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AcÚstic, Garnaxa Blanca, Montsant DO, Spain, 2012, 14% abv. C$27 @ Marquis Wine Cellars

Posted on July 16, 2015 by winellama

Montsant DO lies literally in a ring around tiny Priorat DOQ just inland on the northeastern shores of Spain, southwest of Barcelona. Oft ignored as ‘lesser than’ compared to the tinier but mightier DOQ it surrounds, this wine is proof … Continue reading →

Posted in OTHER, Spain, WHITE, White Grenache / Garnacha / Garnaxa | Tagged Acustic, Catalan, Catalonia, Cataluyna, Garnacha Blanca, Grenache blanc, Montsant DO, spain, White Grenache, white wine | Leave a comment

Evans & Tate Metricup Road, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Australia, 2011, 13.5% abv.

Posted on July 15, 2015 by winellama

Visitors to the 2015 Vancouver International Wine Festival will recognize this delicious Aussie Chardonnay from Evans & Tate that punches above its weight in terms of value for money. A shade of medium lemon with tears, the nose shows grapefruit pith, Meyer lemon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Chardonnay, OTHER, WHITE | Tagged Australia, chardonnay, Evans and Tate, Margaret River, Metricup Road, white wine | Leave a comment

Domaine Huet, Clos du Bourg, Sec, Vouvray AC, Loire, France, 2011, 13.5% abv.

Posted on July 14, 2015 by winellama

These are a few of my favourite things – the Loire Valley, Domaine Huet and Chenin Blanc. We visited this classic biodynamic benchmark winery in June 2014 but opened this bottle in July 2015. A second bottle was opened in October 2015 (notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Chenin Blanc, France, Loire, WHITE | Tagged 2011, chenin blanc, Clos du Bourg, domaine huet, france, off dry, sec, Vouvray AC, white wine | Leave a comment

XO Armagnac, J. Nismes-Delclou, Berry Brothers & Rudd, NV, France, 40% abv, 69 GBP

Posted on July 13, 2015 by winellama

Any way you slice it, this BBR marque XO Armagnac is delicious and interesting stuff. Florence Castarède is a sixth generation descendant of the Nismes-Delclou family and is currently running the stills at this Armagnac house. To underscore its longevity, the Nismes-Delclou … Continue reading →

Posted in Armagnac | Tagged BBR, Berry Brothers & Rudd, Berrys' XO Armagnac, france, J. Nismes-Delclou | Leave a comment

Domaine de Chaberton, White, BC VQA, Langley, BC, 2013, 12.9% abv, C$12

Posted on July 10, 2015 by winellama

While enroute to a weekend in Ucluelet, BC, we stopped in Coombs for lunch. There was one red and one white on the lunch menu – both from Langley, BC’s Domaine de Chaberton – available in mini bar bottles with … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, Chardonnay, Madeleine Sylvaner, Madelleine Angevine, Pinot Blanc, Reichensteiner, WHITE | Tagged bc vqa, Chaberton, chardonnay, Domaine de Chaberton, Langley, Madeleine Angevine, Madeleine Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Reichensteiner, White | Leave a comment

Tawse, Quarry Road Vineyard, Chardonnay, Vinemount Ridge VQA, Ontario, 2011, 13% abv. C$34.95

Posted on July 8, 2015 by winellama

Irony of ironies, although I live in Canada, it’s almost impossible for me to purchase a wine grown and produced in Ontario living here on BC’s west coast. This was picked up during a trip to the Niagara region in March 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chardonnay, Ontario, OTHER, WHITE | Tagged 2011, chardonnay, Ontario, Quarry Road Vineyard, Tawse, Vinemount Ridge VQA, white wine | Leave a comment

Bottega, Il Vino dei Poeti, Prosecco DOC, Treviso, Italia, 11% abv, C$18

Posted on July 7, 2015 by winellama

Glera – grape of the ever popular and reasonably priced Italian sparkling wine Prosecco. This selection is perfect for appetizers, brunches, lunch time or summer sipping. With its fizzy, persistent mousse, this bubble is the palest lemon colour. On the nose, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Glera, Italy, OTHER, Prosecco, Sparkling Wine, WHITE | Tagged Bottega el Vino dei Poeti, Glera, Italy, Prosecco, sparkling wine, Treviso, white wine | Leave a comment

Viognier, Laughing Stock, Perfect Hedge Vineyard, Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2013, 13.8% abv.

Posted on July 6, 2015 by winellama

There’s about 67 ha of white grape, Viognier planted throughout the Okanagan Valley. LFNG is located on the Naramata Bench, but the vineyard these grapes hail from is their Perfect Hedge Vineyard located to the south in Osoyoos and almost … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, Viognier, WHITE | Tagged BC, Laughing Stock Vineyards, Laughing Stock Winery, Naramata Bench, okanagan, Penticton, Perfect Hedge Vineyard, viognier, white wine | Leave a comment

Iron Horse Ranch and Vineyards, Winter’s Cuvée, Sebastopol, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, 2008, 13.5% abv.

Posted on July 2, 2015 by winellama

We visited this winery in the beautiful Russian River Valley and its 65 ha of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines in 2013. While there, we purchased two bottles – both for children’s high school graduation celebrations. When the second one … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine | Tagged 2008, california, chardonnay, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Iron Horse Ranch and Vineyards, pinot noir, Sebastopol, Sonoma County, sparkling wine, Winter's Cuvée | Leave a comment

Tokaji, Aszú Essencia, Royal Tokaji Wine Company, Tokay-Hegyalja, Hungary, 1993, 500 ml, 7.5% abv. C$246-365 (where available).

Posted on June 30, 2015 by winellama

This is an example of the famous Hungarian fully sweet dessert wine, Tokaji (‘Toe-kai‘). I have written about Tokaji before; pop to this page for a refresher. For this version, producers blend their free run juice with the best Aszú (which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Furmint, Hungary, Tokaji | Tagged Aszú Essencia, botrytis, Furmint, Hungary, Royal Tokaji Wine Company, sweet wine, Tokaji, Tokay-Hegyalja | Leave a comment