#FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Blasted Church
Blasted Church wines make great gifts and you will be pleased to have the wines grace your holiday table.
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Wine Wednesday Reviews by Sam_Wine Teacher
2020 Gewürztraminer Rust Oliver, BC $18.70 Golden yellow/apricot in colour with medium-plus intensity. The aromatic nose shows aromas of peach, apricot, limeade, mango, floral, and hints of spice. Good balance and good body. Dry on the palate with flavours of honey, melon, passion fruit, and mango followed by a medium-plus finish with just a touch … Read more
Rosé Any Day with @Sam_WineTeacher
Many years ago, I gave a presentation on rosé wines to the BC Guild of Wine Judges. I titled it, Rosé: The Rodney Dangerfield of Wines – “I don’t get no respect”. But a lot has changed since then and changed for the better, especially in BC. In BC we are blessed to have a … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2020 Blanc de Blancs Sandhill Kelowna, BC $34.90 This is Sandhill’s first venture into sparkling wine production. Sydney Valentino can be mighty proud of her debut traditional method bubble. It has been a three-year project that was kept under wraps until its release. The chardonnay grapes for this wine came from the Naramata Bench and … Read more
Holiday Gift Wines @Sam_WineTeacher
What wine lover doesn’t appreciate receiving a special bottle of wine no matter what the occasion? Besides, if you are never quite sure what gift to buy someone, wine makes it easy. I never have a problem walking through a wine shop and selecting wines for my friends. Of course, it helps if you know … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2020 Gewürztraminer Rust Oliver, BC $18.70 Golden yellow/apricot in colour with medium-plus intensity. The aromatic nose shows aromas of peach, apricot, limeade, mango, floral, and hints of spice. Good balance and good body. Dry on the palate with flavours of honey, melon, passion fruit, and mango followed by a medium-plus finish with just a touch … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2021 Siegerrebe Blue Grouse Duncan, BC $25.99 Lemon yellow with light intensity. The nose is fresh and inviting with melon, juicy stone fruit, gooseberry, and Meyer lemon aromas. This wine is drier than the nose would lead you to believe. Very good balance. A cacophony of flavours and perfume on the palate followed by a … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews by @Sam_WineTeacher
NV Brut Frind West Kelowna, BC $24.19 Pale straw with medium-light intensity. The nose shows aromas of brioche, minerality, apple, lemon, white flowers, and wet stones. Good balance and mousse. Th flavours reflect the nose followed by a medium-plus finish with citrus notes lingering. Good value BC bubbly. 2021 Siegerrebe Nagging Doubt Kelowna, BC … Read more
Blasted Church 2022 @Sam_WineTeacher
Blasted Church was one of the first wineries to seize on funky eye-catching wine labels with equally intriguing names centred around their unique name – Holy Moly, Big Bang Theory, Hatfield’s Fuse, Amen, Nothing Sacred, Nectar of the Gods, and the Damned Flood among others. Every label tells a story. Blasted Church makes single-variety wines … Read more