White Wine Nov 16, 2011 unConventional Wisdom Told You So 2010 With winery roots firmly planted at Naramata’s Elephant Island Orchard Wines, Miranda and Del Halladay have proven their unconventional wisdom with ... Read More Sparkling Wine Nov 14, 2011 Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catharine Brut NV This past weekend the local wineratti descended on Whistler for the annual Cornucopia weekend. One part tastings, one part dinners, one (larger) part ... Read More Red Wine Nov 10, 2011 Hester Creek Estate Winery The Judge 2008 Late last month the BC Liquor Stores had their Best of BC Fall 2011 Wine Release. The limited availability release at 21 Signature Stores focused on ... Read More Red Wine Nov 4, 2011 Jacob’s Creek St. Hugo 2007 I sat down to lunch this week with Bernard Hickin, Chief Winemaker for Jacob’s Creek. This successful and widely exported brand (50+ countries) is ... Read More Red Wine Oct 25, 2011 Burrowing Owl Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Burrowing Owl’s Cabernet Sauvignon is one I always hope to get on a BC blind tasting. The big, deep, structured, tobacco and dusty herbed red is ... Read More Sparkling Wine Oct 24, 2011 Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling NV Germany is the largest consumer of sparkling wine worldwide, and the 200 year old Dr. Loosen estate is one of the most famous wine companies in the ... Read More Red Wine Oct 19, 2011 Candor Lot 3 Zinfandel If I may speak with candor, I’d like to note that it’s pretty damn near impossible to find a well made, high quality, lovingly tended California ... Read More White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Sparkling Wine Nov 14, 2011 Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catharine Brut NV This past weekend the local wineratti descended on Whistler for the annual Cornucopia weekend. One part tastings, one part dinners, one (larger) part ... Read More Red Wine Nov 10, 2011 Hester Creek Estate Winery The Judge 2008 Late last month the BC Liquor Stores had their Best of BC Fall 2011 Wine Release. The limited availability release at 21 Signature Stores focused on ... Read More Red Wine Nov 4, 2011 Jacob’s Creek St. Hugo 2007 I sat down to lunch this week with Bernard Hickin, Chief Winemaker for Jacob’s Creek. This successful and widely exported brand (50+ countries) is ... Read More Red Wine Oct 25, 2011 Burrowing Owl Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Burrowing Owl’s Cabernet Sauvignon is one I always hope to get on a BC blind tasting. The big, deep, structured, tobacco and dusty herbed red is ... Read More Sparkling Wine Oct 24, 2011 Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling NV Germany is the largest consumer of sparkling wine worldwide, and the 200 year old Dr. Loosen estate is one of the most famous wine companies in the ... Read More Red Wine Oct 19, 2011 Candor Lot 3 Zinfandel If I may speak with candor, I’d like to note that it’s pretty damn near impossible to find a well made, high quality, lovingly tended California ... Read More White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Red Wine Nov 10, 2011 Hester Creek Estate Winery The Judge 2008 Late last month the BC Liquor Stores had their Best of BC Fall 2011 Wine Release. The limited availability release at 21 Signature Stores focused on ... Read More Red Wine Nov 4, 2011 Jacob’s Creek St. Hugo 2007 I sat down to lunch this week with Bernard Hickin, Chief Winemaker for Jacob’s Creek. This successful and widely exported brand (50+ countries) is ... Read More Red Wine Oct 25, 2011 Burrowing Owl Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Burrowing Owl’s Cabernet Sauvignon is one I always hope to get on a BC blind tasting. The big, deep, structured, tobacco and dusty herbed red is ... Read More Sparkling Wine Oct 24, 2011 Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling NV Germany is the largest consumer of sparkling wine worldwide, and the 200 year old Dr. Loosen estate is one of the most famous wine companies in the ... Read More Red Wine Oct 19, 2011 Candor Lot 3 Zinfandel If I may speak with candor, I’d like to note that it’s pretty damn near impossible to find a well made, high quality, lovingly tended California ... Read More White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Red Wine Nov 4, 2011 Jacob’s Creek St. Hugo 2007 I sat down to lunch this week with Bernard Hickin, Chief Winemaker for Jacob’s Creek. This successful and widely exported brand (50+ countries) is ... Read More Red Wine Oct 25, 2011 Burrowing Owl Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Burrowing Owl’s Cabernet Sauvignon is one I always hope to get on a BC blind tasting. The big, deep, structured, tobacco and dusty herbed red is ... Read More Sparkling Wine Oct 24, 2011 Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling NV Germany is the largest consumer of sparkling wine worldwide, and the 200 year old Dr. Loosen estate is one of the most famous wine companies in the ... Read More Red Wine Oct 19, 2011 Candor Lot 3 Zinfandel If I may speak with candor, I’d like to note that it’s pretty damn near impossible to find a well made, high quality, lovingly tended California ... Read More White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Red Wine Oct 25, 2011 Burrowing Owl Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Burrowing Owl’s Cabernet Sauvignon is one I always hope to get on a BC blind tasting. The big, deep, structured, tobacco and dusty herbed red is ... Read More Sparkling Wine Oct 24, 2011 Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling NV Germany is the largest consumer of sparkling wine worldwide, and the 200 year old Dr. Loosen estate is one of the most famous wine companies in the ... Read More Red Wine Oct 19, 2011 Candor Lot 3 Zinfandel If I may speak with candor, I’d like to note that it’s pretty damn near impossible to find a well made, high quality, lovingly tended California ... Read More White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Sparkling Wine Oct 24, 2011 Dr. Loosen Sparkling Riesling NV Germany is the largest consumer of sparkling wine worldwide, and the 200 year old Dr. Loosen estate is one of the most famous wine companies in the ... Read More Red Wine Oct 19, 2011 Candor Lot 3 Zinfandel If I may speak with candor, I’d like to note that it’s pretty damn near impossible to find a well made, high quality, lovingly tended California ... Read More White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Red Wine Oct 19, 2011 Candor Lot 3 Zinfandel If I may speak with candor, I’d like to note that it’s pretty damn near impossible to find a well made, high quality, lovingly tended California ... Read More White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
White Wine Oct 11, 2011 Palatia Pinot Grigio 2010 I did a bit of a double take at the liquor store when I saw this bottle. Pinot Grigio from Germany? Italy’s fresh and crisp and easy drinking ... Read More White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
White Wine Oct 3, 2011 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino 2010 Thanksgiving is coming. I am going to share a secret that will have all your guests giving thanks to you. Fiano. And really, not just any Fiano. To ... Read More Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Red Wine Sep 29, 2011 Bodega Quattrocchi Reserve Malbec 2007 Founded in the 1970’s by Italian winemaker Giuseppe Quattrocchi and his wife Elena, the Quattrocchi family have been crafting wines for more than ... Read More Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
Sparkling Wine Sep 26, 2011 Neck of the Woods Winery Blanc de Noir Brut NV Last week’s BC VQA fall release in Vancouver was a colourful affair, with whites, roses and reds aplenty. This bottle of Blanc de Noir caught my ... Read More White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
White Wine Sep 22, 2011 Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2010 At yesterday’s Similkameen Wineries Association annual Vancouver tasting I tasted through new releases of 8 of the small but mighty valley’s ... Read More 123
