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Category Archives: WHITE
Bosc Dla Rei, Beni di Batasiolo, Moscato D’Asti DOCG, Serralunga D’Alba, Italia, 5.5% abv, 2011
Okay – this is going to be a lightning round tasting note in anticipation of a possible WSET Sparklings exam question on Asti. Homework! Asti is a sparkling or often Frizzante / Spumante style of wine made in Italy’s NW … Continue reading
Placet Valtomelloso, Palacios Remondo Bodega, Rioja DOC, Spain, 2008, 13.5%
I bought this wine forever ago at Legacy – probably when I was studying Spanish wines for WSET Level 3 exams. Good thing I passed as I obviously forgot to drink the wine! Fast forward to today and some barbecued … Continue reading
Posted in Spain, Viura / White Rioja
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Fino, Montilla-Moriles DO, Alvear SA, Spain, 15% abv, C$14.99
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I love sherry. It’s so versatile and yet completely under appreciated. We enjoyed most of this wine last night with the WSET Fortifieds study group and I finished the bottle … Continue reading
Posted in FORTIFIED WINE, Palomino, Sherry
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Segura Viudas Brut Vintage Cava, Metode Tradicional, 2008, 12%abv, $28
So what do you do when someone you love is really sad and all you want to do is cheer her up? Moi? I treat first with food and then with alcohol. If neither of those help, we move quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Cava, Macabeu/Viura, Parellada, Spain, Sparkling Wine, WHITE
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Viña Gravonia, Crianza, López de Heredia, Rioja Alta, Spain, 2000, 12% abv, C$42 BCLB
It was a sad day for the unusual wines of Rioja, Spain; Pedro Lopez de Heredia passed away today. This called for the raising of a special glass in his honour and memory. Enter the Viña Gravonia, Crianza 2000. Several years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Spain, Viura / White Rioja, WHITE
Tagged crianza, Lopez de Heredia, rioja, spain, vina gravonia, viura, white wine
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Gewürztraminer, Navarro Winery, Anderson Valley, Mendocino, California, 2011, 13.5% abv
This was the second winery we visited on our recent tour of Sonoma in the Anderson Valley AVA. Driving in over the late afternoon hills and through the sage and oak meadows then into the adorable hamlet of Philo was … Continue reading
Posted in Anderson Valley, California, Gewurztraminer, WHITE
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Riesling Lab, Hard Pressings, Tantalus, Okanagan Valley VQA, Kelowna, BC 2011, 12% abv
When Jancis Robinson declared earlier this year that the 2008 Old Vines Tantalus Riesling was the best white wine in Canada, hundreds of wine geeks including ‘yours truly’ called them in Kelowna, BC that same morning to plead and grovel … Continue reading
Posted in BC, OTHER, Riesling, WHITE
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Monmousseau Cuvée JM, Brut 2007, Blanc des Blancs, Touraine AC, France, 12% abv, C$19.99
With the WSET Sparkling Wines of the World Diploma exam on the horizon, this bottle was sacrificed for a study session. A tradition in the Loire Valley since 1886, this sparkling wine is 100% Chenin Blanc and produced in the traditional … Continue reading
Napa Essence, Sauvignon Blanc, Grgich Hills Estate, Napa Valley, California, 2011, 13.5% abv, US$48
I don’t drink much Sauvignon Blanc – or Fume Blanc – as this was presented to me at the Estate while were in Napa Valley. So, for me to purchase a bottle, especially while visiting the home of Californian Chardonnay … Continue reading
La Crema, Sonoma Coast, Chardonnay 2010, Healdsburg, Sonoma, California, 13.8% abv, US$16.99
This bottle is about C$30 in Vancouver, so I grabbed it at Safeway (!) the first evening we were in the US enroute to California. What llama doesn’t love a deal? Clear and bright, pale gold with legs noted, on … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, WHITE
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