Friday, April 17th is World Malbec Day. Most people tend to associate Malbec with Argentina and for good reason. Argentina produces 75% of the world’s Malbec wine. Most come from Mendoza and the best ones from the higher elevation areas of Uco Valley and Lujan de Cuyo.
Recent awards in the All Canadian Wine Championship – “In the Pinot Noir category, Privato Vineyard and Winery won three Best in Class Double Gold medals for three of their wines including the 2017 Pinot Noir, 2016 North of the 50 Pinot Noir and 2015 Grande Reserve Pinot Noir.”
Our new 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, just released today, joins our other Spring wines: 2019 Rosé and 2018 Muscat Frizzante. All three are fresh, vibrant and guaranteed to raise your spirits during this quieter time!
“All of the fruit for our wines will be sourced from single vineyards owned by the Gill brothers…We will be managing the viticulture hands on. I helped plant their first vineyards a number of years ago and have used the fruit for winemaking ever since. Our wines will be super focused on small lots.” Val Tait
Road 13 has some new releases and old favourites for our #ShiptoSip campaign. We know you love these wines so now is a good time to place your order for delivery right to your door.
We want to make wine purchase easier for our valued clients and offer free shipping for the orders of 6 or more bottles of regular priced wines.
In an attempt to support the community, we will be kicking off a campaign by donating 100 meals towards the Meals on Wheels Program at the Lower Similkameen Community Services Society
I can’t believe that we just discovered the incredible wines of Lariana less than a year ago. We tasted their wines at the Garagiste North Small Guys Wine Festival and were hooked immediately. It wasn’t long after we visited the winery at the end of the season. The wines have efinitely made our #FavouriteThings list. … Read more
It is with great delight that we welcome Tantalus to our #ShiptoSip campaign. A long time favourite of ours that is consistently on our list of #FavouriteThings that we personally recommend.
Throughout April we celebrate the bounty of BC’s vineyards with #BCWineMonth. We wanted to share some ideas and suggestions to help fill your home with wine, food and virtual friends so that you can uncork the sun at home this Easter.