2018 Chardonnay (Reserve) Coolshanagh Naramata, BC $34.00 Yellow straw tinged with green and medium-minus intensity. Lemon, lime, wet stones, honey, toast, oak, and butter on the nose. Very good balance. The flavours reflect the nose followed by a medium-long finish. Very nice. 93 Points 2021 Chardonnay (Saddle Block) SpearHead Kelowna, BC $35.00 Golden yellow with … Read more
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
2022 Chardonnay Gray Monk Okanagan Centre, BC $29.99 Lemon yellow with medium-light intensity. Apple peel, ripe pear, minerality, citrus, a slight metallic note, pineapple, and a hint of banana on the nose. Good balance. Apple, pear, pineapple, tropical fruit, and mandarin on the palate. A medium-plus finish. 88 Points 2018 Ehrenfelser / Riesling Carter … Read more
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
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
A while ago, a friend asked me if I had heard how the vines were doing here in the Okanagan given some cold temperatures this winter. Overnight temperatures in December dipped as low as – 27.4° C
2019 Chardonnay Monte Creek Monte Creek, BC $21.99 Golden straw in colour with medium-minus intensity. The nose opens with aromas of pineapple, fruit salad, banana, mango, honey, lemon, apricot, peach, and floral notes. Good balance with a creamy texture. The flavours follow the nose with fruit salad flavours with a medium-plus finish. 2020 Pinot … Read more
Intrigue Lake Country, BC $17.00 Pale straw in colour with a touch of copper and medium-light intensity. The nose shows aromas of bright peaches and cream, lime and honeysuckle. Good balance and medium body. Crunchy nectarine, citrus, and honey on the palate followed by a medium-plus finish. Great value. Serve with scallops and prawns, grilled … Read more
As you drive along Lake Country’s Scenic Sip Trail, the first winery you come across on Camp Road is Arrow Leaf Winery, run by the Zuppiger family – Joe, Margrit and their son Manuel, who is the winemaker. Originally from Switzerland, they arrived in Canada in 1986 and after a years working in the fruit … Read more