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If you were to visit a long-established wine region such as Bordeaux or Burgundy, and then visit a younger, emerging wine region in North America, one of the many differences that might strike you is a discrepancy in the number of grape varieties being grown. While many established wine regions Read More

Palate Press Wine of the Week: 2010 Stag’s Hollow GVM

Palate Press

Features Wine Reviews

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Quite an unusual wine from this Okanagan Valley winery : a field blend of grenache, viognier and marsanne, pressed together and fermented together in oak barrels, thus creating an unusual, largely blanc de noirs, white wine. Coming from a cool vintage, it has an edgy, vibrant touch, combining the aromatics of Read More

Putting Your Best Oak Forward: Diversity in the World of Barrels

Remy Charest

Features

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If you've never put your nose inside a few well-wrought barrels, it may be hard to understand just how excited winemakers can become about oak - and also, just how varied the contribution of oak to the profile of a wine can be. The range of smells, the different characters Read More

2008 Strut Red Over Heels, Okanagan, British Columbia

Kathleen Rake

Wine Reviews

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I found plums, blackberries, black olives, and spice on the nose, with plums and ripe cherries on the palate. This simple, pleasant wine is value priced and ready to drink now. It worked just fine with tonight’s meat loaf and-read more- Read More

2008 Strut Risqué Rosé, Okanagan, British Columbia

Kathleen Rake

Wine Reviews

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The strawberry and banana penny candy on the nose is a sure give away of the Gamay component of this wine. The rest of it—aromas and flavours of strawberries, sour cherries, and rhubarb—work together for an enjoyable value-priced BC rosé.-read more- Read More

2008 Strut Well-Heeled White, Okanagan, British Columbia

Kathleen Rake

Wine Reviews

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Lots of tropical fruit and citrus on both the nose and the palate with this entry-level white wine. For the price, it will serve perfectly as that Tuesday-after-work patio wine. And, when someone wants to add ice cubes in the-read more- Read More

2008 La Stella Vivace

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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La Stella Vivace is a fine example of the Okanagan coming through in the grape. Grown sustainably and organically, the Vivace is crisp and refreshing with citrus and green pears on the nose. The palate reveals a touch more citrus,-read more- Read More

The Okanagan’s Great Search for Signature Grape

Palate Press Wine of the Week: 2010 Stag’s Hollow GVM

Putting Your Best Oak Forward: Diversity in the World of Barrels

2008 Strut Red Over Heels, Okanagan, British Columbia

2008 Strut Risqué Rosé, Okanagan, British Columbia

2008 Strut Well-Heeled White, Okanagan, British Columbia

2008 La Stella Vivace

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