Vancouver Island Wine

• October 2009

  I thought it might be fun to get together with other wine enthusiasts from Vancouver Island.

  Forum post in the topic Any Vancouver Islanders out... by AprilB

  
  

• August 2009

  To add to the growing list: --El Celler de Can Roca, in Girona (the Costa ... House, southern end of Vancouver Island. Very nice resort, with fantastic views across the straits, excellent restaurant and a great wine list. Had a wonderful time there a couple of years ago.... Read moreTo add to the growing list: --El Celler de Can Roca, in Girona (the Costa ... House, southern end of Vancouver Island. Very nice resort, with fantastic views across the straits, excellent restaurant and a great wine list. Had a wonderful time there a couple of years ago. http://www.sookeharbourhouse.com/ (though I'm having trouble getting into their server now) Wine lists in Europe, in my experience, tend to be more region-specific, staying closer to home with their listings, while North American versions are usually broader. --If you want to peruse the best Italian wine list I've ever seen, go to Enoteca Pinchiorri, in Firenze, One of so many great eating places in that town I've been fortunate enough to enjoy, though this is undoubtedly the priciest: http://www.enotecapinchiorri.it/ --Best list of Alsatian varietals I've seen is at L'Auberge de L'Ill, in Illhausern, Alsace. A couple of Michelin stars: http://www.auberge-de-l-ill.com/V2/index.html Hey, I just found out they're even opening a branch in Japan, down in Nagoya near Toyota hqtrs. :-) --Greatest variety of Austrian reds I've ever seen at Doellerer, near Salzburg. A recent Michelin star: http://www.doellerer.eu/de/geniesserrestaurant.html A very different place from the Palais Coburg, in Vienna, which also takes its Austrian wine most seriously: http://www.palais-coburg.com/_en/ Skipping the 'proper restaurant' part and heading to winebars, this place in Paris, with a more upscale sister down the street, have generated a bit of press recently. It's warranted, for a pleasant evening out, though the press means more tourists than before: La Cave de l'Os a Moëlle (and its big sibling l'Os a Moëlle). More home cooking than haute cuisine, with the emphasis on wine, including a great selection of local wines behind the bar from around France. Doesn't have a website that I'm aware of, but if you google the place you'll find a lot of reviews. There are others that'll undoubtedly recur to me if I think a bit more, but this'll do for now. As a footnote, it's unfortunately true that you can't take the Wine Spectator's 'Award of Excellence' at face value as a pointer towards restaurants with good wine lists. They been punked: http://www.drvino.com/2008/08/19/fictitious-restaurant-wins-wine-spectator-award-of-excellence    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Best Wine Menu at a Restaurant by dmcker

  
  
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  July 2009

  Venturi-Schulze Vineyards-Brut Naturel 2006

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  Wine review by dleifm

  
  
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  July 2009

  Venturi-Schulze Vineyards Rosato di Collina 2006

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  July 2009

  Venturi-Schulze Vineyards Pinot Noir 2006

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  July 2009

  Venturi-Schulze Vineyards-Brandenburg No.3 2006

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  Wine review by dleifm

  
  

• June 2009

  Hi Gregory! I'm located on Vancouver Island in Beautiful British Columbia! :D

  Forum post in the topic Introduction! by Msheep

  
  

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