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Category Archives: WHITE
The Doctors’, Riesling, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2010, 8.5% abv, C$19
This winery was featured at a tasting sponsored by the New Zealand Consulate in Vancouver, 2012 and bought a bottle the next day at the local liquor store. Clear with a pale lemon-green core moving to a thin water white rim … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Riesling, WHITE
Tagged Marlborough, New Zealand, riesling, The Doctors', white wine
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Stefano Faina, Gavi DOCG, Italy, 2011, 12% abv. C$31
It was a really warm Saturday in September, so what better way to get ready for dinner than to enjoy a light Italian Gavi with some tart green olives and a little cheese. This wine has a pale lemon green … Continue reading
Viognier, Black Hills Estate Winery, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2010, 13.4% abv.
This one’s for my pal Michelle in Menlo, CA – that’s vee-oh-knee-yay for your neighbour, Michelle. Don’t worry, it gets easier to say the more you drink. Until recently, there was not much Viognier grown outside of France. In fact, by … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Viognier, WHITE
Tagged BC, black hills, Okanagan Valley, viognier, white wine
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Road 13, Chenin Blanc, Home Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2009, 12.4% abv.
This was devoured quickly during a family get together in Whistler. Clean and clear with an aggressive mousse that was still going strong well into our celebratory drink, this Chenin Blanc sparkling wine is pale gold with aromas of Granny Smith … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Chenin Blanc, Sparkling Wine, WHITE
Tagged british columbia, chenin blanc, Okanagan Valley, Road 13, sparkling wine
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NK’MIP Cellars, Riesling, British Columbia VQA, Okanagan Valley, 2010, 13% abv, C$19
We arrived at Spirit Ridge in Nk’mip and as soon as the kids were happily ensconced at the pool, I pretty much ran to the winery. There was a $7 fee per participant for the (enjoyable) winery tour. I hadn’t … Continue reading
Blue Mountain, Brut, Methode Traditionnelle, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, NV, C$24
What better way to toast three sisters being back together after two years apart than to start with some Canadian sparkling wine. From the Okanagan Falls area located south of Penticton and north of Oliver in the Okanagan Valley, this sparkler … Continue reading
Posted in BC, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine
Tagged blue mountain, brut, chardonnay, nv, pinot gris, pinot noir, sparkling wine
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Skillogalee, Riesling, Clare Valley, Southern Australia 2011, 12% abv (C$22)
Riesling is a specialty of the Clare Valley which lies north of Barossa and Adelaide in Southern Australia. It was settled by German immigrants – and much of their influence persists to this day in terms of place names as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Riesling, WHITE
Tagged Australia, clare valley, miso soup, riesling, skillogalee, yamato sushi
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