Category Archives: WHITE

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 →

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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

Lorenzon Borgo dei Vassalli, Friulano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia DOC, Italy, 2013, C$15.40 at Marquis

Posted on June 26, 2015 by winellama

Made from the Friulano grape (aka Sauvignonasse) this wine is a characterful white from Fruili-Venezia Giulia in Italy’s northeastern corner and up against the border with Slovenia. Pale lemon yellow, it has a beautiful fragrance of sweet, white flowers, lemon … Continue reading →

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Albariño, Martin Códax, Rias Baixas DO, Spain, 2011, 12.5% abv. C$22.90

Posted on June 24, 2015 by winellama

Go out and get a bottle of this – bypass the Sauvignon Blanc, the Chardonnay and the Pinot Grigio. Here is a fabulous little Spanish white that not only tastes great, but punches well above its weight and is a great deal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Albarino / Alvarinho, OTHER, Spain, WHITE | Tagged Albarino, Martin Codax, Rias Baixas DO, spain | Leave a comment

Génération Dix-Neuf, Sauvignon Blanc, Alphonse Mellot, Sancerre AC, Loire Valley, France, 2012, 13% abv.

Posted on June 23, 2015 by winellama

We visited this tasting room in the heart of Sancerre in June, 2014. Although I’d booked a personal appointment well in advance, no tour was offered and we simply did the regular tasting with their store employee – who was … Continue reading →

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The Market White, Sperling Vineyards, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2013, 11.6% abv, C$17

Posted on June 21, 2015 by winellama

Sign me up for more of this pleasing white made from Bacchus, Pinot Blanc and Gewürztraminer grown on the Sperling vineyards located in East Kelowna. The colour is a medium lemon with aromas of springtime flowers, lychee, peach, nectarine, apricot … Continue reading →

Posted in Bacchus, British Columbia, Gewurztraminer, OTHER, Pinot Blanc, WHITE | Tagged Anne Sperling, Bacchus, BC, Gewurztraminer, Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, Pinot Blanc, Sperling Vineyards, The Market White, white wine | Leave a comment