Haywire – Free Form – 2015
I tasted this wine at Okanagan Crush Pad which offers a cool tour of their wine making operation. The concrete tanks come from Italy and allow for the fermenting of...
Feature: Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is known for producing dry, acidic and crisp wines with a very distinct vegetal or herbaceous quality. The most notable at present come from the Loire Valley and New Zealand but many other new world countries are also producing some strong contenders. The key identifying markers are racy acidity, strong citrus flavour combined with that unmistakable grassy quality.
In terms of food pairings shellfish comes to mind and in particular oysters but it is a great salad wine and complements green vegetables vey nicely.
Casa Silva – Cool Coast Sauvignon Blanc – 2015 (Willow Park)
This has all that I love about new world wine styling. This wine is very fruit forward and blasts you with a little more heat than the others at...
Les Athletes du Vin – Touraine Sauvignon – 2015 (J. Webb)
This is a classic Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc from Torraine. Exactly what I look for in Sauvignon Blanc as it has a little more complexity and elegance on the...
The Ned – Sauvignon Blanc – 2016 (Zyn)
The Brits love this wine as one million bottles of “The Ned” end up landing there each year. This is definitely the New Zealand style in terms of classic...
Chateau Lavanau – Sauvignon – 2014 (Bin 905)
Chateau Lavanau – Sauvignon – 2014 (Bin 905) Always fun to try a unique style! Most whites near or in Bordeaux will be blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. This...
Sattlerhoff Sudsteiermark -Sauvignon Blanc – 2016 (Kensington Wine Market)
Somewhat unique to find a Sauvignon Blanc from Austria as opposed to a Gruner Veltliner or a Riesling so thought this would be something a little different. To me this...
Von Winning – Sauvignon Blanc II – 2016 (Metrovino)
Von Winning has an excellent Riesling so I thought I would test drive this Sauvignon Blanc. This German wine is a very terroir driven wine and it gives many of...