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Playhouse Wine Fest this week, so please excuse us if we’re off sipping… Australia’s the theme region for 2007, and Riesling is the focus grape. Seriously, this is THE wine event of the year in Vancouver. It’s amazing to see how it’s grown even in the six years that we’ve been taking part. Sorry, tickets […]

Packed with smells of black pepper and a meaty edge, the 2004 Black Opal Shiraz is a meal in a glass. With a burst of blueberry fruit followed by a vanilla finish, it can pose as dessert, as well. Easy sipping.

Following the Chardonnay, to complete the red-white one-two punch, load up on this Sandhill powerhouse. The 04 “two” has lush, ultra-concentrated fruit well-balanced with a hit of sweet, smoky wood. This is our favouite of the numerical Small Lots, and followed closely by the Cab-Syrah. This is a large wine.

Chardonnay’s planted in every global nook and cranny and the Okanagan is no exception. Tasty Chards from our backyard are not uncommon, case in point this Nk’mip QQ version (2005). Fig, apple, and butterscotch with a big, toasty finish.

Cold, wet weather continues to be in the forecast. Time for another Sunday roast… this week’s meaty column highlighted a few ideas.

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Cheers!
colin@justhereforthebeer.com

Our column in The Province this week, “Vino without the vittles”. It’s true, with the general taste profile of wine moving towards the fruit-forward, sweeter-finish side of the spectrum, wine is easier to sip on its own. Still, as much as we enjoy pouring a glass late into the evening and contemplating in front of […]