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60 Second Review of Bruno Giacosa 2013 Faletto Vigna Le Rocche Barolo

South African Wine Considered a First Growth and Compared to DRC

Description Written by Chat GPT Crystallum Peter Max Pinot Noir 2024 – Walker Bay, South Africa The 2024 Peter Max Pinot Noir stands as one of the most assured and complete expressions yet from Crystallum, the family-run, privately owned winery that has become a benchmark for Burgundian varieties in South Africa’s Walker Bay. Crafted by brothers Andrew and Peter-Allan Finlayson—third-generation winemakers and sons of the pioneer of Pinot Noir in Hemel-en-Aarde—this wine carries both lineage and intent in every detail. Sourced from a selection of multi-vineyard sites, Peter Max is named in tribute to the two growers who supplied the fruit for the inaugural vintage, a nod to collaboration and terroir that remains central to the wine’s identity. The result is a Pinot Noir of striking poise and depth, balancing clarity of fruit with an unmistakable sense of place. The nose is finely etched and complex, opening with red cherry, wild strawberry, and cranberry, layered with rose petal, or

Nathalie Laplace Speaks About the Beaujolais Region at the Vancouver International Wine Festival

Special Bottles of Dom Perignon

Dom Perignon 2015 Champagne Review

Wine has been made in the Champagne region since the 5th century. At that time, almost all wine produced and drunk were red wines. The neighboring region of Burgundy was much more suited to producing red wines as the Champagne region did not have the climatic conditions to fully ripen many red wine producing grape varietal. So the wines produced in Champagne were paler, more acidic and lighter in to style (and not as popular to consumers in ancient times). The person who is most associated with the creation of Champagne is Dom Perignon. However, he was not the person who “invented” champagne. In 1662, an English scientist and physician Christopher Merret, documented the addition of sugar to a finished wine to create a second fermentation, which is still the method used to produce Champagne today. Dom Perignon is one of the most famous champagnes in the world and is a label owned by Moet & Chandon. Moet is now owned by LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), who owns other champ

Speaking with Taylor Whelan, Chief Winemaker of Mission Hill Winery about their Compendium 2021

You can taste this wine at the winery’s booth at the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026

Tour Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026 Tasting Room With Trophy Wine Hunter

Some of my favorite booths/wines at Vancouver International Wine Festival tasting room

Riedel’s Regional Manager Alysha Harker Explaining How the Riedel Glass Enhances Wines

The Shape of Wine Seminar at Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026

Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026 Tasting Room - The Booth You Need to Visit

The Art of Bordeaux Booth K

Advanced Strategies for International Tasting Room at Vancouver International Wine Festival 2026

Each year, I do a video previewing the Tasting Room of the Vancouver International Wine Festival. This year, I thought I would do some different while still highlighting some of the wines you should taste: I am bringing you advanced strategies on how to navigate the tasting room. The booths I am recommending that you visit are:

Robert Mondavi Winery Dinner at Riley’s Fish & Steak, Vancouver International Wine Festival

Winnings at Bacchanalia Gala at Vancouver International Wine Festival

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

Thank you all for continuing to view my channel. 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. In February, I drank 19 glasses. Here is a list of wines I drank in February.....not as Trophy as January but dominated by a wine lunch with Azienda Agricola Azelia and a wine dinner at Five Sail Restaurant featuring the food of 2 star Michelin restaurant Taniere, Quebec City: Galardi 2007 Roccamonfina Terra Di Lavoro Dom Perignon 2015 Chateau Montrose 2015 Dr. Loosen 2019 Urzinger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Chateau Leoville Barton 2003 Chateau Guiraud 1989 Oremus 2017 5 Puttonyos Tokaji Aszu Chateau Lynch Bages 2021 Blanc Cornell Vineyards 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Azezlia 2016 Barolo Marghera Azelia 2016 Barolo Ceretta Azeliia 2009, 2010, 2021 Barolo Bricco Fiasco Azelia 2009, 2010, 2021 Barolo San Rocce NV Marie Demet Traditional Brut Domaine Joseph Roty 2022 Gevrey Chambertin

Details of Unique Offer - see description for details

Dear All: Here is your chance to drink with me! I have donated a bottle of Chateau L’Evangile 1961 to the silent auction of the Bacchanalia Gala on March 7, 2026. If you are a viewer/subscriber and subject to me vetting you as legit/decent person, and you are the successful bidder, I will have dinner with you + 3 friends where I will serve you a bottle of 2017 Lafleur Gazin, 2017 Maillet and 2015 Trotanoy. If you choose to open the 1961 L’Evangile with me, I will serve you even better wines! It will be a night you will never forget so bid often at https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/vanwine2026. Good luck and hope you are the successful bidder! Successful bidder has to contact me no later March 14, 2026 at trophywinehunter@gmail.com and dinner must be arranged prior to July 1, 2026 Offer only available to people in B.C. Please note that wine must be picked up on March 8, 2026 between 10 am and 2 pm from Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

Opening 1840 The Rebel Madeira