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Gismondi tasting notes & reviews Anthony Gismondi | August 8, 2017  | gismondionwine.com 91 Points – Micro Cuvée Pinot Noir 2015 “The Micro-Cuvée is best of the bunch most years, although rivalled by the Old Block in 2015. There is only 110 cases of it, all grown at McLean Creek Road. The Micro Cuvée is […]

John Schreiner on wine: Okanagan Falls Wineries Tasting April 5th, 2017 95 Points ~ Meyer Micro Cuvée Pinot Noir 2014 “This wine is made by choosing the best block and best clones from the McLean Creek Vineyard and then selecting the best barrels to produce 110 cases. This was aged 11 months in French oak […]

“Digging the Dirt in British Columbia” by Tina Gellie, Decanter Magazine March 2017 We were thrilled to hear about this upcoming story in UK’s Decanter Magazine on BC Wines and we are so excited to be included in Tina Gellie’s “10 Picks from Okanagan & Similkameen”. Tina featured our 2012 McLean Creek Road Pinot Noir […]

This week on Gismondi on Wine – “Top Ten: Next World Pinot Noirs” includes our 2014 Reimer Vineyard Pinot! 92 Points, Anthony Gismondi “East Kelowna is home to this juicy, spicy, alive pinot noir. The nose is mix of jasmine and super ripe black cherries. The attack is sweet pinot with silky, round, juicy, soft fruit […]

Thrilled to see two of our Pinot Noirs in Anthony Gismondi’s recent “Top Ten BC Wines of 2016” list! The full article is available online at gismondionwine.com 93 Points ~ Micro Cuvée Pinot Noir 2014 “Only 110 cases of Micro Cuvée were made, all grown at McLean Creek Road. The fruit was picked from the 6th […]

We are thrilled to receive these great scores and reviews from John Schreiner in his recent blog post! 95 Points ~ Meyer Micro-Cuvée Pinot Noir 2014 “This wine is made by choosing the best block and best clones from the McLean Creek Vineyard and then selecting the best barrels to produce 110 cases. It will […]

This week on Anthony Gismondi’s tasting notes he reviews our 2014 Tribute Series and 2015 Okanagan Valley Chardonnay! 91 Points – 2014 Tribute Series Chardonnay Old Main Road, Naramata BC “The fruit was hand harvested October 30th at 24 brix from the sixteen-year-old, silty/clay loamy Naramata-based Old Main Road Vineyard that faces north.

This weekend in The Vancouver Sun, wine writer and Wine Align judge Anthony Gismondi featured our wines in his article titled “B.C Pinot Noirs snapping up Burgundy’s heels”. The almost full page spread in the August 5th paper talks about the recent article in UK’s Decanter Magazine “The Best Pinot Noirs in the world (outside […]

In advance of BC Day, Treve Ring highlights the Top 10 Scoring BC Wineries from the 2016 National Wine Awards of Canada. Treve Ring & Anthony Gismondi’s chose a selection of their favourite wines that were tasted at Gismondi on Wine over the past year including our 2014 McLean Creek Road Chardonnay. 90 Points “This wine is […]

The results from the 2016 National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC) were released this week and we are honoured to be named #5 winery in Canada, #3 winery in BC and #3 small winery in Canada! The National competition was held this June in Penticton, and the wines were judged over five days by 21 judges from across […]

In the recent edition of UK’s Decanter Magazine, Decanter’s consulting editor and world renowned wine writer, Steven Spurrier, writes about his visit to BC and showcases 18 BC wines! Steven says “For me, wine is all about the three P’s: the place, the people and the product. British Columbia ticks all three boxes with exuberance, elegance […]

Each year, our Tribute Series Chardonnay is named after a western Canadian for an outstanding achievement in their field. Janice and I donate $5,000 towards a not-for profit foundation, endowment, scholarship or charity of that person’s choice as a way of encouraging or honouring the legacies of these Canadians. For our 2014 Tribute Series we […]

A nice review of our 2014 Gewürztraminer in Anthony Gismondi’s weekly reviews! 89 Points “This is a fun-style Gewürztraminer that comes off a block of 22 year-old fruit that faces the setting sun. The nose is mix of lees and litchi fruit, orange flecks and spicy. The attack presents mostly dry with just a hint […]

The April edition of the UK’s Decanter Magazine has just been released and we are so thrilled and honoured to be mentioned in their cover story “Pinot Noir: the world’s best (outside Burgundy)”. Our 2013 McLean Creek Road Pinot Noir was listed as highly recommended alongside 29 other Pinot Noirs from around world. It was […]

We had the pleasure of hosting esteemed wine judge and writer for Wine Align, David Lawrason, earlier this month and enjoyed the opportunity to share our new 2014 wines with him. David reviewed and wrote up a few of our new wines and we’re thrilled to have received over 90 Points on most of the […]

We are thrilled to see another great story about BC wines in the newest edition of California’s SOMM Journal. Wine enthusiast, Steven Spurrier covered the first part of his trip to BC in his article “The Best of British Columbia” in the Oct/Nov issue. We are pleased to see this follow up story “The Best […]

We are thrilled to see our Marks and Spencer Pinot Noir mentioned again in London’s The Guardian on this list of six wines to watch out for in 2016! David Williams says “No surprises that the only UK supermarket that has not had an existential crisis at the rise of Aldi-Lidl is also the first […]

