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Category Archives: WHITE
Chateau Montelena, Chardonnay, Napa Valley, California, 2009, 13.6% abv, US$50
With the big trip to Napa on the horizon (can you say, ‘holiday’?) and Dad here for dinner, I pulled out the big guns to go with turkey, gravy from Granville Island, garden salad and all the trimmings. Clear and … Continue reading
Les Champs Vignots, Anjou AC, France, 2011, 11% abv.
Straight from France’s Loire Valley in the appellation contrôlée of Anjou comes Les Champs Vignots, a demi-sec 100% Chenin Blanc wine. We enjoyed this with goat’s cheese topped with spicy Thai chili sauce, pork pâté and fresh green grapes. A pale shade … Continue reading
Posted in Chenin Blanc, France, WHITE
Tagged Anjou, chenin blanc, france, Les Champs Vignot, loire valley, white wine
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Cretico, Chardonnay, Cantina Tollo, Terre Di Chieti IGT, Abruzzo, Italia, 2008, 14.5% abv, C$39
Well, this one falls under the heading of This-is-why-you-always-go-into-a-wine-store-knowing-more-than-the-kid-professing-to-being-able-to-assist-you. I’d wanted to buy a Sicilian Chardonnay and thought I was doing so – not knowing where Terre di Chieti was exactly. I believed the guy at Legacy who was quite … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Italy, WHITE
Tagged Abruzzo, Cantina Tollo, chardonnay, Cretico, italia, Italy, Terre di Chieti IGT, white wine
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Kumeu River, Estate Chardonnay, New Zealand, 2007, 13.5% abv.
Christmas leftovers call for a toasty Chardonnay and this is just the one. From their winery located 20 minutes north of Auckland on the North Island, Kumeu River’s Estate wines have quite the following and I know why – they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, New Zealand, WHITE
Tagged chardonnay, Kumeu River, Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay, New Zealand, North Island, white wine
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Bernard Brémont, Millésime, Brut, Grand Cru, Ambonnay, Champagne, France, 12% abv, 2002, C$68
Our Boxing Day post-Christmas lunchtime spread called for a bubbly. Out came this delicious Bernard Brémont. A grower champagne made in the traditional method in the Marne’s Ambonnay at the Champagne house of Bernard Brémont, this champagne is made from … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine
Tagged Ambonnay, Bernard Bremont, brut, champagne, chardonnay, france, Grand Cru, pinot meunier, pinot noir
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White Wedding, Hidden Chapel Winery, Sauvignon Blanc – Viognier – Riesling, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2011, 12.6% abv.
Purchased in summer 2011 during a foray to the Okanagan Valley, we hit a few wineries and picked this one up along the way. It’s a pale lemon and has light legs with stronger than average aromas of lychee, pink grapefruit, … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, WHITE
Tagged BC, BC wines, Canadian wine, Hidden Chapel Winery, Okanagan Valley, riesling, sauvignon blanc, viognier, White Wedding, white wine
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Rehab Lite, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, California, 2011, 9% abv
We finally opened it. Apparently this is wine. You may recall seeing it celebrated on The Real Housewives of Vancouver where ‘Ronnie’ decided (while on a stint in rehab, no less) to create a ‘light’ wine that would allow her … Continue reading
Posted in Sauvignon Blanc, WHITE
Tagged california, lite wine, real housewives of vancouver, rehab, sauvignon blanc
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Gehringer Brothers, Private Reserve, Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2010, 13.3% abv, $14.99
We visited this winery located in the Golden Mile Bench in August during a week long trip to Osoyoos, deep in BC’s wine country. They’ve been growing vinifera varietals at Gehringer Brothers for 25 years and that’s one of the … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Pinot Blanc, WHITE
Tagged bc vqa, BC wine, Gehringer Brothers, Okanagan Valley, Pinot Blanc, Private Reserve, white wine
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Kumeu River, Village, Chardonnay, New Zealand, 2009, 13% abv, C$32
What do you drink when you’re about to see a Beatle? For some reason, we agreed it needed to be a clear, crisp and clean Chardonnay. Since I didn’t have anything that was of the same vintage as Sir Paul, we … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, New Zealand, WHITE
Tagged Braikovich Family Proprietors, chardonnay, Kumeu River, New Zealand, Village, white wine
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Signorello Estate, Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay, Napa Valley, California, 2009, 13.9% abv, C$60
On our way to see Francine one afternoon to boost her spirits, we slipped by the BC liquor store and happened upon a fabulous Manager’s Sale (thanks, Raquel!). Three bottles later, we were on our way to Francine’s – one … Continue reading
Posted in California, Chardonnay, WHITE
Tagged california, chardonnay, napa valley, Signorello, white wine
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