CedarCreek is making some excellent wines and here for our #ShiptoSip we are featuring four of their favourites, including new releases and Gold award winners. Enjoy a taste of the North Okanagan in your home with complimentary shipping on every order. CedarCreek 2018 Estate Chardonnay 100% Chardonnay Deep beneath the earth, the decades-long … Read more
Tightrope has chosen four great wines to feature here for #ShiptoSip. All four wines reflect reasonable pricing because, we, and the winery, know that things are a little bit upside down right now.
With tongue planted firmly in cheek Serendipity winemaker Katie O’Kell has put together a combo wine pack for those of us isolated or self quarantined, and it would be just as much fun if you’re into social distancing. Check it out as part of our #ShiptoSip campaign: COVID Quarantine Combo Pack Deading your 2 weeks … Read more
Not only can you save with shipping on the great wines of 40 Knots but also on everything on their website! 40 Knots is one of the largest grape wineries in the Comox Valley and one of the largest on Vancouver Island. Located on 24 stunning acres, on a slope facing the Salish Sea, we … Read more
Right now we have been asked to stay home, even work from home if that’s possible. For some of us that can add stress and concern, not to mention some very careful juggling of family obligations. Everyone is working together to get through these unusual and unexpected times. With special thanks to all of our … Read more
Innovative and new ‘Vines & Spines’ monthly wine and book club has now been launched by local BC Winery. The subscription membership includes a new release book (in paper or audible form) and a bottle of Waterside wine delivered monthly.
Okanagan winemakers, Michal and Martina Mosny met with me at Murchies Tea & Coffee house last spring when they were visiting Victoria. I looked up from my laptop and was struck by how they’re both animated by youthful energy, a kind of hopefulness, tempered by Old World grace. Although it’s been seven years since they left their boutique winery in Slovakia, close to Dolna Krupa, a village where Beethoven is believed to have written the haunting, “For Elise,” they still are accompanied by a lovely European charm.
2016 Chardonnay CedarCreek Kelowna, BC $18.99 Lemon yellow with medium-minus intensity. Apple, pear, citrus and butter on the nose. Very good balance with good mouthfeel. The flavours reflect the nose followed by a medium-plus finish. This is the perfect everyday chardonnay to keep handy in your fridge. 2015 Cabernet Franc Pacific Breeze New Westminster, … Read more
With all wines being the same variety and from the same year one would rightfully expect a lot in common and yes, they all showed distinctive Pinot Noir character, yet they definitely all had their own personality.
The Heart of Wine Country boasts 14 award winning member wineries. “From the shores of Skaha Lake to the tip of Vaseux Lake member wineries offer visitors spectacular scenery, unsurpassed winery experiences, and of course, exceptional wines.