Spring Releases Okanagan Falls and Skaha Lake Winery Association – a review
There were so many excellent wines available for tasting and I did my best to get around to each table, choosing to taste mostly white wines as time permitted.
2020 Rosé
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2019 Moscato Frizzante Kismet Oliver, BC $25.99 This lip-smacker is lemon yellow with medium-light intensity. An inviting Muscat nose with aromas of honey, apricot, melon, orange blossom, and lemon cream. Good balance and drier than the nose might suggest, with good mouth-filling mousse. Persistent bubbles form a necklace around the inside of the glass. Very … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2019 Chardonnay Vintner’s Cove Oliver, BC $34.70 Golden straw with medium-minus intensity. Butter, apple pie, melon, mandarin orange, and citrus undertones. Good balance with a creamy texture. The flavours follow the nose, along with tropical fruit, honey and grapefruit. A medium-long finish. 2020 Rosé Aurore Cote Mas Languedoc/Roussillon, France $14.99 This one -litre … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2020 Arneis Moon Curser Osoyoos, BC $26.99 As many people are not familiar with this grape, I’ll provide a little background to help put things in context. Arneis is a white grape with roots in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, near Turin. Its name means ‘little rascal’ as it can be difficult to grow … Read more
What’s New at Fort Berens?
Fort Berens have expanded their estate vineyards to 38 acres with the addition of the 18-acre Red Rock Vineyard. This brings 6 acres of Merlot, 5 acres of Cabernet Franc, 3.5 acres of Riesling, 2 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon and 1 acre of Grüner Veltliner.
#ShiptoSip 2021 with French Door Estate Winery
Expect some exceptional wines this year, the Merlot and Malbec will be an exciting release of small batch single varietals. An extremely small release with less than 150 cases each.
#ShiptoSip 2021 with Vanessa Vineyard exclusive
Always a favourite, the Vanessa 2020 Rosé has just been released. With only 210 barrels produced this means quantities are so limited that this beauty is only avaiable to purchase in the tasting room.
#ShiptoSip 2021 with Clos du Soleil
“This series features both the BC Wine new vintages and a few favourites” One thing we can always count on is the consistent quality of wines from winemaker Michael Clark. The other consistency is how fast many of these wines sell out. If, like me, you waited too long last year only to find some … Read more