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Celebrate Chardonnay Day with CheckMate’s Second 100 pt Wine

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2016 Little Pawn Chardonnay was a small production, and as such, this will be the only opportunity to acquire our second consecutive 100 point vintage of this wine. 

#LetsGetVirtual with Clos du Soleil TGIF Wine Chat – FRIDAY, May 15th

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Chris Rielly, top Sommelier and wine director at Vancouver’s award-winning Nightingale Restaurant, will join Clos du Soleil winemaker Michael Clark in a tasting of some of our top-selling summer sippers and patio favourites.

Winemaker Barbara Tamburini receives two prestigious Awards

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The Wine Oscar for the Best Oenologist of the Year was established in 1999 and is awarded by the Academy for Oscars for particular professional merits that have emerged during the candidate’s work. After the death of the great master Giacomo Tachis, his name was added to Oscar prize, in memory of this unforgettable professional author of wines that have marked the history of wine-growing Italy in the world.

Winemaker’s Thoughts on BC Harvest 2019 – Guest Post from Julian Park

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Yields were down but the quality of the fruit was excellent. The winemakers expect 2019 to produce delicious lower alcohol, bright acidity wines. This first article highlights the harvest for the Okanagan Valley and Shuswap Regions of British Columbia.

Never let the Truth get in the way of a Good Story – Tall Tale

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Tall Tale Wines is a small winery that does not have a fixed location but sources premium quality grapes from the South Okanagan. Tall Tale, which makes fine wine in small batches using a completely natural approach, released its first wines in 2017.