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Tag Archives: Canadian wine
Grüner Veltliner, Culmina Family Estate Winery, Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada, 2018, 14% abv. C$27
We showed up for our tasting at Culmina Family Estate Winery about a week after the big news hit the Canadian wine world – Don and Elaine Triggs had sold their life’s work wine project to Arterra. While chatting about … Continue reading
Salish Sea, Sea Star Vineyards and Winery, Pender Island, BC, 11.5% abv, C$23
Salish? So delish. Recently, I went on a long weekend escape on the Salish Sea, and enjoyed a bottle of Sea Star Vineyards and Winery’s aptly named ‘Salish Sea,’ a delicious wine made from Ortega and Siegerrebe grapes organically grown … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Ortega, Siegerrebe, WHITE
Tagged BC, Canada, Canadian wine, Ortega, Pender Island, Salish Sea, Sea Star Vineyards and Winery, Siegerrebe, west coast, white wine, wine
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Blanc de Noir, Rosé, Sea Star Vineyards and Winery, Pender Island, BC, Canada, 2017, 11.7% abv, C$24
un·ex·pect·edˌənəkˈspektəd/ adjective adjective: unexpected -not expected or regarded as likely to happen, as in”finding this world class wine on Pender Island was unexpected.” I’d wanted to visit the Sea Star winery on Pender Island, one of BC’s Gulf Islands, for … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged BC, Blanc de Noir, Canada, Canadian wine, David Goudge, Ian Baker, Pender Island, pink wine, pinot noir, rosé, Salish Sea, Sea Star Vineyards and Winery, Star of the Sea, Stella Maris, wine
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Pinot Gris, Unsworth Vineyards, Vancouver Island VQA, BC, 2016, 13.5% abv. C$21
“Oh, I didn’t know they grow grapes on Vancouver Island. In Canada! Really?” And so it goes with the skepticism. Yes, believe it (or not), vinifera grapes are being grown on Vancouver Island. Really though, it shouldn’t be so much … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Pinot Gris, WHITE
Tagged 2016, BC, Canadian wine, pinot gris, Unsworth Vineyards, Vancouver Island VQA, white wine
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Viognier, CC Jentsch, Golden Mile Bench, Naramata VQA, BC, 2015, 13.5% abv. C$23
CC Jentsch is a small, family-owned BC winery located on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver. Amber Pratt is Chris and Betty Jentsch’s winemaker. The family has farmed in the region since 1929. I first learned of their wines when … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Viognier, WHITE
Tagged 2015, BC, Canadian wine, CC Jentsch, Golden Mile Bench, Naramata VQA, Oliver, viognier, white wine
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Zweigelt, Upper Bench Winery, Okanagan Valley VQA, BC, 13.9% abv. C$26
Zwei what? Zweigelt – a cross between St. Laurent and Blaufrankisch (aka Lemberger) created in 1922 in Austria. In this case it’s being grown in the Okanagan at several estates. This version is an estate grown, 100% Zweigelt, fermented in … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, RED, Zweigelt
Tagged BC, Canadian wine, okanagan valley vqa, red wine, Upper Bench, Zweigelt
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Meritage, Clos du Soleil, Estate Reserve, Similkameen Valley VQA, BC, Canada, 2010, 14% abv.
A classic Meritage blend of Cabernet Franc 40%, Malbec 35%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, and Petit Verdot 5%, this wine hails from one of BC’s coolest biodynamic vineyards. Clos du Soleil is located in a unique microclimate of a region – … Continue reading
