From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher
More and more people are realizing the benefits of holding on to some of their wines.
Sam The Wine Teacher
Here’s What’s New in OK Falls
These release parties allow the wineries to showcase their latest offerings.
Blasted Church 2022 @Sam_WineTeacher
Blasted Church was one of the first wineries to seize on funky eye-catching wine labels with equally intriguing names centred around their unique name – Holy Moly, Big Bang Theory, Hatfield’s Fuse, Amen, Nothing Sacred, Nectar of the Gods, and the Damned Flood among others. Every label tells a story. Blasted Church makes single-variety wines … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2021 Riesling Monte Creek Monte Creek, BC $29.99 Terroir is what gives this wine its character. Grown on their Lion’s Head vineyard which, “contains highly calcareous soils that help to generate the tension and acidity that all great Rieslings have.” Fermented cold and slow which helps to preserve aromatics. Lemon yellow with medium-light … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2019 Sparkling Rosé Monte Creek Monte Creek, BC $23.99 Cherry red with medium intensity. Strawberries, cream, cherries, cranberries, and delicate dusty wild herbs on the nose. Very good balance with good mousse. Refreshing on the palate with bright fruit shining through. Cherries linger on the medium-plus finish. A versatile sparkler well suited as a … Read more
Kurt and Dinner at Dynasty with Wine
Two vintage Piper Heidsieck vintage Champagnes, a California Chardonnay, a rather unique Italian white and an intriguing Riesling Auslese.
The time has come the walrus said . . . . to talk about points.
Therefore, after much deliberation, I have decided to include points, at least in some of my articles.
Fort Berens’ New Releases
Lillooet’s original pioneering winery, Fort Berens, continues to impress wine lovers year after year.
Meyer Family Vineyards Chardonnay
My suggestion, to fully appreciate the nuances between these wines, is to invite some Chardonnay-loving friends over and taste them side-by-side.