Wine Reviews
Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars 2022 Pinot Blanc
Wine: Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars 2022 Pinot Blanc Winery: Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars Why drink it? This medium-full-bodied white wine has pretty...
Tightrope Winery 2020 Cabernet Franc
Wine: Tightrope Winery 2020 Cabernet Franc Winery: Tightrope Winery Why drink it? Eye-catching branding aside, this Cab Franc is a medium-bodied, classy red...
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards 2021 Reserve Chardonnay
Wine: Tinhorn Creek Vineyards 2021 Reserve Chardonnay Winery: Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Why drink it? Sandra and Kenn Oldfield started Tinhorn Creek Vineyards in...
Bartier Bros. Piquette
Wine: Bartier Bros. Piquette Winery: Bartier Bros. Why drink it? The Bartier Bros. Piquettes (there’s a rosé and a white) are crushable, delicious,...
Saintly, the good sparkling rosé
Wine: Saintly, the good sparkling rosé Winery: Saintly Wines Why drink it? The brainchild of Arterra Wines Canada, the Saintly label is, according to the...
Upper Bench Estate Winery 2022 Riesling
Wine: Upper Bench Estate Winery 2022 Riesling Winery: Upper Bench Estate Winery Why drink it? Because Riesling is one of the world’s greatest wine styles,...
Mayhem 2022 Sparkling Rosé
Wine: Mayhem 2022 Sparkling Rosé Winery: Mayhem Wines Why drink it? Because, says the team behind this wine, “from chaos and mayhem come...
Calliope Wines 2022 Figure 8 White
Wine: Calliope Wines 2022 Figure 8 White Winery: Calliope Wines Why drink it? Sometimes in life you need a reliable yet inexpensive white wine that you can keep...
Phantom Creek Estates 2021 Viognier
Wine: Phantom Creek Estates 2021 Viognier Winery: Phantom Creek Estates Why drink it? Located on Black Sage Road, near Oliver, Phantom Creek Estates opened in...
Solvero Wines 2022 Pinot Gris
Wine: Solvero Wines 2022 Pinot Gris Winery: Solvero Wines Why drink it? Talented winemaker Alison Moyes (Osoyoos Larose, Liquidity) is now leading the charge at...
Noble Ridge 2020 Reserve Meritage
Wine: Noble Ridge 2020 Reserve Meritage Winery: Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery Why drink it? A blend of Merlot (74 per cent) Cabernet Sauvignon (24 per cent)...
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine: Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Winery: Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Why drink it? Because it tastes good, of course. Seriously,...
Kitsch Wines 2021 Block Party
Wine: Kitsch 2021 Block Party Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Winery: Kitsch Wines Why drink it? Because, as the winery team says, it’s a party —...
Haywire 2021 Gamay Secrest Mountain Vineyard
Wine: Haywire 2021 Gamay Secrest Mountain Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Winery: Haywire Why drink it? For 14 years, Haywire wines were made as...
2021 Blasted Church Pinot Noir
Wine: Blasted Church 2021 Pinot Noir Winery: Blasted Church Vineyards Why drink it? A sassy label and a sassy wine, brimming with juicy cherry and clay aromas...
Road 13 Vineyards 2020 “John Oliver” Malbec
Wine: Road 13 Vineyards 2020 “John Oliver” Malbec Winery: Road 13 Vineyards Why drink it? The new John Oliver collection pays homage to, well, the...
2022 Poplar Grove 2022 Rosé Nouveau
Wine: Poplar Grove 2022 Rosé Nouveau Winery: Poplar Grove Winery Why drink it: Low-alcohol and low-calorie wines are two of the fastest-growing retail...
2021 Hester Creek Character Red
Wine: Hester Creek 2021 Character Red Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery Why drink it? Named British Columbia Winery of the Year in 2023 by Great Northwest Wine...
Red Barn Winery at Jagged Rock 2021 Transfiction Rosé
Wine: Red Barn Winery at Jagged Rock 2021 Transfiction Rosé Winery: Red Barn Winery at Jagged Rock Why drink it? A blend of hand-harvested Cabernet...
2019 Township 7 Seven Stars Polaris Sparkling Wine
Wine: Township 7 2019 Seven Stars Polaris Sparkling Wine Winery: Township 7 Why drink it? Polaris gets its name from our galaxy’s North Star and is the...