Syrah and Shiraz: How One Grape Acquired Two Names Syrah and Shiraz are the same grape. The difference is linguistic and often stylistic. When a producer chooses one term over the other, the choice can signal the tradition the producer has in mind and the kind of wine they intend to make. Syrah began in … 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
2018 White Gold (Chardonnay Reserve) Fort Berens Lillooet, BC $29.99 This wine differs from their white label chardonnay in that it leans more toward a California style – bigger and more opulent at a much better price point than its southern peers. Lemon yellow with medium-minus intensity. Lemon cream, butter, and pineapple, with undertones … Read more
#WineWednesday reviews by wine reviewer Sam Hauck aka Sam the Wine Teacher.