We are pleased to bring you our second Holiday Gift Suggestion – Fairview Cellars Cabernet Franc at $35.99 and Fairview Cellars The Bear Red Blend $46.99. Two of our favourites and both are delicious. All of our recommendations are wines we have personally tasted and enjoyed. Please note that vintage availability will vary. These … Read more
Italy is an ancient wine world with more than 500 DOC’s or specific recognized wine regions and more than 2000 grape varieties. Italy has 700 000 hectares of vineyards (by comparison, BC has about 4 000 ha). Wine Meridian is an online magazine that is devoted to promoting quality Italian wines in North America. … Read more
More than 200 BC Wines from 70 Wineries to be Poured During Four-Day Event The BC Wine Institute presents its inaugural Wine BC Bootcamp in the heart of BC Wine Country November 5-8, bringing together top wine professionals from around the world and across the country to share, taste, talk, learn and celebrate the Wines … Read more
2012 Chardonnay Reserve Noble Ridge Okanagan Falls, BC $29.90 Golden yellow colour with medium intensity. Buttered toast, apple, pear and tropical fruit on the nose. Good balance with unctuous texture. Rich butter and tropical fruit on the palate, followed by a medium-plus finish. This wine paired nicely with creamy garlic Parmesan pasta. 2014 … Read more
2012 Carmenere Primus Vallee de Colchagua, Chile $22.49 Garnet red/purple with deep intensity. The nose shows aromas of green pepper, earth, cinnamon, chocolate and dark fruit. Good balance with just a very slight sweet entry. The flavours echo the nose followed by a medium finish. 2015 Chardonnay Black Hills Oliver, BC $34.49 Lemon … Read more
2016 Chardonnay See Ya Later Ranch Okanagan Falls, BC $16.99 This very reasonably priced Chardonnay is Golden yellow in colour with medium light intensity. Butter and apple on the nose with hints of melon and pineapple. Good balance, big and round in the mouth with an almost oily texture. Butter, tropical fruit and pineapple … Read more
2014 Chardonnay (Coyote Bowl) Church and State Oliver, BC $26.90 Golden yellow with medium-light intensity. Apple, citrus, honey and butter on the nose. Well balanced with good mouthfeel. The flavours mirror the nose with added toasty notes followed by a medium-plus finish. I paired this with grilled chicken skewers and Greek salad. … Read more
Hard to believe it was last May when APVSA rolled into town with a wonderful selection of French, Spanish, Italian and Swiss wines. Accélérateur à l’export des Vins Français en Amérique du Nord conduct a wine tasting tour throughout North American and Vancouver is fortunate to be on the circuit with a wine tasting … Read more
After a successful launch of our 2015 Equity Pinot Noir two weeks ago, we don’t have very much left in our tasting room. We have pulled 15 of the remaining 30 cases from our tasting room to offer through an e-mail promotion. This wine will not last long and we want to make sure … Read more
I guess if someone does not live in the Okanagan and has no interest in wine, then it could be possible that they might not know the name, Harry McWatters. But if you are not in the afore-mentioned group, then you will have at least heard of him. It is safe to say that he … Read more