From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

More and more people are realizing the benefits of holding on to some of their wines.

#FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Blasted Church

Always a hit any time of the year but especially welcome during the holidays. Blasted Church is a host/hostess favourite!

Spring Releases | Okanagan Crush Pad | Haywire Collection

Haywire offers pure, lively, wines that reflect the unique cool climate terroir of  Canada’s Okanagan Valley. Founded in 2009, “haywire” is an old Canadianism that refers to the wire used for baling hay.

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

From the Cellar featuring wines that have been aged

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’.

#WelcomeBack Okanagan Crush Pad Wineries

Come for a visit, check out our expanded tastings, and enjoy any one of our flights for our promotional fee of $20 until the end of August.

Wednesday Wine Reviews by @Sam_WineTeacher

This COVID-19 isolation provided the perfect excuse to delve into the cellar and pull out some wines that I have been hanging on to. 2017 Rosé * Singletree Abbotsford, BC $17.30 This impressive rosé, made from 100% organic pinot noir, is pale cherry red with medium-light intensity.  The nose opens with a medley of red … Read more

Winemaker’s Thoughts on BC Harvest 2019 – Guest Post from Julian Park

Yields were down but the quality of the fruit was excellent. The winemakers expect 2019 to produce delicious lower alcohol, bright acidity wines. This first article highlights the harvest for the Okanagan Valley and Shuswap Regions of British Columbia.

Okanagan Falls and Skaha Lake Spring Release Wine Tasting 2019

The Heart of Wine Country boasts 14 award winning member wineries. “From the shores of Skaha Lake to the tip of Vaseux Lake member wineries offer visitors spectacular scenery, unsurpassed winery experiences, and of course, exceptional wines.

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