Joie Muscat 2006
Joie Muscat 2006 Aptly described on the label as "the pure grape", this wine from Joie Wines claimed many awards last year, including the Lieutenant-Governors Award for Wine Excellence, a Double Gold Medal – Best in Class at the 2007 All Canadian Wine Championships, a Double-Gold Medal at the Wine Press Northwest Platinum Competition, a […]
Morning Bay Barrel Party
Morning Bay Merlot 2004 We were pleased to attend a private wine-tasting with Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery. Keith and Barbara Watt hosted a pleasant late afternoon event, bringing along Hills Foods Ltd. for some samples of delicious hors d'oeuvres to complement their wines. My Morning Bay favourites include the 2005 Merlot – Osoyoos […]
Playhouse Wine Festival Trade Tasting
There’s nothing like skipping out on work to sip wine, which is exactly what Stacey and I did at the Playhouse Wine Festival Trade Tasting one Friday afternoon. The theme country for the 2008 Festival is Italy, so we took our New World Palettes™ and sampled Italia. The Sangiovese grape, which was elevated to a […]