Cabernet Franc Marathon
Both provinces make top-quality cabernet franc wines and prices seemed relatively consistent.
Both provinces make top-quality cabernet franc wines and prices seemed relatively consistent.
I am breaking my reviews down into five flights plus one and this is a review of the final two flights, ten wines, of the afternoon, in the order they were tasted.
Overall, and covering just something better than four hours, I tasted 50 wines. Wines were divided into groups of nine per flight (except the final flight which was one wine only)
While most people drink what they buy in a matter of days, if not hours, more and more people are realizing the benefits of holding on to some of their wines and are enjoying the benefits of doing so.
For me, the best quote came from Joy Sterling, “Bubbles are comfort wine.” I totally agree and this serves as a good reminder to buy more BC Bubbles as we are so very lucky to have so many great ones to choose from.
You will be guided through this sit down tasting with a few of BC’s best red blended & single varietal wines.
You’ll meet Tania in the Valley and be whisked in luxury wheels to three wineries which have embraced art, both inside their bottles and in beautiful spaces which they offer as destinations for wine travellers.
Hart House Restaurant announces its annual long table dinner on June 14, 2019. Enjoy an outdoor canape reception followed by Chef Mike Genest’s four-course dinner paired with wines from BC’s Painted Rock Estate Winery. The long table dinner offers lake side dining with views of Deer Lake, all while enjoying the wines of Painted … Read more
Ten BC chardonnay wines tasted blind (we didn’t know what they were). We were told that they were all BC wines from the 2016 vintage and from different regions of BC. And then the game was afoot.
It is very special to have the opportunity to not only attend a delightful wine dinner but to also have John Skinner on hand to give us his personal perspective of each wine pairing, a history of the wine making process often accommpanied with a short story of how each varietal came to be a feature of the Painted Rock portfolio.