Sam The Wine Teacher 
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
Two vintage Piper Heidsieck vintage Champagnes, a California Chardonnay, a rather unique Italian white and an intriguing Riesling Auslese.
Therefore, after much deliberation, I have decided to include points, at least in some of my articles.
Lillooet’s original pioneering winery, Fort Berens, continues to impress wine lovers year after year.
My suggestion, to fully appreciate the nuances between these wines, is to invite some Chardonnay-loving friends over and taste them side-by-side.
We were presented with eight wines to see if the recommended wine was indeed the best.
Wine grape growing and wine making are not for the faint of heart.
We tasted an extensive flight of sparkling, white, rosé, and red wines and to a T, they were all very impressive.
Wayne Meadows is one of the founding members of our tasting group, which began in 1978. Besides being a renowned winemaker, he is very organized and plans his September tastings several years ahead of time, so it was no surprise to find out that this year’s tasting was ‘Aged BC Gamay’ wines. Those who are … Read more