Excited to see our 2013 Gewürztraminer on Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson’s list of “Top Wine Picks – Post Holiday Budget” in his MyWineCanada blog this week! Here’s what he’s saying about this wine: “I’m the third MWC blogger to chime in on this wine and, like fellow scribes Jake Skakun and Michelle Bouffard, have nothing but good […]

Thrilled to be written up twice this week in two UK newspapers recommending our wine for Christmas! Earlier this week in UK’s Daily Express Jaime Goode recommends our Marks and Spencer Pinot Noir as a perfect last-minute buy! David Williams also recommends our Pinot in his article “Wines to Treat Yourself with over Christmas” in […]

Thrilled to be on this list of “10 exciting discoveries” in Ian D’Agata’s article last week in UK’s Decanter Magazine! “Canada is on the verge of breaking out big time on the world wine map” says Ian D’Agata, “and not just for their sweet wines”. If you missed the full story “Canada Can” in the […]

We are very excited to announce that our Marks & Spencer Pinot Noir, made exclusively for Marks & Spencer in the UK, has just hit the shelves! Earlier this year we had the pleasure of working with Marks & Spencer winemaker Belinda Kleinig who selected this fine Pinot Noir for it’s purity and layered complexity. […]

Excited to see our 2011 Reimer Vineyard Pinot Noir in the September issue of UK’s Decanter Magazine! In Ian D’Agata’s article “Canada Can” he lists his top 15 Canadian picks and rates our Pinot 17 Points (out of 20) which is equivalent to a 90 Point wine! Read the full article here.

BC winemakers thirsty for more exports Vancouver Business | Gordon Hamilton | September 8th, 2015 “British Columbia’s wine producers are making wine that’s good enough to attract international luminaries like Steven Spurrier, but many still face an uphill battle in translating praise from wine critics into export sales. “Our wines can compete with the big […]

We are thrilled to have received two medals at the 2015 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada! 2013 Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir Gold Medal, 90 Points Aggregate final score from judges at the 2015 National Wine Awards of Canada. June 2015. 91 Points, Rémy Charest, WineAlign Judge 4 out of 5 Stars, Bill Zacharkiw “Shows […]

Today in My Wine Canada‘s “Pair it Up!” … Seared Salmon with Mashed Potatoes and Leeks paired with our 2013 Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir! Read the full article here: http://mywinecanada.com/wineblog/pair-wine-ricardo-magazine/

For B.C. grape growers, it’s the summer of Noir Okanagan vintners make Pinot Noir among top three most planted grapes in B.C By Gordon Hamilton, June 26th, 2015 www.biv.com/article/2015/6/bc-grape-growers-its-summer-noir “It’s called the heartbreak grape, because it’s so difficult to make it well, but for a growing number of Okanagan winemakers, Pinot Noir is worth falling […]

The Gray Report shares the 10 best Canadian wines from the Northern Lands wine competition this year, and we are pleased to see our 2013 McLean Creek Road Pinot (which also won best Pinot Noir) on the list ...

BC Wineries up London Presence 15th May, 2015 by Rupert Millar Last week 34 Canadian wineries, including 13 BC wineries, showcased their wines at the Wines of Canada tasting in central London! Read the full article on thedrinksbusiness.com

Kurtis Kolt picks his top Spring Wines including our 2013 Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir! Read the full blog on mywinecanada.com

Michelle Bouffard’s top l’apéritif wine picks from My Wine Canada includes our 2012 Gewürztraminer! “Nothing says springtime like the aromatic Gewürztraminer. Explosive notes of litchi and white peaches with a touch of dry sage make this wine the perfect apéro. It’s also a great match with salads and grilled fish.” Read the full article here: […]

In a recent blog on elizabethsvines.com, Elizabeth talks about her visit to MFV last summer and her recent experience at Wild Honey Restaurant in the UK! If you’re traveling to the UK and looking for our wines, try our 2012 McLean Creek Rd Chardonnay by the glass or bottle at Wild Honey. To read the […]

We are definitely looking forward to the ProWein tradeshow coming up in March in Germany, along with 14 other Canadian wineries, we are excited to be one of the two BC wineries in attendance! Okanagan Life Magazine recently published a story on the event, read the full story here.

Excited to be representing BC wines at ProWein in Germany coming up March 15-17. Along with 14 other Canadian wineries (two from BC), the trade show will have 4,850 exhibitors from 47 countries and is expected to draw 49,000 trade visitors and 1,000 journalists! Read the full press release here.

Wow a great read in The Vancouver Sun by Anthony Gismondi on the Okanagan Valley region! Here’s what Gismondi has to say about the Okanagan Falls region: “Before 2014 completely fades from memory, I wanted to summarize more than a dozen forays into the Okanagan Valley and recognize a number of people places and wines. […]

A great review of our 2012 Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir by WineAlign‘s David Lawrason & a favourable 89 Points! “This is a very juicy, fresh yet solid style of pinot noir with quite ripe cherry-scented fruit generously padded with oak clove spice, smoke and vaguely pine-scented complexity. It’s mid-weight, firm and almost mouth-watering with a […]

Foodista, Food & Wine Pairing: Exploring the Beautiful Wines of British Columbia Sheri Wetherell, November 20, 2014 “Until recently, the wines from our neighbors just north of the border in British Columbia were extremely limited in the Pacific Northwest. In an exclusive relationship with Whole Foods Market, the Wines of British Columbia now offers a […]