Tag Archives: Bordeaux blend

Tasting Note: See Ya Later Ranch Ping 2006, Okanagan Valley VQA

By winecase | Published: March 6, 2009
Fruit, fruit, fruit, and also a bit more fruit. That was certainly my first impression of this Bordeaux blend made by See Ya Later Ranch, a Vincor-owned estate located about mid-way between Lake Okanagan and Lake Osoyoos in the Okanagan Valley. Named after the estate’s historical owner’s way of signing off letters, the ranch was [...]
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Tasting Note: Viña Chocalán Gran Reserva Blend 2004, Maipo Valley

By winecase | Published: October 1, 2008
Although I am most often weary of the “big” wines, I do enjoy ripe fruit and bold flavors just as much as the next guy. As long as the ripe fruit doesn’t jam the glass, if you see what I mean, and as long as other elements give it structure and balance. Case in point: Viña [...]
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Canadian wines for all occasions

By winecase | Published: July 5, 2008
I was invited for a second time by CJAD host Sharman Yarnell to do a wine-related bit on her Saturday-morging show called Showtime. And since our little chat was to air soon after Canada Day (and Quebec City’s 400th anniversary, by the way), she thought it would be a good idea to take a look [...]
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