Alderlea Vineyard – a BC winery made with passion
We headed up to Cowichan Valley recently, and stopped in at Alderlea Vineyard. It is located along the Vancouver Island Wine Route, a short drive from Victoria, British Columbia. Wine tasting and visits to their cellar shop are by appointment…
Check out the new Caledon Estate Vineyard!
On our Tassie wine adventures, we started our second full day visiting a few local wineries. Caledon Estate Vineyard is a recent opening our local friends recommended, and we were eager to give it a try. This blog post is covers our…
Bream Creek – What a great Tassie riesling!
A great introduction to Tassie white wine for sure. Sometimes I have a sip of wine and think ‘this is really good’. No real thought about it or consideration, it justs pops into my head. It happened with this wine. I was…
How You Can Be Successful With WSET Level 3!
We all have different hobbies. I don’t know that I would have said 5 years ago that wine tasting was one of mine! However, time has shown me that while I enjoy drinking wine, I do also enjoy challenging myself.…
We Got An Amazing Week of Wine in Oregon
We went to visit my sister in her new location in Oregon recently. We took the opportunity to pack in some wine tasting while down there. This post is to give you a flavour of what wines we enjoyed in…
These Cocktails Are Wicked! – Give Them A Try
Having recently successfully completed my WSET Level 3 course here in beautiful Victoria, I’ve been continuing my journey with varied wine tastings. But there is more than wine out there! Creative cocktails are on tap with this Victoria-based company, Twist of Fate Craft…
Savour this lip smacking amazing, jammy Australian wine from Coonawarra!
Read this Wine Tasting note: Penfolds Bin 128 to learn more about this lovely wine from Coonawarra! Background Country Information The Coonawarra wine region is a wine region centred on the town of Coonawarra in South Australia. It is known…
Disappointing wine tasting with a rare Moldavian red from the 60’s!
Recently I successfully completely the WSET Level 3 course here in beautiful Victoria. Back in 2022, while enrolled in WSET Level 2, and with covid-19 safety protocols in place, Victoria was just starting to enjoy summer in July. I very…
Wine tasting in Santorini with a little? food…
While in Santorini in 2016, we took a little scooter ride to some local wineries. Domaine Sigalas, stood out for us. The wine tasting included a full spectrum of their whites and reds, as well as a lovely compliment of…
Everyday a Journey
