Wednesday Wine Reviews

2021 Gewürztraminer Upper Bench Penticton, BC $25.00 Lemon yellow with medium-light intensity.  This aromatic nose offers lychee, mango, red apple peel, delicate lime zest, and floral notes.  Nicely balanced acidity and sugar.  Pleasing fruit on the palate with flavours mirroring the nose, followed by a medium-plus finish.  Interestingly, this wine improved significantly with time to … Read more

From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

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’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more

Aged BC Malbec with @Sam_WineTeacher

I have little doubt this was a unique tasting.

From the Cellar with @Sam_WineTeacher

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’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more

Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

  2021 Siegerrebe Nagging Doubt Kelowna, BC $19.40 Lemon yellow with medium-light intensity.  The nose is elegant and interwoven with aromas of grapefruit, apricot, ginger, lychee, honeysuckle, and tropical fruit with just a touch of rose petals.  Good balance.  Fresh and crisp on the palate with flavours echoing the nose.  A medium-plus finish. A lovely … Read more