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This year Oliver Twist Estate Winery celebrates 15 years by rebranding as Nostalgia Wines Inc. In 2006 Denice and Bruce Hagerman converted an orchard on the Black Sage Bench to a 14.5-acre vineyard; they didn’t know it yet, but their lives would soon converge with that of Gina Fernandes Harfman. Gina Fernandes Harfman comes from…
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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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I love being introduced to new wines that offer good quality-to-price-ratio; the Louis Bouillot Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé Perle d’Aurore is one such wine. It is currently on sale at BC Liquor Stores for $24.99 until June 5th, 2021. This traditional method sparkling wine would make a great addition to brunch or pair with a…
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In March I had the opportunity to attend a virtual wine tasting with Poplar Grove Winery. The tasting was led by Chris Holler (son of Poplar Grove proprietor, Tony Holler) and winemaker, Stefan Arnason, who has been with the winery since 2008. I had the pleasure of tasting through several new spring releases and learning…
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Even though the weather doesn’t reflect it, spring is officially here. What better way to remedy a cold, rainy (or snowy) day than to grab a bouquet of spring blooms and crack open a bottle of Rosé. This past weekend I tried Grow Wild’s 2020 Ravishing Rosé, which is now available at BC Liquor Stores…
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August 18th is Pinot Noir Day and there are plenty of ways to enjoy this heartbreak grape. Pinot Noir comes in several forms: red wine, Champagne and even Rosé. The 2018 Leyda Rosé is made from 100% Pinot Noir grown in the coastal valley of Leyda, Chile. It is the perfect wine to open after…
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One of my favourite Rosés this summer is this one from Road 13 on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver. This Rosé is a blend of 60% Gamay, 37% Cabernet Franc and 3% Syrah. 2019 Road 13 Rosé $23.99 The nose offers minerality, blossoms and strawberries. This is a dry, medium bodied wine with medium+…
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What do you do when your friend delivers you a beautiful, freshly-baked loaf of bread, full of olives, sausage and tomatoes? You immortalize it with a photo before you pair it with a terrific Rosé and devour it! As the name of this wine denotes, it was made using the Saignée method. Red wines receive…
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I have been drinking a lot more Rosé lately, including the 2019 CedarCreek Estate Pinot Noir Rosé with its notes of cranberry and rhubarb. All this Rosé has me craving rhubarb, so I made Melissa Clark’s Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake, which was featured in the New York Times. I followed the recipe exactly, except that I…
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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…