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Veuve Clicquot 1982 Cave Privee Champagne

Veuve Clicquot 1982 Cave Privee Champagne Review

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is a Champagne house founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot. At that time is was called Clicquot champagnes. He retired in 1801 and left the business to his son Francois Clicquot, who has just married Barbe Nicole Ponsardin in 1798. In 1805 Francois died of typhoid. He was 30. His brother, Philippe wanted to liquidate the business but Francois, wife, Barbe Nicole, now a widow (or “Veuve”) decided to run the business. In the 1800s most businesses were run by men and at the time of Francois’ death Barbe Nicole was only 28 years of age with a young daughter. At that time, the Napoleonic Code prohibited women from working, voting, earning money, or entering schools and universities without the consent of their husband or father. But widows were the only women in French society allowed to run their own business. Despite incredible backlash, she proved to the male members of family that she was capable of running the business by completing an apprenticeship cour

Portfolio Tasting of Haywire Winery + Winery Tour

Haywire Winery was purchased in 2005 by Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie. It was originally growing fruit but they replanted their Switchback Vineyard site with Pinot Gris grapes in 2006. It was originally named Okanagan Crush Pad, but it was rebranded to Haywire Winery in 2023. There are 3 other labels owned by the winery but Haywire would be the flagship label. Haywire is known for championing minimal-intervention, texture-driven wines. No oak (other than neutral oak) is used for the wines. I was pleased to visit the winery and taste the following wines: Haywire 2018 The Bub Haywire 2023 Pinot Gris Haywire 2022 Chardonnay Haywire 2022 Pinot Noir Haywire 2025 Merlot King Family Vineyard Narrative 2022 Rose For more information about the winery, please visit their website at https://haywirewinery.com/

Happy Father’s Day!

Trophy Wine Lunch Featuring Chateau L’Evangile

Special Lunch With Subscriber and Friends Featuring Chateau L'Evangile Vertical

This was a special lunch with my subscriber and friends. I donated a bottle of Chateau L'Evangile 1961 to the Bacchanalian Wine Gala Auction and made a special offer to my subscribers: if a subscriber bought the bottle and was prepared to open it with me, I would treat them + 3 friends to dinner + serve them the 2005, 2017 and 2018 L'Evangile. In addition, I would give them a 1 oz pour of the 1840 The Rebel Madiera. Well....a subscriber did buy the wine at auction and took up me up on my offer. He also brough a mystery wine from Brazil and another attendee brought a Pol Roger 2004 Cuvee Winston Churchill. Pretty fun lunch!

Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2005

Tasting Wines at Haywire Winery, Summerland, B.C.

Switchback Vineyards - Haywire Winery

Summerland Waterfront Resort - Great Base for Wine Trips. See discount code in description

Summary of my tasting at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards. Full review to follow

Summary of my tasting at Haywire Winery, Summerland. Full review to follow

Chateau Haut Brion 1986

First Growth Bordeaux Wine Review: Chateau Haut Brion 1986 (Pessac Leognan)

Chateau Haut Brion's (pronounced "O Brie On") name is derived from the Celtic term Briga, which means a rise or mount of land. Grapes have been grown at the vineyard since 1426. The earliest mention of the winery in literature is 1521, when it was known as Aubrion. It is probably the oldest continuous winery in Bordeaux. In 1525, the winery was given as part of the dowry when the daughter of the Mayor of Libourne married Jean de Pontac. Jean constructed the chateau on the winery in 1549, which still stands today. In 1666, the de Pontac family opened Pontac's Head, a tavern in England to sell and promote their wines. So when wines were classified in 1855, Haut Brion was well known and as such, was the only wine outside of the Medoc region included in the 1855 classification system. The winery was purchased in 1935 by Clarence Dillon, He died in 1979 but his granddaughter (Jean Dillon) took over management of the winery. She married the Prince of Luxembourg. In 2008, the curre

Day 1 of My Summerland/Oliver Wine Trip

Day 1 of My Summerland/Oliver Wine Trip. Staying at Summerland Waterfront Resort. Having the Haywire Winery Waterfront White wine made with Chardonnay grapes. If you book the resort’s Sunset Sips & Snacks Getaway Pacakge, you will get a complementary bottle of one of the exclusive Haywire wines produced for the resort and a charcuterie board @Summerland Resort @haywirewine

Bling, Bling: Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades

1855 Classification Primer

I know I previously did a much more detailed video on the 1855 Classification System. But with my new collaboration with Wine, Watches & Whiskey, I am going back to do some basic wine knowledge videos for that channel. So I thought I would give you a short version of my previous videos, which I have also included at the end of this video.

Glenmorangie The Original 12 Year Old Highland Scotch Review

June 9, 2026

Scotch Tasting

Wines I Drank in May 2026

Possibly the Worst Sales Job for Membership - Announcing TWH Membership

Discount Code For Summerland Waterfront Resort

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June 2026 Update and Wine Recommendations at B.C. Liquor Stores

Thank you all for continuing to view my channel. 1. My Youtube videos are now streaming in a show format on Wine Watches & Whiskey, which streams on Roku, Apple Fire TV and free on StirrTV. Here is the link to the channel: https://stirr.com/watch/7269/wine-watches-and-whiskey 2. I will be visiting Summerland, B.C. for a deep dive into their wines June 11-14, 2026. If anyone is up there at that time and would like to drink with me, please contact me at trophywinehunter@gmail.com As my viewers and subscribers may know, I am trying to go for quality over quantity this year. So I am limiting myself to 250 glasses of wine this year. As of May 31, I am now up to 104 glasses so I pretty close to my goal. Here is a list of wines I drank in May: Bichot 2017 Echezeaux Grand Cru Louis Latour 2016Corton Grancey Chateau Haut Brion 1986 Chateau Figeac 2015 Pol Roger 2004 Cuvee Winston Churchill Chateau L’Evangile 1961, 2005, 2017 & 2018 Bodega Ruiz Gastaldo 2021 Nevoeiro Nebbiolo Nota Be