2013 Pinot Noir (Red Carpet) Cassini Cellars Oliver, BC $17.87 Bronze Medal Tasted 2014 07 Garnet red colour with medium intensity. Sour cherry raspberry, vanilla with a hint of earth on the nose. Good balance with a sweet entry. Ripe cherry and red current flavours. A medium finish. 2010 Chardonnay Meyer Family Okanagan Falls, … Read more
To get your hands on those small lot wines that you’ve read about and wanted to taste before you bought them in quantity, here’s your chance at the Garagiste North Wine Festival, September 14. Affectionately dubbed “The Small Guys Wine Festival,” this event has a focus on the garagiste, described as “the artisan winemakers who … Read more
THE HEAT WAVES OF SUMMER ARE NOT OVER – WHICH MEANS OUTDOOR PARTIES, AL FRESCO DINING AND BBQ SEASON CONTINUES! Save our flagship reds for events where there is the time to give them the attention they deserve and instead look to our Petit Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Ava, the perfect pairings for a … Read more
2012 Freudian Sip (White Blend) Therapy Naramata, BC $17.50 Bronze medal 2014 07 This secret blend is pale straw in colour with medium-light intensity. Granny Smith apple, peach juice and citrus aromas on the nose. Good balance. Dry apple, melon, citrus and mineral on the palate. A medium-long finish. 2012 Pink Freud (Rosé) Therapy Naramata, … Read more
Pacific Breeze is a small urban garage winery located in an industrial park in New Westminster, just off Stewardson Way. Opened in 2005, it has had more than it’s fair share of acclaim, picking up numerous awards for its wines starting with its very first vintage. Until 2014, it didn’t make any wines that qualified … Read more
Nestled along the northeastern coast of Italy is the region of Veneto, famous for many things other than its scenic capital of Venice. In the hills 50 km north of the capital are the best wine growing areas. This is land of gently sloping vineyard covered hills, mountains and valleys. While each valley has … Read more
Do you remember when our 2009 Equinoxe Syrah won the world’s best syrah-based wine during the old world and new world blind taste test at the Judgement of Montreal Soirée des Connaisseurs 2012, Syrah vs. Syrah? It took top spot against some of the world’s most celebrated winemakers from California and France’s Rhone Valley. … Read more
For many years I have wondered about the true value of a dessert wine that is often displayed behind glass in some of the better wine shops I have visited. Could Chateau d’Yquem really be worth the price, which ranges from several hundred to many thousands of dollars, depending on the vintage? Moreover, what … Read more
Black Hills Estate Winery presents The Sunset Happy Hour Series Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 4-7pm, all summer long • Enjoy 2 for 1 tastings of Black Hills Wines • Relax in the sun or by our waterside Cabanas • Enjoy the sunset-inspired chill tunes being spun by guest DJ Shakes • Taste the … Read more
Salute the 30th Anniversary of the filming of “My American Cousin” – the iconic Canadian movie shot in Naramata where writer/director Sandy Wilson was born and raised – at the Naramata Tailgate Party, September 13. Along with cast and crew members, Sandy Wilson will be in attendance for an evening evoking the ambiance of the … Read more