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As you might already be aware, the Okanagan Valley has faced two devastating winters back-to-back, and these severe cold snaps have wreaked havoc in the vineyards. A lot of vines sustained damage, some irreversible, and wineries have had to make very tough decisions about how they will move ahead. Solvero Wines, located in Garnet Valley,…
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Any time is the right time for some bubbly and, with Autumn just days away, I am toasting the last days of summer with this trio of sparkling wines from Noble Ridge. 2019 “The Pink One” Sparkling $34.99 Made from 100% Pinot Noir, this wine had four hours of skin contact in order to achieve…
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Did you know that there are three Rosé Day celebrations during the year? The first Rosé Day seems to have been established in 2005 by the good folks behind the blog Winegeek. They picked August 14th as the day to celebrate, as it is halfway to Valentine’s Day. Next, National Rosé Day was officially registered in 2014…
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Last March, Road 13 Vineyards introduced a new line of premium wines, called the John Oliver Collection, honouring BC’s 19th premier, John Oliver. John Oliver was born in England in 1856 and he immigrated to Ontario with his family in 1870. Seven years later the Oliver family moved to a farm in Delta, BC, where…
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This week’s wine is made from haskap berries; have you heard of these before? Haskap berries were named by the indigenous Ainu people of northern Japan, and the name means many fruits on branches. Haskap berries are actually an edible, blue honeysuckle and they remind me of small, oddly-shaped Italian prune plums. The plant itself…
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New year, new wines! I am starting the year off with current releases from a winery that opened just last year. High Note Estate Winery is located in Naramata, BC and it was the third winery to open under the umbrella of Montalvino Wineries Inc. Although they have now secured a permanent winemaker, Caroline Schaller,…
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Is there a place that you would love to live, far away from your current life as you know it? For me, that place is the countryside in the United Kingdom. The logistics of it though – leaving family and friends, finding a new job, getting a visa, the selling and buying of property, heck,…
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In an earlier post I mentioned that this year Moon Curser Vineyards is marking their 20th year in business. To celebrate the holiday season they have a terrific Advent Calendar on offer as well as several themed boxes. Plus, until November 26th, they are providing free shipping on 12 bottles or more. Here are some…
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Looking back at 2023 (yes, I am going there, we are more than halfway through November for heaven’s sake) one of my favourite wine discoveries has been Blasted Church (and yes, I am a little late to the party, about twenty years late to be exact). In April I had the good fortune of being…
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During the summer, I wrote about Uppercase Winery in Okanagan Falls. You may recall that it is owned by Bert Evertt, an accomplished opera singer. You may also recall that Bert has opened a total of three wineries in the Okanagan over the past several years (read more here). The three wineries were opened under…