An Inspiring Journey Seña Chile’s First Icon Wine – presented by Michele Couttolenc

Seña is a unique Bordeaux-style red blend with a very Chilean soul.

Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_theWineTeacher

2019 Chardonnay Monte Creek Monte Creek, BC $21.99 Golden straw in colour with medium-minus intensity.  The nose opens with aromas of pineapple, fruit salad, banana, mango, honey, lemon, apricot, peach, and floral notes.  Good balance with a creamy texture.  The flavours follow the nose with fruit salad flavours with a medium-plus finish.   2020 Pinot … Read more

Wednesday Wine Reviews by @Sam_WineTeacher

  2019 Pinot Blanc Black Swift West Kelowna, BC $27.99 Golden yellow with medium intensity.  Delicate yellow apple, white flowers, pineapple, white peach, and lemon curd on the nose.  Good balance.  The flavours follow the nose.  A medium finish with a hint of almond.  Some of this wine was aged in oak, the rest in … Read more

Wine Wednesday Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

  2019 Chardonnay (Dr. Bonnie Henry Tribute Series) Meyer Family Vineyards Okanagan Falls, BC $30.52 The grapes for this wine come from the Old Main Road Vineyard in Naramata.  Each year Meyer Family Vineyards selects a notable person to be honoured with their Tribute Series, and this year, understandably, their decision was Dr. Bonnie Henry, … Read more

Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

  2020 Sauvignon Blanc (Reserva Especial) Santa Rita 120 Valle Central, Chile $11.99 This value-priced wine over-delivers.  Great for an everyday wine to keep in the fridge.  Lemon yellow with medium-minus intensity.  Aromas of lemon, honey, melon, fresh-cut grass, and hints of green apple and green beans on the nose.  Good body with medium-plus body.  … Read more

Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

2019 Moscato Frizzante Kismet Oliver, BC $25.99 This lip-smacker is lemon yellow with medium-light intensity.  An inviting Muscat nose with aromas of honey, apricot, melon, orange blossom, and lemon cream.  Good balance and drier than the nose might suggest, with good mouth-filling mousse.  Persistent bubbles form a necklace around the inside of the glass.  Very … Read more

Green Wine Future 2022 International Conference

The most ambitious environmental conference ever organized for the wine community will launch as a fully online gathering May 23-26, 2022. Broadcast in four languages simultaneously (English, Spanish, French, Italian) from 8 different parts of the planet in their respective time zones.

Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

2020 Sauvignon Blanc Mayhem Okanagan Falls, BC $20.00 Pale straw with medium-light intensity.  The nose shows aromas of peach, grass, gooseberry, minerality, lime zest, and delicate banana notes.  Good balance.  Refreshing on the palate followed by a medium-plus finish with flavours lingering.  Tasting this makes me think of seafood, salmon, white fish, and prawn and … Read more

Wednesday Wine Reviews with @Sam_WineTeacher

#WineWednesday wine review from Sam Hauck aka @Sam_WineTeacher

Wednesday Wine Reviews @Sam_WineTeacher

  2016 Chardonnay (Winemaker’s Reserve) Mount Boucherie West Kelowna, BC $30.00 I tried this wine (same vintage) about a year ago and really liked it.  Now with another year of cellaring, it was even better.  Lemon yellow in colour with medium-minus intensity.  The nose shows aromas of apple, lime, honeydew melon, butter, and toast.  Well … Read more

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