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Here are more great wines for the festive season, or any season really! 2024 Broad Daylight $25.99 Broad Daylight is a blend of 69% Pinot Gris, 14% Muscat, 11% Viognier and 6% Arneis. The grapes were hand harvested from the Home Vineyard and the Moon Curser Vineyard on the Osoyoos East Bench, as well as…
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What’s better than great wine? Great wine on sale! Blasted Church is making it easy for wine lovers to stock-up for the festive season with their big holiday sale, on now through December 14th. The sale applies to all Renaissance Series wines. Here are the sale details: There are savings in numbers, so get your…
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Did you know that at this time last year Moon Curser Vineyards was sold to new owners? You may recall that Chris and Beata Tolley opened a winery in 2004. The land they purchased was an old orchard and the winery was named Twisted Tree after the old, gnarly cherry trees that used to grow…
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What are your thoughts on entry level Bordeaux? Which ones would you recommend? This week I had the opportunity to taste the 2022 Château DAVIAUD. Château DAVIAUD is produced by the Sichel Family, a Bordeaux label you may be more familiar with. Maison Sichel, now seven generations deep, was first established in 1883 as an acquisition office…
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Summer is less than a month away and if you are looking for some summer wines to have on repeat these two will fit the bill nicely. Fort Berens Estate Winery recently released their Alluvium Series wines. Fort Berens is located in Lillooet, BC and their vineyards are positioned on unique benches formed by alluvial…
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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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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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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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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…
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Have you tried wines from Noble Ridge yet? If not, you have been missing out like I was. This year Noble Ridge celebrates their 20th vintage and, as I recently discovered, over the last two decades they have become very good at their craft. To commemorate this special occasion, Noble Ridge has planned several events…