G'day, mate! Join me this week as we taste a wine from the Hunter Valley region of Australia. I do love a good Semillon - and the Okanagan has a lot of them. But how does that compare to the Hunter Valley, one of the major Semillon producers in the world? Check out the video and find out! This is a 2018 Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon.
My journey to complete my WSET level 2 and my WSET 3 certifications was populated with many tastings and bottles of fine wine. In the older posts, read about my journey in this blog that featured wines in both of the courses. My next stop on my journey was doing my own wine tours in the Okanagan for 6 years. Now I'm retired (again) and just drinking - and tasting - wine! Join me as we taste a new wine every couple of weeks!
Friday, November 26, 2021
Friday, November 19, 2021
Time to Taste Spanish Wine - It could become a Habit!
Join me this week as we taste a wine from the Carineña region of Spain! The wine, a 2013 Monasterio de Las Viñas, is a blend of Garnacha (Grenache) Tempranillo, Carineña (Mazuelo) and Cabernet Sauvignon. Great aromas and a very nice taste. Check out the video!
Friday, November 12, 2021
Time to Get Down with Dao Wine from Portugal!
This time we taste a Dao wine from Portugal. This red blend is a mere $15 and has a HUGE amount of aromas on the nose - check it out! This is a 2019 Bodega de Penalva Dao Indigena Vino Tinto.
Friday, November 5, 2021
Time to Chill Out with Chilean Cab Sauv!
This time we taste a light but tasty 2018 Perez Cruz Reserva Cab Sauv from the Maipo Valley in Chile. South American wines delivery really great value and this is no exception!
Time to Taste a Nero D'Avola from Sicily, Italy
The 2023 Epicuro Nero d’Avola is a fruit-forward Sicilian red made from one of the island’s signature indigenous grapes, offering ripe che...
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It's been a while..... School had to end, then we were off on a trip to Eastern Canada for a couple of weeks Then a fishing trip ...
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Way back, when I was first exposed to alcohol (I must have been legal, right?) I drank hideous wines. They were cheap and sweet and ...
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One thing that has really been made apparent to me since I have taken my WSET and since I have been sampling wines a bit more critically....