Wines for the Wine Enthusiast, Collector or Connoisseur Vanessa Vineyard
“Just join the Vanessa Vineyard‘s wine club and never worry about buying any other wines again, their wines are that good.” Sam Hauck, the Wine Teacher
Viognier
Vintage 2018 Media Preview a review by @Sam_WineTeacher
Panel moderator, Master of Wine Barbara Philip, directed the discussion and asked panelists questions about the 2018 vintage and how it played out in each of the four regions represented.
Spring Release April 13 at Singletree Winery
After being sold out for months, Singletree Winery has the new vintages available, including the highly popular rosé, Siggy, and for the first time, a Viognier.
Singletree Winery News from One Amazing Family, Two Special Locations
The Etsell family of Singletree Winery has arranged plenty for us to enjoy in preparation for BC’s most beautiful time of year.
#FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions – Time Winery
Give the gift of TIME this holiday season! The friends, family, and the host/hostess on your gift giving list is going to love this Time Viognier. What a wonderful gift for the wine lovers on your list.
#FavouriteThings Holiday Gift Suggestions – Bench 1775 and 12 Days of Holiday Cheers
We have brought together your favourite wines of 2018 so that the recipient of this 12-day advent pack is surprised with a different wine each day. Each bottle comes wrapped in paper with a bow around its neck and is numbered 1 through 12.
Vanessa Vineyards: Wow Wines a review by Sam the Wine Teacher
For years, I have seen the name, ‘Vanessa Vineyards’ listed on some wines produced by Sandhill Winery. Winemaker Howard Soon recognized the quality of the fruit coming from this site years ago and opted to make single vineyard wines from these grapes instead of blending them in with grapes from other areas. Two … Read more
Garagiste North – Sperling Vineyard Kelowna
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
Savouring White Wines from Taste Washington
Seattle is only a 3 hour drive from Vancouver. Many Canadians go down for soccer or NFL football games at Century Link Field. But you can also go down for wine tasting. Every year around the first week in April is Taste Washington, held at Century Link Field. Taste Washington brings together over 225 wineries, 70 … Read more
My 5 Favourite Wines from Cornucopia 2015
Cornucopia, Whistler’s Celebration of Food + Drink, finished almost one month ago, but why does it matter? Well there were many very good BC, and foreign, wines that attendees were given a chance to taste at various dinners, walk-about events, and seminars. I spent many hours in seminars over the 2 weekends at Cornucopia and … Read more