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Two Aromatic White Wines for the Summer from Blasted Church Vineyards_PR SAMPLE
Today I have two aromatic white wines to tell you about from BC’s Blasted Church Vineyards. I tasted their Blasted Church Vineyards Renaissance Series Sauvignon Blanc 2025 and Blasted Church Vineyards Renaissance Series Viognier 2025. These wines come from our latest, fantastic 2025 harvest. It is nice to see our wineries doing so well this vintage after the problems with...
by mywinepal0 viewsbcokanagansauvignon-blancviogniervqablasted-church-vineyards - news
Fort Berens Estate Winery Riesling and Gruner Veltliner 2025_PR SAMPLE
In BC we welcomed the bountiful grape harvest of 2025, after we had two terrible years with cold winter weather that devastated our grape vines. White wines are usually the first to be released after a harvest. I received several bottles of the 2025 vintage wines from Lillooet’s Fort Berens Estate Winery, and today I tasted two of those wines: ...
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Two Rose Wines From BC’s Hester Creek’s 2025 Vintage_PR SAMPLE
We are having wonderful summertime sunny weather, and it is a great time to review two BC rosé wines for you. I have Hester Creek Estate Winery’s Rosé Pinot Noir 2025 and Rosé Cabernet Franc 2025. Many people know about rosé wine being made from Pinot Noir grapes, but not too many know that Cabernet Franc also makes an excellent...
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Ontario Chardonnay Review: Dreas Blanc de Blancs Brut 2021_PR SAMPLE
The last Chardonnay to review for my Ontario Chardonnay Review is a sparkling wine made by Drea’s Wine Co. which produces small batch, single vineyard, low intervention wines. Drea’s wines are certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Ontario. I really enjoyed tasting Drea’s Cabernet Franc wines when I undertook my Ontario Cabernet Franc Review last year. Let me tell you about the latest...
by mywinepal4 viewschardonnayniagaraonchardreviewontariosparklingsustainability - news
Ontario Chardonnay Review: Two Reserve Wines from Henry of Pelham_PR SAMPLE
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I received four bottles of different Chardonnay produced by Ontario’s Henry of Pelham winery. I previously tasted their more entry level wines: Henry of Pelham Family Estate Classic Chardonnay 2025 and Speck Brothers Family Tree “The Goat Lady” Chardonnay 2023. These wines were under screwcap. The next two wines that I just tasted...
by mywinepal3 views4-5-5-starschardonnayniagaraonchardreviewontariosustainability - news
Haywire Winery and Provence Marinaside Sparkling Wine Collaboration
Created through a collaboration between Provence Marinaside and Haywire Winery, this newly released, limited edition, Brut Nature Sparkling wine is all about purity, precision, and place. Crafted from 66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay grown at Haywire’s organically farmed Garden Valley Ranch estate vineyard in the high-altitude Okanagan, the wine carries a subtle shade of pink in the glass. Bottled...
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Ontario Chardonnay Review: Dobbin Estate Winery Chardonnay 2020_PR SAMPLE
Ontario’s Dobbin Estate Winery does not talk a lot about itself. It lets their wines do the talking. Last year I tasted their Dobbin Estate Cabernet Blend 2020, which I rated as one of my top wines for 2025. They are located on the highly acclaimed Twenty Mile Bench, and they note their calcium-rich soils are ideal for producing Chardonnay,...
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Two Elegant Big Reds from BC’s Township 7: Reserve 7 2022 and NBO 2022_PR SAMPLE
BC’s Township 7 Vineyards & Winery has two elegant red wines that should go well with our beautiful summer plans of a BBQ with family or friends. The wines I received to review are their Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Benchmark Series NBO 2022 and Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Benchmark Series Reserve 7 2022. Both wines are blends. The...
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Growing the Blue Grouse Estate Winery Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Potential_PR SAMPLE
Blue Grouse Estate Winery from Vancouver Island has changed hands a few times. The latest owners are the second and third-generation Jackson family (California) members Katie Jackson, Julia Jackson, Chris Jackson, Hailey Jackson-Hartford Murray, and MacLean Hartford. The family sees tremendous potential in Cowichan’s cool-climate maritime winegrowing region and plans to embolden the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. I have...
by mywinepal3 viewsbcchardonnaycheesepinot-noirvancouver-islandvqa - news
Ontario Chardonnay Review: Wending Home Estate Vineyards & Winery Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 and 2021_PR SAMPLE
Last year I was tasting through Ontario Cabernet Franc wines, and I adored the wines from Wending Home Estate Vineyards & Winery Estate Vineyard, so I had great expectations when I received Chardonnay wines to review as part of my Ontario Chardonnay Review study. I was not disappointed. These are excellent wines. In case you wanted to know about the...
by mywinepal4 viewschardonnayniagaraonchardreviewontariovqawending-home-estate-vineyards-winery - news
Celebrate Sunny Weather With Township 7 Provenance Series Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris 2025_PR SAMPLE
With our brilliant blue sky, green leaves on our trees opening, and robins singing, it is time to enjoy BC white wines. Here are two that I received from Township 7 Vineyards & Winery; their Provenance Series, Blue Terrace Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025 and their Provenance Series Pinot Gris 2025. 2025 was a fantastic year for BC grapes and winemaking...
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Ontario Chardonnay Review: Two Wines from Henry of Pelham Part 1PR SAMPLE
The next Chardonnay that I am tasting for my Ontario Chardonnay Review comes from Henry of Pelham. I received four bottles of their Chardonnay wines. Today I am tasting two of them: Henry of Pelham Family Estate Classic Chardonnay 2025 and the Speck Brothers Family Tree “The Goat Lady” Chardonnay 2023. The winery follows Sustainable Winemaking Ontario’s world-leading standards in their farming...
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