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Today I have two wines from @conosurvineyards in Chile made from the Pinot Noir grape.  Their Cono Sur Pinot Noir Organic 2020, which is #vegan and #organic certified, and their Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir Rose 2020 that comes in a 1 litre bottle. Both are available at BC Liquor stores.  The Rose is on sale currently for $10.99! Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir Rose 2020 Appearance: A bring medium peach skin colour. Nose: Medium intensity nose with sweet fruit aromas of strawberries primarily plus red berries. Palate: A little off-dry, round with a thicker mouthfeel.  Medium acidity leaves a prickle on your tongue.  The sweetness is more apparent from mid-palate to finish.  Mainly strawberry flavour with red cherries on the mid-palate to the finish.  It is also a bit steely toward the end. Finish: A medium plus length finishing fruity with strawberries, some tartness, and bramble leaf. Cono Sur Pinot Noir Organic 2020 Appearance: A deep translucent garnet colour with a ruby tint.  About 80% opaque. Nose: Lighter aromas covering vanilla, crushed berries, and touches of oak and sweet spices.  You also get some black cherries with swirling. Palate: Slightly off-dry with a thicker, round, soft mouthfeel.  Lower acidity and light tannins to start.  Floral, raspberries, candied cherries, and plum flavours.  You also get a touch of sweet black fruit with swirling.   Finish: A dry finish, medium length, with black cherry fruit flavour. Stay tuned for my full tasting notes, including decanting, on mywinepal.com. Thank you to @awsmwest for providing these samples for me to review. #winewriter #somm #winemedia #redwine #rosewine #pinotnoir #winelovers #wineblogger #luxury @winesofchile_ca https://www.instagram.com/p/CWv8lrav7G2/?utm_medium=tumblr

My first Rosé wine to review this year comes from @aashawines on the #Naramata Bench.  This small, husband and wife-run winery aim at producing small volume, high-quality wines.  I received 3 of their wines to review, and I decided to start with the Rosé wine.  I really like the labels drawn by their friend Reena Mistry.  The Rosé has a picture of two cats on it, and being a former cat owner (or did the cat own me?) I can understand why you may call a cat a "Little Monster".  But a loveable monster.  Let me tell you about this wine. Aasha Wines Little Monster Syrah Rosé 2019 Appearance: A medium bright clear tawny orange colour. Nose: Medium-minus nose that has some lees that quickly burns off.  You then get more toast, along with lesser amounts of dried stone fruits and strawberries.   Palate: Dry and round with a thicker, medium-plus body and a viscous mouthfeel.  This wine also does have an acidic bite to it to balance the roundness and viscosity.  A wide range of flavours with toastiness and dried fruit at the top.  You also get strawberries, red cherries and a hint of orange and citrus with swirling.  And a mix of stoniness and salty minerality.   Finish: A medium-plus length finishing with some bitterness, citrus and dried fruits, a toasty edge and light pepperiness. This toastiness on the nose and palate is interesting to me as this wine is fermented in stainless steel.  No oak contact.  So there is something in their terroir that is bringing out this component.  Stay tuned for my full tasting notes, including decanting, on mywinepal.com. #winewriter #somm #winemedia #rosewine #winelovers #wineblogger #luxury #bcwineries #bcvqa #coolclimatewine #drinklocalwine #Okanagan #buybcwine #bcwine #bcfoodie #winesofbc @winebcdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/CYwzVj6vxIE/?utm_medium=tumblr

