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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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I recently had the opportunity to enjoy a wine that was something of a mystery; a Riesling from Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, located in Summerland, BC. Other than the fact that it was a Riesling that contained around 10% alcohol and it was likely produced for Hatheume Lake Resort, there was no other information on…
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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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What’s your favourite brunch menu item? On the weekend we had fun pairing the Road 13 Spring “Early Bird” Bundle with all things brunch. The Early Bird Bundle consists of the 2018 Marsanne, the 2018 Riesling and the 2018 Viognier. I have to admit that I did not make my own fried chicken, instead we…
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Recently I asked people to tell me about their favourite wine and food pairings, and a number of people said Riesling and Thai food. For me, an off-dry Riesling pairs well with Thai food because the residual sugars soften the spice, while the citrus and orchard fruit flavours compliment the cuisine very well. The inherent,…
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Yesterday was Canada Day, and it was rainy in Vancouver, so we celebrated with some liquid sunshine – a bottle of Winemaker’s Cut Boho Beat. 2019 WINEMAKER’S CUT Boho Beat $17.49 Boho Beat is a blend of Riesling, Kerner, Gewürztraminer and Viognier from the Chahal Vineyard, just north of Oliver, BC. The grapes were hand…
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Have you ever tried a wine that you were not exactly sure about in the beginning but it won you over in the end? The 2018 Trimbach “Classic” Riesling did that for me. I had this wine stored in the refrigerator and it was far too cold when I first approached it, with little-to-no nose…
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The grapes for the 2019 Tumble Wines Riesling were sourced from the Sandbar Vineyard in southeast Kelowna. Grapes were whole cluster pressed before the clean juice was transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentation. Fermentation was halted early resulting in 11.8% alcohol and residual sugar. With 23 g/L residual sugar, this off-dry Riesling is perfect…
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It was recently brought to my attention that Riesling celebrated a Birthday on Friday. March 13th, 1435 is designated as Riesling’s Birthday. This is the earliest recording of Riesling vines and the documentation took place in Germany. One of my favourite Rieslings is the Old Vines Riesling from Tantalus, which is produced from vines that…
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tan•ta•lus [tan – tl – uh s] Tantalus: Tantalus was a son of Zeus and the nymph Plouto. He was invited to eat at the table of the gods in Olympus where he stole ambrosia and nectar. Tantalus took these items back to earth, and intended to feed them to his people in order to…