The results have just been announced for the 2015 Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in B.C. Wine. I've run the stats again this year and there's some interesting things happening. Firstly, congratulations to all of this year's winners! 50th Parallel Estate - 2013 Chardonnay BC Wine Studio -2012 Siren's Call Syrah Blasted Church Vineyards - 2012 Holy …
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Another question that has been inspired by the many wine tourist friends that I've met over the years is about blended wines. I worked at a winery that offered a beautifully constructed premium blended wine that a customer vocally poo-pooed before even tasting it. "None for me! I don't like blended wines at all. I …
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This is the second in our Close Up series on wine varieties in the Okanagan valley and this time we're featuring Gamay. Gamay is sometimes denied its dues as a serious wine grape and sometimes can get ignored altogether. But here in the Okanagan, there are some high quality producers that are making great wines …
Continue reading Podcast #28 – Closeup on Gamay and Desert Hills Gamay 2008
Here it is, our first podcast. In this first episode, we talk about our philosophy of wine and taste the Odyssey Brut 2006 from Gray Monk Estate Winery.
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