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Twelve vintages of Nota Bene
Cult wines on paradeAt a recent wine tasting, one of the guests asked: “What is a cult wine?”It is a top quality wine highly prized by collectors. They get their names onto a winery’s VIP list and get...
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Lieutenant Governor’s 2013 Awards for Excellence in B.C. Wine
This year, British Columbia wineries entered a record 402 wines for the 11th annual Lieutenant Governor Awards of Excellence in Wine. The competition, which has since been emulated by Ontario’s...
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Burrowing Owl releases in 2013
While reviewing these wines, I shared the Meritage with a neighbour who is familiar with the style of Burrowing Owl wines.“Is there a better winery in British Columbia?” he asked.The question was...
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Class of 2013: Tightrope Winery
Photo: Lyndsay and Graham O'RourkeTightrope Winery1050 Fleet RdPenticton, BCV2A 8T7W www.tightropewinery.caA new Naramata Bench winery, Tightrope Winery came out of the gate strongly this spring with...
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Martin's Lane is becoming a neighbourhood
The Martin's Lane familyMission Hill Family Estate’s Martin’s Lane brand, which started with a Riesling in 2009, has now grown to three varietals, with a hint of spawning a standalone winery in the...
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Class of 2013: Sage Hills Winery
Photo: Sage Hills owner Rick Thrussell Sage Hills Vineyard & Winery18555 Matsu DriveSummerlandBCV0H 1Z6T 250.276.4344W www.sagehillswine.comWhen to visit: No tasting roomFor Rick Thrussell, the...
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Bonarda and its Mill Bay patrons
Chayee Bourras owners Katrina O'Reilly-Ryan and Gordon Ryan at home in Mill BayGordon Ryan believes that the next popular star in red wines from Argentina, where Malbec dominates now, will be wines...
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Lake Breeze releases winemaker series whites
Lake Breeze president and winemaker Garron ElmesThis spring, Garron Elmes, the winemaker at Lake Breeze Vineyards, was given the additional title of president by winery owners, Drew and Barbara...
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Daniel Bontorin's Seven Directions rosé
Photo: Daniel BontorinIt might be hard to find an Okanagan winemaker more passionate for rosé than Daniel Bontorin, a consulting winemaker whose clients include Volcanic Hills Estate Winery.His own...
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Top Okanagan winemaking jobs filled
Photo: Nikki Callaway with her dog, OlliThree of the Okanagan’s best winemaker jobs – at Burrowing Owl, Quails’ Gate and Osoyoos Larose – have now been filled.Quails’ Gate Estate winery has just...
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Class of 2013: Corcelettes Estate Winery
Photo: Urs, Barbara and Charlie BaesslerCorcelettes Estate Winery295 Beecroft River RoadCawstonBCV0X 1C1T 250.535.1909W www.corceletteswine.caWhen to visit: by appointmentThe newest producer in the...
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Three collectble wines for your cellar
Two of the most collectible reds in the Okanagan are the flagship wines from Foxtrot Vineyards and Painted Rock Estate Winery.Both have released superb wines from the 2010 vintage. I have notes on...
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Tasting Road 13’s portfolio
Photo: Road 13 Vineyards and winerySeveral years ago, Road 13 Vineyards announced that it would trim its wine portfolio, eliminating most varietals in favour of blends.Happily for consumers and...
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Poplar Grove and Monster 2013 wine releases
Photo: Poplar Grove's Tony Holler Ian Sutherland, the founding winemaker at Poplar Grove Winery, once said the winery’s maximum production was unlikely to exceed 2,000 cases a year.That was before Tony...
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Class of 2013: Cana Vines Winery
Photo: Lisa ElgertCana Vines Winery129 Brauns RoadOliver, BC V0H1T2T 778-439-3340W www.canavineswinery.comWhen to visit: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sundays May to...
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CedarCreek adds vineyard designated wines
CedarCreek winemaker Darryl BrookerIn its releases for 2013, CedarCreek Estate Winery is offering several wines for which the exact vineyard block is identified on the label.CedarCreek and winemaker...
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Orofino raises the profile of single vineyards
Orofino's John and Virginia WeberThere is a new feature in the tasting room at Orofino Vineyards at Cawston: a mural showing the location of the various Similkameen vineyards from which the winery...
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Class of 2013: Money Pit Winery
Photo: Scott StefishenMoney Pit Wines860 Fairview RoadOliver, V0H 1T0Telephone N/AEmail moneypitwinery@gmail.comWebsite: www.moneypitwines.caTastings: No tasting roomScott Stefishen laughs when...
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Laughing Stock's Blind Trust and other releases
The latest package of releases from Laughing Stock Vineyards included some news about this Naramata winery which, this year, marks the 10thanniversary of its first vintage in 2003.One bit of news: the...
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The Triggs family launch the first wine from Culmina
When you have done everything in the Canadian wine business, how do you start over again?Donald and Elaine Triggs of Jackson-Triggs fame have just re-entered the wine business with an elegant icon wine...
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