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Tag Archives: white wine
Grüner Veltliner, Singing, Laurenz Five und Sophie, Austria, 2013, 12% abv, C$19++
Grüner Veltliner (aka Gru-vee) is indeed a groovy, Austrian grape that makes great wine. Generally, Gru-vee is food friendly with a solid floral and fruit profile, elegant minerality and a peppery hit. This one is no exception. Made from Grüner grapes harvested … Continue reading
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Tagged 12% abv., 2013, Austria, Gruner Veltliner, Kremstal, Laurenz Five und Sophie, Laurenz V, Singing, Weinviertel, white wine
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Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Château Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2011, 13.5% abv, C$65
Today I learned I passed the French Wine Scholar course, so it is logical to celebrate with a French wine, mais bien sûr! I opened the 2009 version a while back, but friends brought this 2011 over to share. A Sauvignon Blanc … Continue reading
Posted in France, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, WHITE
Tagged Bordeaux, Château Carbonnieux, france, Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac-Léognan, white wine
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Sauvignon Blanc, Le Tronsec, Joseph Mellot, Pouilly-Fumé, Loire, France, 2013, 12.5% abv. C$35
We stopped into the Joseph Mellot storefront in the centre of Sancerre when visiting the Loire in September 2014. So, when looking for a Sauvignon Blanc recently, purchasing this white wine classic was an easy decision. The grapes for this … Continue reading
Posted in France, Loire, OTHER, Sauvignon Blanc, WHITE
Tagged 12.5% abv, 2013, france, fume blanc, Joseph Mellot, Kimmeridgian, Le Tronsec, loire, pouilly fume, sauvignon blanc, white wine
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Viognier, Black Hills Estate Winery, Okanagan, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2013, 13.3% abv.
This wine screams ‘summer’ and since summer is about to leave us, I wanted to mark its passing. Pale lemon with distinct aromas of canned peaches, fresh apricots, white flowers and fragrant blossoms, this is a great match for white fish dishes … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Viognier, WHITE
Tagged 2013, BC, Black Hills Estate Winery, okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Oliver, viognier, white wine
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Marsanne, Tahbilk, 1927 Vines, Victoria, Australia, 2005, 10.5% abv, C$40
If we had opened this for a blind tasting, I would have failed miserably. Tasted double blind, we agreed we would have nailed this as Riesling with its intense lemon and petrol. Or possibly as an evolving Hunter Valley Sémillon with … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Marsanne, OTHER, WHITE
Tagged 1927 Vines, 2005, Australia, marsanne, Tahbilk, Victoria, white wine
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Takar, Kangun, Dry White Wine, Republic of Armenia, 2012, 12.5% abv.
Okay, show of hands – who knows anything about the Armenian Genocide? I admit that prior to my recent trip to this gem of a country, I was woefully ignorant for the most part. I had heard about it, but had … Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Kangun, OTHER, WHITE
Tagged Armenia, Armenian Wine Company, Dry White Wine, Kangun, Republic of Armenia, Takar, white wine
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Pinot Gris, Malivoire, Beamsville Bench VQA, Ontario, 2014, 12.5% abv, C$19.95
There is something really rewarding about turning up at a winery you’d thought would be cool, meeting the folks pouring, seeing the place, tasting the wines and realizing that what you’d imagined is spot on. I went to Malivoire on … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Pinot Gris, WHITE
Tagged Alsatian, Beamsville Bench VQA, C$19.95, Canada, Malivoire, Ontario, pinot gris, white wine
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Pluma, Casa de Vila Verde, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal, 10.5% abv.
There at the Wines of Portugal – Vancouver tasting table #40 was Ricardo Jorge Pinto Correia, the Director of Casa Santos Lima with a line up of wines to show Vancouver. Friendly, unflappable and enthusiastic about his wares, Ricardo happily explained … Continue reading
Posted in Arinto, Avesso, Loureiro, Treixadura / Trincadero, WHITE
Tagged 12% abv., Casa de Vila Verde, frizzante, Pluma, Portugal, Quinta de Porrais, rosado, rose, Tortuga, Vinho Verde DOC, white wine
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Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal, 9.5% abv, C$12.75 ++
Young and refreshing – just as promised in Portuguese on the label! This is cheap and cheerful at its best. Vinho Verde literally means ‘green wine’ but refers to the fact that it’s supposed to be enjoyed young. Make sure … Continue reading
Posted in Arinto, Azal, Loureiro, Portugal, Treixadura / Trincadero, WHITE
Tagged Arinto, Azal, Casal Garcia, cheap and cheerful, light alcohol wine, Loureiro, Portugal, Treixadura, Vinho Verde DOC, white wine
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