The Wine Bar (and attached full restaurant Provence Marinaside) in Yaletown has the best and biggest rose wine by the glass list in Vancouver, with 23 selections. Sommelier Joshua Carlson expanded the rose wine list a few months ago, adding some of his favourites from across the world, as well as a few from our … Continue reading Best and Biggest Rose-By-The-Glass List in Vancouver: The Wine Bar in Yaletown
Rosé isn't synonymous with the winter holidays, but it should be! If it's the season for spending too much and drinking too much, then this wine has you covered - at the $15 range, you won't be breaking the bank, and its pretty colour looks beautiful against festive backdrops. This dry rosé pairs well with … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season: L’Orangeraie Rosé
A quick Google search reveals less than stellar reviews for this airport restaurant, which is the second location of the historic Saint Gabriel street Inn - North America's oldest inn and Canada's first legal drinking establishment. Most of the critics from my thorough two second search were TripAdvisor reviewers who didn't like the prices and … Continue reading L’Auberge St. Gabriel at Montreal Airport
Our July pick is the Saignee Rose from Culmina Winery. 'Saignee', meaning 'to bleed' in French, is a method of making rose wine in which the pink juice is taken from (bled out of) the musts in the production of red wine, instead of discarded (winemakers remove the pink juice in order to increase the … Continue reading School’s Out Fo’ Summah! Culmina Saignee Rose
We may have a bit of a crush on roses lately since we can't stop talking about them (no wonder they're blushing!), and since it's Valentine's Day month, we couldn't resist sharing one more blush crush with you. The Poplar Grove 2014 Blanc de Noirs has our hearts racing. The blend of 41% malbec, 24% … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day! Poplar Grove Blanc de Noirs 2014
Our second Wine of the Month pick is another rose - The Girls Vivacious Rose! This one is timely (pun intended) because October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and the Time Estate Winery (there's the pun) -produced The Girls wine donates 100% of profits to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Do not be fooled by … Continue reading The Girls Vivacious Rose
We chose this wine because we are in denial that summer is ending, and the Vaila Rose is the perfect summer wine which epitomizes our September denial. Go to Les Amis du Fromage, or your local deli, pick up some of your favourite cheese (or better yet, try something new and adventurous! Like Milbenkäse*), check … Continue reading Le Vieux Pin Vaila Rose
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