Category Archives: WHITE

Sauvignon Blanc, Open Wines, Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario, Canada, 2013, 12.5% abv, $12 @ LCBO

Posted on December 1, 2015 by winellama

After arriving late at the hotel located in the heart of the Niagara Peninsula, I selected this bottle from the wine list to take to my room. I was hopeful that being in the heart of Ontario’s wine region, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ontario, Sauvignon Blanc, WHITE | Tagged 12.5% abv, 2013, Canada, Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario, Open wines, sauvignon blanc | 6 Comments

Olivar, Cesconi, Bianco, Vignetti delle Dolomiti IGT, Italy, 2010, 13.5% abv, C$32

Posted on November 29, 2015 by winellama

Nestled up in Italy’s northwest corner, north of Trento in tiny Pressano lie the Cesconi brothers’ vineyards. Most of the fruit for this wine – a blend of Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay – is from the Olivar, a single … Continue reading →

Posted in Chardonnay, Italy, OTHER, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, WHITE | Tagged 13.5% abv, 2010, Bianco, Cesconi, chardonnay, Italy, Olivar, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Vignetti delle Dolomiti IGT, white wine | Leave a comment

Viognier, Yalumba, The Y Series, Eden Valley, South Australia, 13.5% abv, 2014, C$16++

Posted on November 14, 2015 by winellama

Yalumba has been around a while and seen five generations of Aussies named Hill or Hill-Smith come and go in the winery and vineyards. This is a vegan-friendly wine (no fish bladders were used in production) and Yalumba also uses … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Viognier, WHITE | Tagged Australia, Eden Valley, South Australia, The Y Series, viognier, white wine, yalumba | Leave a comment

Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Château Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2011, 13.5% abv, C$65

Posted on November 4, 2015 by winellama

Today I learned I passed the French Wine Scholar course, so it is logical to celebrate with a French wine, mais bien sûr! I opened the 2009 version a while back, but friends brought this 2011 over to share. A Sauvignon Blanc … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, WHITE | Tagged Bordeaux, Château Carbonnieux, france, Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac-Léognan, white wine | 3 Comments

Lugana DOP, Cantine Colli a Lago SRL, Desenzano di Garda Brescia, Lombardy, Italy, 2013, 12.5% abv.

Posted on October 18, 2015 by winellama

Marta, my Italian wine expert friend, found this at the Cambie Street BCLB and picked it up out of curiosity. Quite frankly, we were completely prepared to expose this wine as an insipid white Italian along the lines of most … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Ugni Blanc, WHITE | Tagged 12.5% abv, 2013, Cantine Colli a Lago SRL, Canucks, Desenzano di Garda Brescia, Italy, Lake Garda, Lombardy, Lugana DOP, Turbiana, white wine | Leave a comment

Sauvignon Blanc, Le Tronsec, Joseph Mellot, Pouilly-Fumé, Loire, France, 2013, 12.5% abv. C$35

Posted on October 17, 2015 by winellama

We stopped into the Joseph Mellot storefront in the centre of Sancerre when visiting the Loire in September 2014. So, when looking for a Sauvignon Blanc recently, purchasing this white wine classic was an easy decision. The grapes for this … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Loire, OTHER, Sauvignon Blanc, WHITE | Tagged 12.5% abv, 2013, france, fume blanc, Joseph Mellot, Kimmeridgian, Le Tronsec, loire, pouilly fume, sauvignon blanc, white wine | Leave a comment

Viognier, Black Hills Estate Winery, Okanagan, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2013, 13.3% abv.

Posted on October 7, 2015 by winellama

This wine screams ‘summer’ and since summer is about to leave us, I wanted to mark its passing. Pale lemon with distinct aromas of canned peaches, fresh apricots, white flowers and fragrant blossoms, this is a great match for white fish dishes … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, Viognier, WHITE | Tagged 2013, BC, Black Hills Estate Winery, okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Oliver, viognier, white wine | Leave a comment

Marsanne, Tahbilk, 1927 Vines, Victoria, Australia, 2005, 10.5% abv, C$40

Posted on October 6, 2015 by winellama

If we had opened this for a blind tasting, I would have failed miserably. Tasted double blind, we agreed we would have nailed this as Riesling with its intense lemon and petrol. Or possibly as an evolving Hunter Valley Sémillon with … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Marsanne, OTHER, WHITE | Tagged 1927 Vines, 2005, Australia, marsanne, Tahbilk, Victoria, white wine | Leave a comment

Takar, Kangun, Dry White Wine, Republic of Armenia, 2012, 12.5% abv.

Posted on October 1, 2015 by winellama

Okay, show of hands – who knows anything about the Armenian Genocide? I admit that prior to my recent trip to this gem of a country, I was woefully ignorant for the most part. I had heard about it, but had … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenia, Kangun, OTHER, WHITE | Tagged Armenia, Armenian Wine Company, Dry White Wine, Kangun, Republic of Armenia, Takar, white wine | 8 Comments

Pinot Gris, Malivoire, Beamsville Bench VQA, Ontario, 2014, 12.5% abv, C$19.95

Posted on September 9, 2015 by winellama

There is something really rewarding about turning up at a winery you’d thought would be cool, meeting the folks pouring, seeing the place, tasting the wines and realizing that what you’d imagined is spot on. I went to Malivoire on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ontario, Pinot Gris, WHITE | Tagged Alsatian, Beamsville Bench VQA, C$19.95, Canada, Malivoire, Ontario, pinot gris, white wine | 2 Comments