2022 Capriccio (Riesling) High Note Penticton, BC $28.00 Pale yellow with a green tinge and medium-light intensity. Apricot pit, citrus, pineapple, honey, grapefruit pith, and minerality on the nose. Good balance. The flavours echo the nose followed by a medium-plus finish. This is a slightly softer Riesling for those who find some too acidic. 89 … Read more
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more
2020 and 2022 were good years and these offerings are sure to please those looking for rich wines to enjoy through the fall and winter.
This is a ‘wow’ wine. Which wine? You’ll have to keep reading to find out.
Recently my wife and I visited two new-to-us wineries in West Kelowna. Each had appeared on my radar a year or two ago, but the opportunity for a visit never seemed to happen. Our first stop was at The Gallery, located at 2233 Witt Road, just off Gellatly Road. Perched on a scenic rise that … Read more