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Category Archives: Wine Columns
A look at the Southern Rhone Valley
Of all the wine regions of the world, none has benefited from such a string of successful vintages as the Southern Rhone valley. With the exception of the disastrous 2002 and the mediocre 2008 vintage, this marvellous viticultural area has … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol, AOC, Avignon, Best Buys, Bourboulenc, Cairanne, Carignan, Côtes du Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cinsault, Clairette, Cotes du Rhone-Villages, Domaine de L'Ameillaud, Domaine Lafond, Grenache, Grenache white, les cailloux, Marsanne, Mourvedre, Orange, Perrin Vinsobres, Roussanne, Saint Prefert, Southern Rhone, Syrah, Viognier, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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Think Pink: A look at blush and Rosé (roe-zay) wines
The warm weather has finally arrived in BC and that means backyard BBQ’s. While our thoughts may turn to cold, thirst-quenching beers and crisp, mouth-watering whites, there is one other wine category that has been very badly mistreated over the … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Buys, Blanc de Noir, Distraction, Gran Feudo, Joie, Mumm Napa, Pink, Pinot Noir, Rose wine, Tantalus, The View Winery, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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Wines for B-B-Q Grilling
The unseasonal warm weather here in the Okanagan (the average mean temperature for May is 13ºC) means getting out and enjoying the outdoors and barbequing is the quintessential outdoor food activity. The wafting scent of beef, chicken or fish grilling … Continue reading
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Tequila
This week, I digress a little from the usual format of looking at wines and take a sideways glance at one of the hottest liquor categories in BC. Prior to the economic downturn of the past 4 years, tequila had … Continue reading
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Tagged Añejo, Alcohol, Blanco, Blue Agave, cabuya, Hornitos Reposado, maguey mezcal, mexic, Mezcal, Oro, piñas, pita, Reposado, Reserva, Scorpion Mezcal, silver, teometl, Tequila, Uno Mas Reposado
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Pinot Noir
“Um, it’s a hard grape to grow, as you know. Right? It’s uh, it’s thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early. It’s, you know, it’s not a survivor like Cabernet, which can just grow anywhere and uh, thrive even when it’s neglected. No, … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Buys, Bichot, Bonnes Mares, Chambertin, Church and State Hollenbach Vineyard, Corton, Helvenacia Minor, Inniskillin, International Pinot Noir Celebration, Musigny, Orofino, Pinot Noir, Richebourg, Romanée-Conti, See Ya Later Ranch, Volnay, Vougeot, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews
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Riesling. A brief look at the perfect warm weather white.
With the warm weather approaching, the style of wine that we usually get pleasure from tends to change. Gone are the heavy reds that we enjoyed with winter meals. Now we are looking for something a little more refreshing. And … Continue reading
Malbec
Walk into any wine shop and you should be able to tell which grape varieties are the most popular. Go to Australian and you will a plethora of Shiraz along with some Cabernet and Chardonnay. Check out the U.S. and … Continue reading
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Tagged 123% tax, Argentina, Auxerrois, BCLDB, Bordeaux, Cahors, Casa de Campo, Cot, Graffigna Reserve, ine Spectator, La Chamiza, Malbec, malbec world day, Mendoza Valley, provincial liquor monopoly, Sur de Los Andes, Terrazas Reserva, Wine, Wine Columns, Wine Reviews, World Malbec Day
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