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Category Archives: Pinot Noir
Louis De Sacy, Champagne, Verzy, Montagne de Reims, Brut Grand Cru, NM (Negociant Manipulant), NV 12% abv, C$75
Documents going back to 1633 prove that these Verzy vineyards have been in the Sacy family for about 12 generations. We met Alain Sacy’s daughter during a recent promotional trip to Vancouver and purchased a bottle of this champagne for … Continue reading
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Sokol Blosser, Pinot Noir, Big Tree Block, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2009, 14.5% abv
With turkey time upon us, it was the right moment to pull out the Willamette Pinot Noir purchased during a August trip to that favourite AVA. Dundee Hills is the ‘epicentre’ of Pinot Noir in Oregon and its soil and … Continue reading
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Pinot Noir, Rosella’s Vineyard, Miner Family, Santa Lucia Highlands, Silverado Trail, Napa Valley AVA, California, 14.4% abv, US$60
This Pinot Noir has been waiting to be uncorked ever since our trip to Napa Valley. So, tonight in honour of a certain rugby player going off to university, we cracked it to enjoy with pistachio encrusted salmon and a … Continue reading
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Tagged california, Miner Family, Napa Valley AVA, pinot noir, Rosella's Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Silverado Trail
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Argyle, Vintage Brut, Dundee AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2009, 12.5%, US$27
Located in a renovated farmhouse at the side of the busy road (a la Napa-wine-crawl slow) in the adorable town of Dundee, Oregon, Argyle produces some of the best examples of sparkling wine made in the Willamette Valley. Argyle was … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Oregon, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine
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Archery Summit, Vireton Pinot Noir Rosé, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2012, 13.9% abv
A frequent award winner and touted widely as a top Oregon Pinot Noir producer, this winery was one on the list of ‘must visits’ long before we even stepped foot in the Willamette Valley. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, the Wine … Continue reading
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Roseena Pinot Noir Rosé, Maysara Winery, Momtazi Vineyard, McMinnville AVA, Oregon, 2011, US$16
Everything at Maysara has an intriguing Persian-American twist to it – from the name of the winery itself (‘House of Wine’) to the names of each of the wines hand-crafted there and the three daughters of founders Moe and Flora … Continue reading
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Roderer, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Philo, Anderson Valley, California 11.5%, US$19.00
Here’s a style of wine you won’t find every day. In fact, it’s not even listed on the Roederer website; it was explained to me in March 2013 when we visited the winery that it was a bit of an … Continue reading
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Pierre Paillard, Brut, Millesime 2002, Grand Cru, Bouzy, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France, 12.5%, C$78.99
We took our own bottle to Provence Marinaside to enjoy with friends. Clear and bright, medium gold and with long lasting bubbles we enjoyed this on the restaurant’s patio on a fine Vancouver summer’s eve. On the nose, this wine … Continue reading
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Cristom, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, Jessie Vineyard, 2007, 13.5% abv, half bottle
I’ve been eyeing this half bottle for a while and as it was a salmon evening tonight, opening it just seemed right. We were also celebrating the gold medal win at the Nation’s Cup in England by the Canadian U20 … Continue reading
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Meopham Valley, Rosé, Sparkling Wine, Kent, England, 2009, 12%abv, 26.99 UK lbs
Post Vinopolis, Laithwaite’s and an outstanding Whisky Exchange experience, I found myself in the Borough Market looking for, well, a drink. I mean, really. One can only take so much teasing – Vinopolis was closed, Laithwaite’s didn’t have any tastings … Continue reading
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