Tag: BC Wines

Tantalus 2019 Blanc de Blancs

I think my favourite sparkling wine this year has to be the Tantalus 2019 Blanc de Blancs. This wine was made from a single block of Chardonnay that was picked on September 3rd, 2019. The base wine was fermented in seasoned puncheons and barrique and then aged on the lees until May 2020. Made in…

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Cabernet Franc Day with the Okanagan Crush Pad

Cabernet Franc is thought to have been born in the Basque region of Spain, close to the French border. In France, Cabernet Franc is planted throughout Bordeaux, where it is often blended with Merlot, creating highly sought-after wines, such as Cheval Blanc. During the 17th century, Cardinal Richelieu, who had a great fondness for Cabernet Franc,…

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Whispering Horse Winery

Do you have a favourite winery? Recently someone asked me this very question and I found it challenging to answer. For me there is not just one, singular winery that is my favourite, I have many favourites, and each for different reasons. When I start thinking about my favourites though, one that quickly comes to…

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National White Wine Day

National White Wine Day is celebrated August 4th, so if you need another excuse to open your favourite bottle of white wine, this is it! With a seemingly endless number of white grape varieties there truly is something for everyone, from Albariño to Zalema. I am celebrating National White Wine Day with a couple of…

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French Door Estate Winery

Audra and Jason Shull were high school sweethearts that grew-up in Osoyoos, British Columbia. They both had careers in Vancouver, BC prior to purchasing Montakarm Estate Winery on the Black Sage Bench in 2019; Montakarm was a ten acre property that had been planted to vine in the early 2000’s. The Shulls named their winery…

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Roche Wines: Celebrating 10 Years

Roche Wines is celebrating their ten year anniversary, and if you haven’t tried their wines yet, I can guarantee that they are definitely worth your attention. Roche Wines is owned by Dylan and Pénélope Roche. It is located on the Naramata Bench, but that is not where their story began. Dylan was born in Vancouver…

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CEDARCREEK 2018 Estate Grown Chardonnay

What wines do you always make sure to have on-hand for holiday entertaining? At $18.99 the 2018 Cedarcreek Estate Grown Chardonnay is a great wine to add to the list. I enjoyed this wine alongside rigatoni with turkey sausage, mushroom, parmesan and kale. It would also pair well with cream sauces or poultry with sage…

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#NationalRoséDay

Happy National Rosé Day! This celebration was officially registered in 2014 by Bodvár House of Rosés and it is celebrated each year on the second Saturday in June. Consumers are learning that Rosé wines aren’t just sweet, pink plonk anymore. Provence, in the South of France, is infamous for their dry Rosés and there are…

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Le Vieux Pin and LaStella: New World Wines, Old World Elegance

One evening, Sean and Saeedeh Salem found themselves at a restaurant in the company of good friends, eating incredible food and enjoying wonderful wines, when someone commented, “Wouldn’t it be great if we could make our own wines, right at home, and have them with beautiful dinners like this one?”[1] Over a decade later, husband…

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