Sam The Wine Teacher 
Intrigue Lake Country, BC $17.00 Pale straw in colour with a touch of copper and medium-light intensity. The nose shows aromas of bright peaches and cream, lime and honeysuckle. Good balance and medium body. Crunchy nectarine, citrus, and honey on the palate followed by a medium-plus finish. Great value. Serve with scallops and prawns, grilled … Read more
Fans of BC wines may or may not already be aware of this, but in July of this year, Ron and Shelley Mayert bought TIME Winery, Evolve Cellars, and McWatters Collection.
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’.
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’.
“A (most often) weekly wine review from our intrepid wine reviewer Sam Hauck for MyVanCity.”
The important takeaway here is two-fold. One, drink what you like. Don’t let a wine score or the lack of one stand in the way of enjoying a good wine.
So, the question is, do any BC chardonnay wines compare to any of these international examples? The answer is yes.
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
2016 Chardonnay (Winemaker’s Reserve) Mount Boucherie West Kelowna, BC $30.00 I tried this wine (same vintage) about a year ago and really liked it. Now with another year of cellaring, it was even better. Lemon yellow in colour with medium-minus intensity. The nose shows aromas of apple, lime, honeydew melon, butter, and toast. Well … Read more
2017 Wren (Chardonnay) Schell Wines Kelowna, BC $32.19 Golden straw colour with medium intensity. Apple, lemon, caramel, and vanilla with honeydew undertones on the nose. Well balanced. Citrus and buttered toast on the palate followed by a medium-plus finish. Fans of California styled chardonnay will love this one. 2019 Pinot Gris Poplar Grove Penticton, … Read more