2022 CaSal di Serra Verdicchio Classico Superiore Umani Ronchi Castelli di Jesi, Italy $21.99 Lemon yellow with medium-minus intensity. Aromas of Sweet peach, lemon cream, elderflower, Champagne table grapes, almond, and a hint of salinity. Good balance with a slightly oily texture. The flavours reflect the nose followed by a medium-plus finish. A pleasant luncheon … Read more
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 much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines … Read more
2022 Pinot Gris Mayhem Okanagan Falls, BC $18.36 Pale straw colour with medium-light intensity. Lots of citrus on the nose – lemon and lime zest, apple, pear, stone fruit, mineral, undertones and a touch of honeysuckle. Good balance. Citrus flavours dominate the palate along with honey followed by a medium-plus finish. A great value … 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:
Summerland’s Bottleneck Drive Association celebrates the 9th annual ‘Light Up The Vines’ event to celebrate the holiday season. This free event welcomes visitors to tour along Bottleneck Drive and visit wineries, cideries, breweries, and distilleries who have decorated their vineyards, orchards and tasting rooms for the holidays.
