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Category Archives: OTHER
Mas Doix, 1902 Centenary Carignan, Priorat DOQ, Spain, 14.% abv,
It’s hard not to notice – there seems to be a higher-than-average number of female winemakers in Priorat, Spain. I mean, a four day tour of the region is hardly enough to prove anything statistically, but of the seven wineries we … Continue reading
Posted in Carignan, OTHER, RED, Spain
Tagged 1902, carignan, Carinenya, Doix, DOQ Priorat, Llagostera, llicorella, Mas Doix, poboleda, Sandra Doix, spain
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Lo Coster Blanc, Sangenís i Vaqué, Priorat DOQ, Spain, 2013, 18 Euros
It’s the perennial question – what is ‘the next big thing’ in wine? My bet is on the white wines of Priorat DOQ. During a trip in January 2015 to this high quality Spanish region, I was repeatedly and most happily surprised by … Continue reading
Posted in OTHER
Tagged garnaxa blanco, Lo Coster Blanc, macabeu, Monlleo, muscadelle, Porrera, Priorat, Sangenis i Vacque, spain, white garnacha, white wine
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Sequel, Syrah, Long Shadows Vintner’s Collection, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla, Washington, 2011, 14.8% abv, US$50
We were spending a day at the tasting rooms of Woodinville, north of Seattle in Washington state when we popped into the Long Shadows storefront. If you haven’t heard about this concept, I guarantee it will intrigue you. Since 2000, former … Continue reading
Posted in OTHER, RED, Shiraz / Syrah, Washington State
Tagged allen schoup, gilles nicault, john duval, long shadows, red wine, sequel, syrah, walla walla, washington state
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Ximenis, Genium Celler, Blanco, Priorat DOQ, Spain, 2012, 14% abv, 12 euros
He drove 2.5 hours from his day job and Barcelona to meet and pour wines for us at Poboleda. Jordi Ossó i Estivill, Genium Celler’s export manager, is one of six family partners who’ve banded together to bring their wines from this tiny Catalan … Continue reading
Posted in OTHER, Pedro Ximenez / Pedro Gimenez, Spain, WHITE
Tagged Catalonia, catalunya, DOQ Priorat, genium cellers, llicorella, Pedro Gimenez, Pedro Ximenez, poboleda, Priorat, spain, white wine, Ximenis
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Pinot Noir, Fort Berens, Lillooet, BC VQA, 2012, 13.5% abv, C$26
How is this possible? A Canadian winery poised at 50.5 degrees north latitude – just outside the usually accepted outermost limits of vinifera grape growing. Yet, there Fort Berens lies, thumbing its nose at the non-believers, and producing quality Pinot … Continue reading
Posted in BC, OTHER, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged bc vqa, fort berens, lillooet, pinot noir, red wine
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Montevertine, Rosso di Toscana, Radda, Toscana IGT, Italy, 2009, 13% abv, C$50
Let’s just cut to the chase. The Montevertine Rosso is, well… outstanding. A Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colorino blend made by winemaker Martino Manetti, the winery left the world of the rule-bound Consorzio and declared itself an IGT rated producer after the 1990 vintage. The wine … Continue reading
Posted in Canaiolo, Colorino, Italy, OTHER, RED, Sangiovese
Tagged IGT, Italy, Montevertine, Radda, red wine, Tuscany
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Champagne Marie Courtin, Résonance, Extra Brut, Pinot Noir, Polisot, Aube, France, 12% abv, disgorged May 2013, C$90
Champagne – bubbles, blended parcels of wines, large famous luxury brand companies. Right? Well, it has been that way for a long time for the internationally marketed mega brands. There has, however, been a resurgence in the grower Champagne market that has come … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, France, OTHER, Pinot Noir, Red
Tagged Aube, champagne, Dominique Moreau, Grower Champagne, Marie Courtin, pinot noir, Resonance
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Foxtrot, Pinot Noir, Foxtrot Vineyard, Naramata Bench, Okanagan VQA, BC, 2010, 13.6% abv, C$50
Pristine, precise, pleasureable – this is not your average Okanagan creation. Kudos to winemaking husband and wife team, Gustav Allander and Nadine Allander for this thoughtful Pinot Noir – one of several outstanding versions created since Foxtrot’s inception in 2003. … Continue reading
Posted in BC, OTHER, Pinot Noir, RED, Red
Tagged BC, Foxtrot, Okanagan Valley, pinot noir, red wine
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Church & State, Gravelbourg Vineyard, Chardonnay, VQA Okanagan Valley, BC, 2012, 13.8% abv, C$27
This wine was awarded silver in the 2014 Decanter World Wine Awards and it won a gold star at a pre-Christmas dinner this past weekend with the in-laws. So complimentary with roast turkey, the wine is a medium shade of gold … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Chardonnay, OTHER, WHITE
Tagged BC, chardonnay, Church & State, VQA, white wine
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Malivoire, Gamay, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, 2013, 12.5% abv, C$17.95
Prohibition. Prohibiting something rarely, if ever, accomplishes the original goal. Whether it involves anti-drug campaigns, teenage abstinence programs or international trade embargoes, relying on fear, shaming and isolation tactics rarely produce the hoped for results. This extends to alcohol; the … Continue reading
Posted in Gamay, Ontario, OTHER, RED
Tagged gamay, Malivoire, Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario, red wine
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