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From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am including a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines that have … Read more
From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher
More and more people are realizing the benefits of holding on to some of their wines.
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2021 Riesling Monte Creek Monte Creek, BC $29.99 Terroir is what gives this wine its character. Grown on their Lion’s Head vineyard which, “contains highly calcareous soils that help to generate the tension and acidity that all great Rieslings have.” Fermented cold and slow which helps to preserve aromatics. Lemon yellow with medium-light … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
2019 Sparkling Rosé Monte Creek Monte Creek, BC $23.99 Cherry red with medium intensity. Strawberries, cream, cherries, cranberries, and delicate dusty wild herbs on the nose. Very good balance with good mousse. Refreshing on the palate with bright fruit shining through. Cherries linger on the medium-plus finish. A versatile sparkler well suited as a … Read more
Tasting Group – BC Cabernet Franc
We were presented with eight wines to see if the recommended wine was indeed the best.
Expressions of Place, People, and Time – Master Class
Wine grape growing and wine making are not for the faint of heart.
Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher
Monte Creek 2019 Riesling Monte Creek, BC $21.99 Pale lemon colour with medium-light intensity. The nose opens with aromas of petrol, lemon-lime, green apple, minerality, white peach and white blossoms. Very good balance with mouth-watering acidity. Crisp and refreshing on the palate with flavours of lemons, peaches, honeysuckle and white grapefruit followed by a medium-long … Read more
From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am including a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines that have … Read more