Wednesday Wine Reviews

2024 Chenin Blanc River Stone Oliver, BC $25.90 Another in the Good Neighbours Series made with grapes from the Columbia River region of Washington State.  Pale straw with medium-minus intensity.  An inviting nose showing aromas of apple, floral notes, grass, some tropical fruit, almond, honey, citrus, and Asian pear.  Very good balance with good mouthfeel.  … Read more

BC Syrah Recommendations

A friend recently mentioned he was going to be opening a special bottle he had been saving: a 2010 Grange.  When I asked him to tell me more about how he came across this wine, he said, “We have a lifelong friend of my wife’s who lives in Sydney.  She bought the bottle quite a … Read more