Sam The Wine Teacher 
The day was organized into three panel discussions and tastings. After opening welcoming remarks from moderator Milnes, we began the ‘Women in Wine’ session. Panelists for this session were Mireille Sauvé (MS), Severine Pinte (SP), Kelsey Rufiange (KR) and Alison Moyes (AM).
Even if you limit it to a quick friendly, ‘Hello,’ and listen to the odd recommendation from a colleague, it is virtually impossible to hit all the tables you intend to, no matter how short your short list is. So, my sincere apologies to all the wonderful producers I didn’t get to.
With all wines being the same variety and from the same year one would rightfully expect a lot in common and yes, they all showed distinctive Pinot Noir character, yet they definitely all had their own personality.
An Italian Wine dinner featuring wines from an Italian wine consortium that I had never heard of before.
The vast majority of Tempranillo is grown in Spain with lesser amounts originating in Portugal and a few other countries. Spain is also known for Garnacha and Monastrell, but Tempranillo is the main grape of Spain.
Panel moderator, Master of Wine Barbara Philip, directed the discussion and asked panelists questions about the 2018 vintage and how it played out in each of the four regions represented.
#WineWednesday review by Sam Hauck aka the Wine Teacher featuring British Columbia wines.
Ten BC chardonnay wines tasted blind (we didn’t know what they were). We were told that they were all BC wines from the 2016 vintage and from different regions of BC. And then the game was afoot.
Summerland’s Okanagan Crush Pad, which opened in 2011, has long been a facility which smaller producers utilized to get their wines made and bottled. In addition, they also made their own wines under the Haywire label. Over the years, they added the Narrative series and more recently the Free Form label. Why three different brands?
