Valentine’s – Wines of Romance
#ValentinesAtHome may be the theme for 2021 and what would be more romantic than sharing a bottle of wine with your sweetie?
Oldfield Reserve
#FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions | Tinhorn Creek
“In this series we bring you our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions which we personally recommend” Welcoming back Tinhorn Creek with a trio of Oldfield Reserves for #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions. Any of these wines would make a very special gift for someone on your list this year. Lovers of rich, red wines will be especially … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews @Sam_WineTeacher
2016 Chardonnay (Winemaker’s Reserve) Mount Boucherie West Kelowna, BC $30.00 I tried this wine (same vintage) about a year ago and really liked it. Now with another year of cellaring, it was even better. Lemon yellow in colour with medium-minus intensity. The nose shows aromas of apple, lime, honeydew melon, butter, and toast. Well … Read more
Wednesday Wine Reviews by Sam Hauck aka @Sam_WineTeacher
Estate fruit grown in the Similkameen Valley and co-fermented on Viognier skins as is done in the Rhine Valley of France. The wine was aged for 20 months in new and second use French and American oak barrels, each of which imparts different nuances to the wine.
Rediscovering Favourite Wines – Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
What a better place to start than Tinhorn Creek wines. Tinhorn Creek has been around for decades and they make great wine. I was reminded of that fact on our most recent trip to the Okanagan and a visit to the Tinhorn Creek Vineyards tasting room.