Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

2020 Blanc de Blancs Sandhill Kelowna, BC $34.90 This is Sandhill’s first venture into sparkling wine production.  Sydney Valentino can be mighty proud of her debut traditional method bubble.  It has been a three-year project that was kept under wraps until its release.  The chardonnay grapes for this wine came from the Naramata Bench and … Read more

Ciders, Spirits and Wines from the American West

This is the first of a four-part series.  Next up, two impressive Washington wineries.

Sensory Symposium – Wine Education Series – a review

The evening started with one of my #FavouriteThings, a glass of 2018 Distraction Frizzante from The View Winery & Vineyard a bubbly that is a perfect blend of acidity and tartness with a delightful flavour profile of strawberries

#WineWednesday Wine Reviews @Sam_WineTeacher

  2013 Malbec Eau Vivre Cawston, BC $23.00 Not a classic Argentinian style Malbec (why would it be?), but a darn good wine and a great example of what BC can do with this grape. Garnet red in colour with a medium-deep intensity. Black pepper, black berry and blue berry aromas on the nose. Well … Read more

Hart House Restaurant – A Hidden Treasure

Have you been to the Hart House before? Do you even know where it is? Whatever your answers to those questions, you need to seek it out, or plan for a return visit.     The Hart House is a heritage house on the shore of Deer Lake in Burnaby. It is an idyllic setting … Read more

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