Tag Archives: pinot noir

Okanagan Winery Visit: O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars Wine Review Chardonnay

Posted on November 16, 2020 by waywardwine

Hello! Follow me through Canada’s famed Okanagan Valley and check out the most extreme wines of the North. Today’s example, newcomer: O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars and their Chardonnay. Continue reading →

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Homemade Wine Review: My Own Field Blend And 2019 Harvest Report

Posted on November 9, 2020 by waywardwine

2019’s harvest did not go as planned. Still, I managed to squeeze out a wine from my backyard experiment vines. Watch my review of it here: Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Krug Brut Champagne NV 167th Edition

Posted on October 30, 2020 by waywardwine

Exciting times! Join me and try Krug’s 167th Brut non vintage Champagne and decide, is it worth it? Opened October 23rd 2020 to celebrate my passing the WSET Level 4 Diploma theory paper. Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Torii Mor Pinot Noir Olson Estate Vineyard Dundee Hills 2014

Posted on October 12, 2020 by waywardwine

Another day, another bottle to check out. I tumble into my “cellar” (aka crawl space) and pull out a fine-dusted bottle of single vineyard Pinot Noir from 2014. If this virus gets me, at least I enjoyed one more wine … Continue reading →

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MULTIPLYING SUSTAINABILITY: DAY WINES AND DAY CAMP COOPERATIVE

Posted on October 2, 2020 by waywardwine

JancisRobinson.com recently finished their summer 2020 Wine Writing Competition (WWC20) and published 75 entries on Sustainability Heroes in the wine industry. I was honored to have all three of my submissions published. Although, I did not win the final, the below article on Day Wines and Day Camp Cooperative made it. Continue reading →