An Okanagan Valley-based winery has brought a couple of special bottles to Alberta for the Calgary Stampede. The bottles, from Serendipity Winery near Naramata, B.C., feature a man and woman wearing white cowboys hats similar to the Smithbilts Calgary is known for.
Okanagan winery gets into the Stampede spirit
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Rhone Valley still offers wine gems
France’s Rhone Valley has been a constant source for high-quality, well-priced wine for decades now and the good news is that prices have remained stable (unfortunately the same cannot be said for the euro) and recent vintages have been good to excellent. You can splurge on great Chateauneuf-du-Pape (from the southern half of the valley) or Hermitage and Cote Rotie from the north but the value lies in the Cotes-du-Rhone and Cotes-du-Rhone Villages realm. Winemakers have a broad palate of grape varietals to work with in the southern half of the valley (there are 13 red varietals permitted for Chateauneuf-du-Pape) but it is Syrah and Grenache — and to a lesser degree, Mourvedre — that steal the show in most cases. These red wines tend to be balanced and versatile, delivering black fruits, spice (especially black pepper) and what the French call garrigue, a wild sage bush of sorts that often displays notes of lavender. Here are few of my current favourites:
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Try these wines for Valentine's
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Geoff Last: Rhone on the range
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Consumed: Jacobs Creek introduces Shiraz aged in whisky barrels
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Wines to bring smiles this holiday season
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B.C. wines poised to join the big leagues
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Wines to complement Easter dinner
Easter dinner can bring a variety of food offerings. These wines will pair well with many of them.
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Welcome the summer season with these party wines for $20 or less
Usher in May with fresh, fun wines primed for entertaining.
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Time to change to red wines as we hunker down for winter
With long, cold nights on the way, it's nice to hunker down with a full-bodied red wine.
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