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The memories may be better than the wine, but at
least we remember the wine (was there so little
available?) whereas now people can barely recall the
name of the wine they tried last night. Could the key
to success be in kitschy names like Strawberry
Fields, Black Tower, Blue Nun, Moody Blues and
Lonesome Charlie.
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Van Westen Vivacious, Naramata BC,
2005
I took this bottle with me to a wine gal lunch (or as a friend says an EL-Executive Lunch). The response was immediate-what's that, where is it from? The bottle is certainly eye-catching and that's half of the marketing battle these days. This is the second vintage for Van Westen although the Van Westen's have been growing fruit on the Naramata Bench for over 50 years. Primarily Pinot Blanc with 4% Pinot Gris this wine is fresh with ripe orchard fruit, mineral aromas and juicy citrus with just a hint of smoky spices. Lovely structure and weight with good balance between the sweetness of the orchard fruit and the sourness of citrus. Crisp with a long clean finish. Well done! $17.90 BC Private wine stores (only 175 cases) Wine Diva tasted- October 27 2006
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Laurenz V 'Laurenz und Sophie Singing' Gruner
Veltliner, Austria, 2005
It really will make
you sing, it'll make your cheese sing too! A very
pretty wine, crisp and clean with white flowers,
stone and mineral, cold cream and bright pomelo
citrus aromas. It has a nice oily element to its
texture, rounded out with citrus zest, warm spices
and a hint of herbs on the finish.
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How Cheesy-Cheese and Crackers that bite!
Lesley Stowe's Raincoast Crisps
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What I know for sure!
1.That the Christmas trees at Restoration Hardware
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