Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick is Desert Hills Cactus Red Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is Desert Hills Cactus Red. Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site at https://goodwinegal.blogspot.com/ Happy Wine Wednesday, y’all! Let it pour – and I mean wine. For tonight’s easy drinking midweek value I talked to Jeff…
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Wine Wednesday With Barb Wild Chevalier de Dyonis
Barb Wild’s Weekly Pick Chevalier de Dyonis Barb Wild has been sipping again and this week’s pick is Chevalier de Dyonis, Read more on wine on The Good Wine Gal site at https://goodwinegal.blogspot.com/ If you watched “Sideways”, you will recall Miles shrieking in exasperation ‘no more f’ing merlot’. It was a moment that changed consumer…
Wine Wednesday Winemaker’s Cut Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Barb Wild’s #WineWednesday Wine Pick For January 14, 2020 We’re adding more wine into the Good Life Vancouver mix this year and introducing you to Barb Wild, The Good Wine Gal, whose nose, palate and wit will be sure to impress you! I’ve been leaning on Barb for her wine recommendations for a while now…
Winter Harvest Ratatouille With Siduri Pinot Noir
Recipe For A Winter Harvest Ratatouille We’ve partnered with Jackson Family Wines to bring you a recipe for Winter Harvest Ratatouille that pairs perfectly with the Siduri Russian River Pinot Noir. You’ll love this Pinot Noir as it’s full of earthy, spicy notes, bright cherries, cranberry and pomegranate. Flavours are similar, and it’s medium body…
Les Dames d’Escoffier Dames Wine
Dames Wine Releases Dames Brut And Donates $20,000 to Les Dames d’Escoffier Winemaker Mireille Sauve launched the Dames Wine with a 2013 vintage, donating profits to benefit of Les Dames d’Escoffier British Columbia Chapter’s Scholarship Fund. On November 25th Sauve, the Dames 2019 president, presented a $20,000 cheque to the organization at the Annual General…
Wine Village The First In Canada
District Wine Village Opens To Open In South Okanagan The first village of its kind in Canada, District Wine Village will bring small-batch wine, beer, cider and spirit producers together alongside unique events and creative culinary offerings, all in one exceptional South Okanagan location. More wine news here. Breaking ground in spring 2020, District Wine…
Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2015
A Sneak Peak of Catena Zapata’s New Wines Recently we were lucky enough to sample a new superb super-Malbec, coming to British Columbia in September from Argentina, the 2015 Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino. The wine was introduced to us over empanadas at Joey Restaurant by Luis Reganato, the Chief Vineyard Manager at Catena Zapata, with…
Holiday Sips From Near and Far
What to Sip this Holiday Season? Some Bubble, Grenache, Syrah or Nero D’Avola perhaps? We lined up and tasted a few more wines over the last little while and thought we’d share a few of our thoughts on these beauties because we are so very generous and you should have these on your to taste…
Bottles of Holiday Bliss – A Few Wines on Sale at the BC Liquor Store
Steals and Deals at the Liquor Store We were blessed with some decadent wine tasting last week and thought we’d share some of the deals we found on wines that could make great hostess gifts, pair with a holiday meal, be left out for santa, or consumed home alone if you need to drown your…
Father’s Day Last Minute Gift – Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz with Bison Carpaccio
Father’s Day Pairings – Pick Up some Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz and Whip Up Bison Carpaccio Whether he’s a wine or scotch lover –(or, the perfect gift if he loves both!) – pick up a bottle of the new and innovative Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Shiraz and wow Dad this Father’s Day. Jacob’s Creek…
Haywire Lunar New Year White 2013
Another great wine for food with a touch of spice is the Haywire Lunar White in which the winery blends Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, and Viognier to create a harmonious bottle of noodle-worthy wine. You’ll find aromas of peach, tropical fruit, and floral notes and similar fresh flavours along with pink grapefruit, lychee and some zippy acidity. Great with seafood….
Haywire Lunar New Year Red 2012
We recently celebrated Lunar New Year with dim sum and sipped on this wonderfully paired Haywire Lunar Red. Made from Gamay Noir grapes and a touch of Syrah, this wine has aromas of plum and raspberry along with some chocolate and spice. On the palate there is jammy raspberry and red currant flavours along with soft tannins, spice…
Boos for Halloween – Besieged Wine from Ravenswood
Winemaker Joel Peterson worked solo to collect the grapes for this spooky wine. As he picked, the story goes, ravens circled above, but instead of bringing doom, these birds brought good luck and became the totem for the winery. Now in Western Canada for the first time in limited release, Besieged will arrive on shelves just…
Jackson Triggs Entourage #12DaysJTEntourage
Looking for something to ring in the New Year or celebrate once it’s begun? JT Entourage Grand Reserve Brut is a classy number worthy of your drinking dollars at just $22.95. It’s been aged for three years and has aromas of yeast, apple and pear. On the palate it is a creamy with some minerality,…
Joie Farm Pinot Blanc 2012
An old-vine Pinot Blanc crafted from grapes grown on vines 25 years plus. Alsatian in style, the Pinot Blanc has gorgeous aromas of apple, mandarin, and some citrus notes. Good acidity with apricot, some tropical fruits and a slight minerality. Very good with some fresh spot prawns! Another bottle please.
Saturna Island Family Estate Riesling 2011 ($16.99)
Saturna Island Family Estate Winery’s Winemaker, Homan Haftbaradaran, has made some welcome changes at Saturna Island winery; one being sourcing some of the grapes off-island to develop varieties not grown on the Saturna. Haftbaradaran sourced some of the grapes for the 2011 Riesling wines from Okanagan Falls and from the Similkameen’s Cawston from sunrise vineyards owned by…
Ganton & Larson Prospect Winery Council’s Punch Bowl Sauvignon Blanc 2011
A zippy little Sauv Blanc with 88% Sauv Blanc and 12% Semillon in the bottle. Straw colour with tropical fruit and grassy aromas and flavours. Some minerality. Fairly short length but a nice sipper with some seafood dishes, and a great one with fresh oysters.
Invivo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – 2011
From 100 per cent Marlborough Fruit this pale yellow wine has aromas of grass, gooseberries, citrus and tropical fruit. On the palate the wine has concentrated tropical notes, citrus, minerality and noticeable but balanced acidity. It’s a richer style of Sauv Blanc produced with lees stiring. I love pairing with oysters, grilled scallops and ceviche, or sipping…
Joie Farm Riesling 2012
I love a good Riesling whether it by bone dry or on the sweeter side as long as the wine has a balanced acidity. This number is what’s considered off-dry, or spatlese in Germany, containing 19 grams of residual sugar. The wine is impressive; the vines used have an average age of 31 year, and…
2005 Backsberg Family Reserve Red
This family run winery based in Paarl, South Africa has over 200 hectares under vine. This red is a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Malbec. The wine isn’ made every year, only in those that produce the best fruit. On the nose there’s lots of ripe red berry, cassis, plum, and…
