Tag: British Columbia

Tantalus Vineyards Blanc de Blancs Brut 2023

Tasting Note: Huge value here, in a very fine 100% chardonnay sparkler that captures a certain lightness of being, charm and elan, yet retains the...

Quails’ Gate Winery Rosemary’s Block Chardonnay 2023

Tasting Note - Old vine Rosemary's Block is the top tier chardonnay from Quails’s Gate and consistently ranked as one of Canada's best chardonnays....

Tantalus Winery Old Vines Riesling 2023

Tasting Note This, to me, is the signature wine of Tantalus, although there are many in the portfolio that inspire. From B.C.’s first riesling...

Four Shadows Riesling Classic 2025

Tasting Note From old vines on one of steepest and warmest west-facing sites in Naramata, this is the winery’s flagship. It is just off-dry...

Fort Berens Estate Winery Riesling Reserve Wild Ferment 2023

Tasting Note (Previously published in Feb 2026.) This is a solid, barely off-dry riesling — a classic, actually, wherein the natural acidity of this...

Phantom Creek Pinot Gris 2023

Tasting Note Pinot Gris is, of course, widely grown in B.C., with most versions aiming somewhere between a light, crisp Italian grigio style and...