Wine Reviews
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine: Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Winery: Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Why drink it? Because it tastes good, of course. Seriously,...
Kitsch Wines 2021 Block Party
Wine: Kitsch 2021 Block Party Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Winery: Kitsch Wines Why drink it? Because, as the winery team says, it’s a party —...
Haywire 2021 Gamay Secrest Mountain Vineyard
Wine: Haywire 2021 Gamay Secrest Mountain Vineyard, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia Winery: Haywire Why drink it? For 14 years, Haywire wines were made as...
2021 Blasted Church Pinot Noir
Wine: Blasted Church 2021 Pinot Noir Winery: Blasted Church Vineyards Why drink it? A sassy label and a sassy wine, brimming with juicy cherry and clay aromas...
Road 13 Vineyards 2020 “John Oliver” Malbec
Wine: Road 13 Vineyards 2020 “John Oliver” Malbec Winery: Road 13 Vineyards Why drink it? The new John Oliver collection pays homage to, well, the...
2022 Poplar Grove 2022 Rosé Nouveau
Wine: Poplar Grove 2022 Rosé Nouveau Winery: Poplar Grove Winery Why drink it: Low-alcohol and low-calorie wines are two of the fastest-growing retail...
2021 Hester Creek Character Red
Wine: Hester Creek 2021 Character Red Winery: Hester Creek Estate Winery Why drink it? Named British Columbia Winery of the Year in 2023 by Great Northwest Wine...
Red Barn Winery at Jagged Rock 2021 Transfiction Rosé
Wine: Red Barn Winery at Jagged Rock 2021 Transfiction Rosé Winery: Red Barn Winery at Jagged Rock Why drink it? A blend of hand-harvested Cabernet...
2019 Township 7 Seven Stars Polaris Sparkling Wine
Wine: Township 7 2019 Seven Stars Polaris Sparkling Wine Winery: Township 7 Why drink it? Polaris gets its name from our galaxy’s North Star and is the...
Hillside Winery 2021 Heritage Series Viognier
Wine: Hillside Winery 2021 Heritage Series Viognier Winery: Hillside Winery Why drink it? Viognier is an ancient wine grape associated with France’s Rhone...
2021 Dirty Laundry Vineyard's Let’s Get Fizzical
Wine: Dirty Laundry Vineyard 2021 Let’s Get Fizzical Winery: Dirty Laundry Vineyard Why drink it? As if the fun reference to the Olivia Newton-John hit...
2021 Red Rooster Sur Lie Chardonnay
Wine: Red Rooster 2021 Sur Lie Chardonnay Winery: Red Rooster Winery Why drink it? If you like lemon meringue pie, this is a white wine for you. Lush yet...
2019 Stag’s Hollow Winery Dolcetto
Castanet has a new wine writer, Shelley Boettcher. An award-winning food and wine writer and editor, Shelley holds her master’s degree in journalism and...
vinAmite Quest (Port-style)
This the last wine review by Castanet's long-time wine reviewer Allison Markin. Well-known and well respected in the B.C. wine industry, Markin will...
Phantom Creek Estates 2019 Kobau Vineyard Cuvee
Wine: 2019 Kobau Vineyard Cuvee Winery: Phantom Creek Estates, Oliver Why drink it? Predominantly Cabernet Franc, Merlot provides some of its own nuances and...
2020 Roche Pinot Gris
Wine: Pinot Gris, 2020 Winery: Roche, Naramata Why drink it? This is a creamier, somewhat weightier version of Pinot Gris than you might expect from an...
2020 Laughing Stock Chardonnay
Wine: Chardonnay, 2020 Winery: Laughing Stock, Naramata Why drink it? Fun fact: eight percent of this wine was fermented in a concrete egg; the rest in your...
2017 Culmina Hypothesis Red Blend
Wine: Hypothesis, 2017 (red blend) Winery: Culmina, Oliver Why drink it? Blends can be more intriguing than single varietal wines, as there are more...
2020 Hester Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon, 2020 Winery: Hester Creek, Oliver Why drink it? From the winery’s Storied Series of wines, this cab sauv comes from...
2020 Haywire Secrest Mountain Gamay Rosé
Wine: Secrest Mountain Gamay Rosé, 2020 Winery: Haywire, Summerland Why drink it? Get ready for Cupid with this organically farmed rosé,...