Or: ‘One Step Closer to Being a Beaujolais Blog’
Leisurely wine-drinking hasn’t been an activity I’ve had a lot of time for lately, but I’ve still been tasting samples and sitting down with reps nearly everyday in search of wines for the list.
For reds, the lighter and softer examples have been the most versatile with the [...]

I dunno.
Call me crazy, but I really think Jake knocked it outta the park with the awesome, important post below.  Thanks everyone for commenting, and keep ‘em coming as well.  The issue seems to be reaching a tipping point, reminiscent of the Cellared In Canada controversy and how quickly things came around once the public [...]

Sean Thackrey’s wines have been on my radar for a while now and my goal to experience more of them even found a spot on a personal resolution list for 2010 (a list which I’m managing quite well with so far). I was excited to make it to a dinner hosted by Shea Coulson (from [...]

A little way’s back, I’d made mention of a wonderful new Naramata Viognier that was bottled and ready to go, but the BC government was keeping us from getting some.  I’m happy to say that this is no longer the story.
A little background…
Miranda and Del Halladay of Elephant Island Orchard Wines have been producing phenomenal [...]

Denim was well represented by all involved.
On the lovely streets of Gastown the other day, I ran into Anthony Nicalo of Farmstead Wines accompanied by New Zealand wine maker Gabrielle Simmers of the small producer &Co. As I happened to be carrying an ISO tasting glass in my bag, Gabrielle gave me a splash [...]

courtesy of Wineanorak.com
I want this. Mostly because of its throwback label, but it also sounds quite delicious. As far as I know, it isn’t available in our market and because of the En Ramas emphasis on freshness, this probably isn’t the best part of the world to send it to (gathering dust on shelves wont [...]

Because it only happens once a year?

Tasting a high-end lineup from Penfolds had very little to do with my birthday, but was rather a case of being in the right place at the right time. The Yattarna Chardonnay and the Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon were both impressive. The 2005 Grange is a pretty awesome way [...]

I love the look of the old puntless and narrow shouldered bottles. Time for a throwback bottling?
Something remarkable happened this morning that hasn’t happened to me in a very long time. I got excited about a flight of Aussie wine sitting in front of me. Quite excited actually. I’ll be the first to admit I’ve [...]

The charming and historic West Kootenay town that is Nelson, finally has a wine shop the people can be proud of. BC Wineguys Nelson VQA store boasts a thorough Okanagan selection at winery prices. The shop is owned and managed by Jon Langille, who is best known for opening the All Seasons Café - one [...]

There’s been lots going on this week, so Sunday School is postponed.

I’ve recently fallen for a Cult Cab and I haven’t been able to shake it from my mind for days. It comes in a regular sized bottle, doesn’t have an imposing name, and costs significantly less than $500. The wine is the namesake label [...]

-I can confidently say that Portland is one of my all-time favourite cities. It offers an ‘in between’ pace of life that I could get used to. This time I was able to spend most of a day exploring a wine region that I’ve been dying to get to - the Willamette Valley. In this [...]