Summerhill Cipes – Blanc de Noir – 2008
Summerhill is one of the more beautiful wineries to visit and drink in the views from a patio overlooking Okanagan Lake. Also, there is the pyramid cellar on site with...
TH Wines – Riesling – 2015
A dream of mine in retirement is to spend harvest at a winery helping from harvest to production to learn the wine making trade. I am sure that there are...
Spierhead – Pinot Noir Cuvee
BC Wines
This wine is velvety smooth with wonderful mouth feel. The nose gives nice cherry fruit and plum with a hint of violet. As the finish lingers I get racy acidity...
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...
Donnhoff – Riesling – 2015 (Kensington Wine Market)
This Riesling is from the Nahe region and comes from a “living legend”. The Rheingau typically gets more attention from the tourists but Donnhoff makes outstanding Rieslings and this is...
Weingut Knoll Federspiel – Riesling – 2013 (Metrovino)
A bit of a steeper investment but this wine comes from the famous Wachau in Austria and the Austrians don’t release a great deal of this wine to the export...
Tantalus – Riesling – 2016 (Bin 905)
Canada is on the map when it comes to Riesling and although I give the nod to Niagara overall I could not resist picking the Tantalus Riesling from the Okanagan. ...
Antidoto – Ribera del Duero – 2014 (Kensington Wine Market)
This tempranillo based wine comes from the Ribera del Duero DO and in particular from the province of Soria. The area has a much cooler climate than the rest of...
Trimbach – Riesling – 2013 (Zyn)
Trimbach is one of the most consistent producers I know and their Riesling never disappoints as Alsace has one of the best wine climates going and great terroir to boot. ...
Alkoomi – Riesling – 2016 (Willow Park)
So this well priced Riesling hails from the Frankland River in the deep Southwest corner of Australia. I think the value comes from the fact that the Eden and Clare...