Pinot Noir

Tasting Ten – Pinot Noir a review by Sam the Wine Teacher

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I belong to a wine tasting group called the Tasting Ten.  Ten people meet ten times a year and taste through a blind flight (all bottles wrapped in paper to conceal their identities) of wines based on a theme.

Garagiste North – Sperling Vineyard Kelowna

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It was with a touch of nostalgia that I participated in Garagiste North this year.  The first time I attended this wine festival was at Kelowna’s Laurel Packinghouse in 2015, just as I was starting the BC Wine Trends blog.  That weekend I started friendships with some passionate BC winemakers that actively support my blogging … Read more

Quails’ Gate receives National Wine Awards of Canada GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE Awards

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  GOLD Dry Riesling This vintage is another classic example of a Quails’ Gate Riesling. It is crisp, dry and refreshing with wonderfully balanced acidity. True Riesling lovers will appreciate this wines cellaring potential which will allow the acids to soften over time and integrate with the rich Riesling flavours. The wine is dry, vibrant … Read more

BC Pinot Noir Tasting Group

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It’s a Tuesday afternoon and I am sitting in a tenth floor Kerrisdale apartment beside a large window with a panoramic view of Vancouver and the fog shrouded north shore mountains in the distance. I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to be a guest at a private tasting group that meets with the expressed … Read more

Wednesday Wine Reviews by @Sam_WineTeacher

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  2015 Muscat Bordertown Osoyoos, BC $22 Lemon yellow with medium intensity.  Your nose is greeted with a cacophony of tropical and floral notes, especially pineapple, melon and peach.  Well balanced, full and round in the mouth.  Mouth-watering fruit is echoed on the palate.  A medium-long finish with ginger-like bitterness lingering.  All the rich, ripe … Read more

Our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions – Mirabel Vineyards

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  If you love BC wine as much as we do we’re sure you have a list of your favourites that you want to have on hand for serving to your guests and to give to friends. Our #FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions would not be complete without adding the superb wines of  Mirabel Vineyards to … Read more

Mirabel – Of Wondrous Beauty a wine review by @Sam_WineTeacher

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  On a hot and sunny afternoon, I walked into Dunbar’s New District wine shop for a special tasting of Mirabel wines. Twelve years ago, Dawn and Doug Reiner moved from their home in West Vancouver and set out to build their dream home in east Kelowna. At the time the 30-acre property was planted … Read more

My Kelowna Journey – Visiting Mirabel Vineyards

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  In September I was touring Kelowna and I was thrilled to be able to include a visit to the home of Doug and Dawn Reimer to taste their three Mirabel wines.   The Reimer family is originally from Winnipeg and more recently from West Vancouver where they raised three sons. The South East Kelowna … Read more