Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher 2022 Viognier (The Y Series) Yalumba South Australia, Australia $17.99 Yalumba is a family run winery that has been in operation since 1849. This vegan wine was made with minimal intervention and wild yeast fermentation. Lemon yellow with medium-minus intensity. The nose is fresh and fruity with aromas of lime, … Read more
NV Charme De L’Ile (Sparkling White) Blue Grouse Duncan, BC $29.99 Light straw with medium-minus intensity. Pleasing fruit on the nose, fresh fruit salad, lemon and grapefruit, bramble, earth, and minerality. Good balance and a nice lively mousse. Juicy and fruit forward on the palate followed by a medium finish. Lovely to serve when guests … Read more
Many years ago, I gave a presentation on rosé wines to the BC Guild of Wine Judges. I titled it, Rosé: The Rodney Dangerfield of Wines – “I don’t get no respect”. But a lot has changed since then and changed for the better, especially in BC. In BC we are blessed to have a … Read more
2022 Chardonnay (Okanagan Valley) Meyer Family Vineyards Okanagan Falls, BC $20.96 Pale straw with medium-light intensity. Just a deft touch of oak on the nose enhances the fruit, primarily apple, lemon, mandarin peel, peach, and tropical fruit. Good balance. Crisp on the palate followed by a medium-plus finish. What’s not to like about a wine … Read more
While the focus at Solvero is on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, currently, Solvero offers four wines:
The two new releases featured below join the previously released Solvero 2019 Pinot Noir. This Pinot Noir was deemed nothing short of outstanding in Wine with Friends.
This is the first BC wine to be featured in Wine With Friends and I am especially excited to share my thoughts and impressions, as well as those of my friends who joined me for the tasting of the Solvero 2019 Pinot Noir.