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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 732: Latest Tastings

Posted on July 2, 2019 by tonyaspler

My tasting week… Joie Farm En Famille Reserve Chardonnay 2017 (Okanagan – $30.35): Bright, pale straw colour; apple, toasty oak nose with barnyard notes; medium-bodied, richly extracted, green pineapple and melon flavours, Beautifully balanced with well-integrated oak and a long, … Continue reading →

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Wines of the Week for May 9, 2019

Posted on May 9, 2019 by tonyaspler

Gérard Bertrand La Clape Syrah Carignan Mourvèdre 2016 (Languedoc, $19.95, Vintages #370262): Dense purple colour; cedary, spicy, herbal , blackberry nose with notes of pepper; medium to full-bodied, dry and savoury, firmly structured with black olive and black plum flavours, … Continue reading →

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 708: Bench 1775 in Naramata, BC

Posted on October 12, 2018 by tonyaspler

Wines tasted this week:

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A Wine Lover’s Diary, part 693: Wine Not for the Birds

Posted on April 11, 2018 by tonyaspler

The Week of Monday, April 2nd: Here are the wines I tasted – in addition to the Wines of the Week – and a photo of the best wine I reviewed at Friday’s Vintages release tasting in Toronto (plus a … Continue reading →

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