Do you like diamonds?  Have you heard of wine diamonds?  They are actually tartrate crystals that have precipitated out of a wine.  You typically find these wine diamonds on the bottom of the wine cork, which is what I saw when I opened a bottle of @poplargrovewinery #Merlot 2016.  This is the second wine over the last two months that I've tasted that have these crystals.  Don't worry, they are not harmful. Poplar Grove Winery Merlot 2016 Appearance: A deeper garnet colour that has a touch of bricking at the edge. Nose: A medium intensity nose with rich ripe deep aromas covering cassis, black cherries, leather, dark chocolate, plus touches of oak and vanilla. Palate: Dry with a lighter, lean mouthfeel, but becomes a bit rounder and fuller with some swirling in your glass.  Fine lighter intensity tannins.  Medium-plus intensity flavours of plums, blueberries, blackberries, black cherries, dark chocolate and oak on the palate, plus sweet spices become more evident as the wine opens up in your glass.  Finish: A medium-plus length finishing with black cherries, and touches of capsicum, leather, pepperiness, cedar and oak flavours.  Light tannins. Stay tuned for my full tasting notes, including decanting, on mywinepal.com. #winewriter #somm #winemedia #redwine #winelovers #wineblogger #luxury #bcwineries #bcvqa #coolclimatewine #drinklocalwine #Okanagan #buybcwine #bcwine #winesofbc @winebcdotcom https://www.instagram.com/mywinepal/p/CYj9jP_Pw0U/?utm_medium=tumblr

I've struck diamonds again! Wine diamonds from a bottle of wine from @poplargrovewinery . Which wine do you think? It's a 2016 vintage. I will let you know tomorrow. #winewriter #somm #winemedia #redwine #winelovers #wineblogger #luxury #bcwineries #bcvqa #drinklocalwine #Okanagan #buybcwine #bcwine #bcfoodie #winesofbc https://www.instagram.com/mywinepal/p/CYh_JuOptRL/?utm_medium=tumblr

Have you read my @bordertownwine Gruner Veltliner wine pairing with @agratandoori food pairing on mywinepal.com? Check it out! ##winewriter #somm #winemedia #whitewine #wineandfood #winelovers #wineblogger #luxury #bcwineries #bcvqa #coolclimatewine #drinklocalwine #Okanagan #buybcwine #bcwine #bcfoodie #winesofbc https://www.instagram.com/p/CYXolLMpW5r/?utm_medium=tumblr

This is my first wine to review in 2022, @bordertownwine #GrunerVeltliner 2018.  A BC wine coming from Osoyoos in the south Okanagan.  Gruner Veltliner is not yet a commonly known white grape here in BC, but it should become more well-known.  The grape is widely grown in Austria. It reminds me a bit like Riesling from the Claire Valley in Australia. Bordertown Vineyards & Estate Winery Gruner Veltliner 2018 Appearance: A bright clear medium intensity lemon colour in the glass. Nose: Medium-plus intensity aromas of lemon, peaches and apricots, white flowers, and a hint of petrol. Palate: Dry and round but has a strong acidic edge that gives it a lighter mouthfeel.  The acidity does start off with a prickle on your tongue but fades quickly.  Pronounced flavours, mostly lemon and peach, with touches of lime and honey.  Bright flavours.   Finish: A medium-plus length finishing with tart citrus and peach flavours and apricots at the very end.  Mouthwatering acidity on the finish. I tried this wine with Indian food from @agratandoori in Burnaby.  How was the pairing? Stay tuned for my full tasting notes on this wine, including decanting and my food pairing notes, on mywinepal.com. #winewriter #somm #winemedia #whitewine #wineandfood #winelovers #wineblogger #luxury #bcwineries #bcvqa #coolclimatewine #drinklocalwine #Okanagan #buybcwine #bcwine #bcfoodie #winesofbc https://www.instagram.com/p/CYW7tuuPhTa/?utm_medium=tumblr

If you like sparkling wine, but can't drink a 750ml bottle why not try a can? This @bolliciniwines fits the bill, made from Glera grapes, like are used for Prosecco. Easy to drink. Dry with light bubbles. #winewriter #somm #winemedia #sparklingwine #winelovers #wineblogger https://www.instagram.com/p/CYUcAmTPDZy/?utm_medium=tumblr

If you are doing #dryjanuary2021 and are in BC, try this alcohol-free #sparklingwine , Rose, from @bottegasparkling from Italy. Ciao! #winewriter #somm #winemedia #wineblogger https://www.instagram.com/p/CYSsyySrFlb/?utm_medium=tumblr