Is this the best Painted Rock release yet? 📱We're just over here having our minds blown by the latest releases from Painted Rock, and thrilled that John Skinner, founder, will join us live! Now, Carl's rated multiple 94 and a 94+ pointers...SIX of the nine wines we're about ...
Is this the best Painted Rock release yet?We're just over here having our minds blown by the latest releases from Painted Rock, and thrilled that John Skinner, founder, will join us live! Now, Carl's rated multiple 94 and a 94+ pointers...SIX of the nine wines we're about ...
Wine Wednesday, on the road!We just got back from Prince Edward County and we have things to say!! Stop by for a quick members trip recap, Roche intel before the club launch this week, and a peek at what’s coming next. It’s a short ...
Is this our 300th Wine Wednesday???It's hard to believe we have been tasting Canadian wine almost exclusively for almost SIX years now! Stop by to hear some of our most recent discoveries and a sneak preview of a very special winemaker Zoom happening TOMORROW at ...
Is this our 300th Wine Wednesday??? 📱It's hard to believe we have been tasting Canadian wine almost exclusively for almost SIX years now! Stop by to hear some of our most recent discoveries and a sneak preview of a very special winemaker Zoom happening TOMORROW at ...
This 92+ Point Chard Wasn't Supposed to Exist! (Day 56)In today’s episode of our 1,000-subscriber challenge, I’m cracking open something truly rare: the Sempre Mio Chardonnay 2023. This is a 'one-barrel selection' a wine so exceptional that the winemakers decided it couldn't be blended and should be bottled on ...
Left Bank vs Right Bank: The Canadian Wine Showdown! (Day 55)Is Canadian wine the world's best-kept secret? I think it might just be! I just found a $60 wine that acts like a $120! Today I’m putting two incredible Niagara-on-the-Lake red blends to the test: a powerful $100 Cabernet Sauvignon ...
10-Year-Old Niagara Wine: Is It Still Good? (Day 54)I just opened a 10-year-old 2016 Icellars 'Arinna' Red Blend from Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the results were absolutely phenomenal. Many people think Canadian reds can't age. This 94-point beauty proves them wrong. At $60, it drinks like a $100+ Napa or ...
I Just Got a 30-Bottle Mystery Case...Here's What I Opened First!What happens when 30 bottles of Canadian wine show up at your door? 🍷 We are unboxing a massive delivery and putting one mystery bottle to the ultimate test. Stay tuned for a blind tasting where we break down the ...
I Forgot This Bottle for 5 Years...Is It Still Good? (Day 52)Have you ever forgotten a bottle in your cellar for years? That’s exactly what happened with this 2017 Megalomaniac "Big Mouth" Merlot from the Niagara Peninsula. At 9 years old, I had zero expectations, but the result was a total ...
Why This $31 Wine Surprised Me (Day 51)On Day 51 of our YouTube challenge, Carl tastes a surprising 2018 Reserve Red from Icellars in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. At only $31, this wine punches way above its price point with a rich, silky texture and complex notes of ...
I Found a Gold-Medal Masterpiece for Malbec Day (Day 50)Happy Malbec Day! 🍷 We are celebrating at Nostalgia Winery in the South Okanagan, tasting a legendary 2020 Malbec from the famous Black Sage Bench. This gold-medal winner is "big and bold" with an inky purple color that absolutely blew ...
3 BIG Myths About Canadian Wine DEBUNKED (Platinum Medal Petit Verdot)Can Canada actually grow "big" Bordeaux varietals? Does Canadian wine have aging potential? And is it always overpriced? On Day 49 of our 1,000-subscriber challenge, we are cracking open a bottle that answers all of those questions with a resounding ...
Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone. But Canadian!Once more, we have a tonne of Canadian wine in front us to share with you! Stop by, let's chat wine and also, our next Tasting Thursday event on Zoom with winemakers Penelope and Dylan Roche, of Roche Wines, from ...
Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone. But Canadian! 📱Once more, we have a tonne of Canadian wine in front us to share with you! Stop by, let's chat wine and also, our next Tasting Thursday event on Zoom with winemakers Penelope and Dylan Roche, of Roche Wines, from ...
The Secret to Opening Wax Wine Seals! #wine #winelover #waxseal #winecollectionThe "friction trick" for wax-sealed wine is a game changer! 🍾 No blade, no mess, just a perfect pour. Follow for more, wine lovers! We taste and review Canadian wines every day. Cheers, Carl #winetasting #winelover #wine #canadianwine #lifehacks
The Safest Way to Open Wax-Sealed Wine (No Blade Needed)Day 48 of our Canadian wine challenge… and today starts with a mistake almost everyone makes. Wax-sealed bottles look beautiful… until you try to open them 😅 Knives. Cracks. Flying corks. Panic. But there’s a much easier way (and once ...
My first taste of the Okanagan's 2025 "Come Back Vintage"! Day 46What happens when an entire wine region loses 100% of its grape harvest? You wait, you commiserate with the winemakers, and then Mother Nature delivers something truly special the following vintage. Day 46 of our 1,000 subscriber challenge and we're ...
Is this the Canadian answer to Rombauer Chardonnay? Day 45Could the Okanagan Valley produce a Canadian version of one of California's most iconic Chardonnays? Today we're tasting the Black Swift Breeze Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 by Jason Parkes, one of Canada's boldest new-world style producers known for rich, opulent, ...
Rosé Season Is HERE! Do You Know Which Method Makes Which Style? Day 43On Day 43 of our 1,000 subscriber challenge, join Carl to chat about the two completely different methods to make rosé, and how they deliver two completely different results. We put them head to head using two of Canada's most ...
Why I Decant White Wine (This 94 Point Viognier Proves It)You might not decant your white wine…but maybe you should. In today’s Day 42 of our Canadian Wine Challenge, I open a newly released Viognier from Bottega Wine Studio in the Similkameen Valley and test it before and after decanting. ...
Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Rhône varietals, all from one BC winery 📱Holy smokes, we have a lot of world class Canadian wine open right now! Stop by for a sneak peek of an all-new, never before featured winery coming up soon in the club. And save the date! Our next Tasting ...
Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Rhône varietals, all from one BC wineryHoly smokes, we have a lot of world class Canadian wine open right now! Stop by for a sneak peek of an all-new, never before featured winery coming up soon in the club. And save the date! Our next Tasting ...
Can You Guess This🔥 Canadian Red from the South Okanagan? (Day 41)Today's bottle takes us back to Canada's only dessert, and to a varietal that is done really well across BC. Hit subscribe if you love Canadian wine and help us reach our first 1,000 subscribers on YouTube! Cheers, Carl & ...
