Pick of the Week: Briccotondo Barbera, Italy

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DU 240 Too many wines

Special Guest Picks of the Week! 2015 Louis Latour Chardonnay, a deep cut which is on the wine list at the Med Grill. France. BC Wine Studio Sirens Call Harmonious, expensive but apparently punches above its weight. Okanagan.

DU 239 Vancouver Island’s 2021 Vintage

Pick of the Week: Folonari Valpolicella, Italy

DU 238 We take it back… a re-review

Pick of the Week:  Bread & Butter Pinot Noir, 2019, California "And Now Pair This" results: California Roll - Pinot Grigio Bread dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar - Sweet Vermouth BBQ Chicken Thighs - Chianti (or the Giacondi Sangiovese Rubicone from Italy we mentioned last time)

DU 237 A French disaster. Plus, another round of “AND NOT PAIR THIS”

Special Guest Pick of the Week: Maple Leaf Spirits' Lady of the Cask, (Brandy)

DU 236 Special guest Shawn Soole, author of the “BC Spirits Cocktail Book”

Pick of the Week: Chateau Ste. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State And Now Pair This! results (abbreviated): Pesto Pasta: Prosecco or Pinot Grigio  Nachos (no jalapenos): Tsantali Rouge (Greece) or Giacondi Sangiovese Rubicone (Italy) Milk Chocolate: Port Plain Potato Chips: Bread & Butter Chardonnay (California)  Basic Steak and Potatoes: Telmo & Ruth Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Chile) Battered Fish and Chips: Chablis     

DU 235 And now, pair this!

Special Guest Pick of the Week: Pedra Cancela Dao 2016, Portugal

234 Climate change and wine on Vancouver Island (special guest Lamont Brooks of Symphony Vineyards)

(Special Guest) Picks of the Week: Plantation Barbados 2011 Rum - AND - Temper Rum

DU 233 Citrus and Cane

Pick of the Week: Campo Viejo Tempranillo Crianza, 2018, Spain

DU 232 Canada Day and Caesars

Pick of the Week: Torres Sangre de Toro 2018, Spain

DU 231 Father’s Day, Cognac, and a trip to Spain

Pick of the Week: Fontanafredda Briccotondo Barbera, Italy, 2018

DU 230 Marking 100 years since B.C. ended prohibition

DU 229 (Special Guest) The Strait and Narrow Pacific Coast Cocktails, made in Sidney

Pick of the Week: Animus Vinho Verde, Portugal (a previous pick that's on sale in B.C. at the time of this post)

DU 228 Old favourites (but are they still?)

Special Guest Pick(s) of the Week: •Strathcona Pilsner •Angelo Pinot Grigio, Italy •Four Winds Featherweight IPA

DU 227 Long Table Distillery

Special Guest Pick(s) of the Week: (All different styles ow whiskey from Victoria Caledonian Distillery) •Searaidh Braiche •The Peated Darach Braiche •Oaken Poitín

DY 226 Victoria Caledonian Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery (and that lawsuit)

The right bottle, for the right occasion, for the right price

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