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Understanding Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Flavours in Wine

Understanding Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Flavours in Wine #wineEducation #Chardonnay #Riesling #Cabernet @mtboucheriewine @sperlingvineyards @OsoyoosLarose

Pinot Noir aromas and flavours (Image courtesy http://faberpartner.de/index.php/uebersicht.html) Wine is a complex beverage, as its flavours and aromas develop over time. Some wines can be enjoyed when they are young and fresh from fermentation while other wines take years or decades for the wines to soften, for flavours, tannins, and acidity to evolve to a high point for your enjoyment.  These…

Understanding Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Flavours in Wine

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Bartier Bros Piquette in Cans for the Summer

Try @BartierBros #Piquette in Cans for the #Summer @bcwine @hatchcomms #bcwine #okanagan #somm

Bartier Bros Piquette in cans We are having very hot summer days and need refreshments.  One drink you may want to consider, that you have not yet heard about is, Piquette.  Piquette is a low-alcohol wine made from a second pressing of the grape harvest — this time by adding water and fermenting the pomace (the grape skins, seeds, stems and pulp that remains after the juice has been pressed off…

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Canada is Cool - Visit Canada at the Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017

#CanadaIsCool - Visit Canada at the Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017 @vanwinefest @winebcdotcom @WinesofNS @winecountryont

In the wine world, cool climate areas are making exciting wines.  Canada is viewed as cool climate, and I was wondering where we fall in the extreme north or south latitudes compared to other cool climate regions.  Here is what I found through a search on the web:

Argentina‘s Patagonia wine region extends between 33.3° and 33.8° South.

Osorno Valley is Chile‘s most southerly wine region at…

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Can BC Make Cutting Edge Wines?

Can BC Make Cutting Edge Wines? @winebcdotcom #naturalWine @okcrushpad

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Perhaps, before I answer this question, I should define what is a cutting edge wine?  In the past it could have been the use of stainless steel tanks, when none were used before, or the use of cultured yeasts specifically bred to impart particular flavours and aromas in a wine.  But now, these things are main stream.  What is new and cutting edge is looking to…

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