In early 2006 I took the Wine & Spirit Education Trust Level 1 Foundation course in wine tasting. The course was taught by James Cluer of Fine Vintage Ltd in Vancouver. For these posts I am using the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine (PDF, 50K). Wine is evaluated according to Appearance (clarity, intensity, and colour); Nose (condition, intensity, and aroma); Palate (sweetness, acidity, tannin, body, flavour characteristics, and length); and a conclusion on overall quality. I prefer whites, or I am more familiar with them, so that is what I will focus on, at least initially. I will sample wine from a variety of countries, and search out good BC wines. Let me know if you have any comments or something to suggest.
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Clear medium gold appearance, citrus floral nose. Slightly off dry (despite the name) with honey-apricot, slate, and grapefruit notes with a nice balance in the acidity. The best BC Riesling I’ve tasted in a while, probably since the 2007 Joie. About CAD$20 at Village VQA Wines. See 8th Generation Vineyard.