Upcoming Wine Sourcing Trip

We also wanted to let you know that we are shortly off to Australia and New Zealand in the hunt for fine wines. We have decided to hit up the interesting and diverse Adelaide Hills region where we hope to find a range of unique cool climate reds and whites, with both ripeness and acidity. We have also determined that …

Fall 2011 Offering Update

The upcoming offering from the Walla Walla region is looking good, and we can’t wait to get these wines into our members hands and cellars! The wines are just beginning the very short trip to Vancouver, and the the slightly longer trip into Ontario. Once they reach their final provincial destination they then have to go through the customs clearance …

And The Winners Are…

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Online wine tasting this past week. We appreciate all the great questions and comments. Congratulations to the three winners, who were chosen randomly: 1st Prize – Deepcovemomma 2nd Prize – Lang Ellison 3rd Prize – Thersa Huarte Please contact Mike at service@hemisphereswine.ca to arrange delivery. Have a great week-end! Cheers, Marcus

Tasting Day 3 – Best of the Best

So the kids are back in school the weather is slowly cooling down and the time for reflection is here. I’ve been thinking about the best wines we have brought into the club over the last few years, and in particular what I have enjoyed drinking this year. Here are five of the wines from the club that I thought …

Cellaring Rioja Wines

I get lots of questions about cellaring wines and the best time to drink our various offerings. The Rioja wines offer a lot of potential if you really like to lay your wines down. Here is a general guide as when to drink the various styles from this offering. Un-oaked Whites – This includes the 2010 Oiz Blanco and 2010Munnarate.These …

Tasting Day 4 – The Rioja Region & Wine Travels

Rioja is Spain’s most important wine producing region, and arguably it’s finest region for Tempranillo (although producers in Ribera del Duero may argue). The region is divided into three zones running along the Ebro river, “Rioja Baja” (more Garnacha/Grenache based wines), and the finest zones for Tempranillo-“Rioja Alta” and “Rioja Alavesa”. Rioja Alta/Alavesa are located in the Basque dominant North …

Food & Rioja Wine Pairings

So I’m sure all of you have received your Spanish wines from the wonderful region of Rioja by now. No doubt many of you will have had the chance to open one or three bottles of the delicious Tempranillo or Viura wines. “But what do I drink these wonderful vinos with?” I hear you ask. Here are some pairings that …

Offering Updates – August 8, 2011

The wines from Spain have all completed their journey from Rioja into the various liquor boards. The final steps for the wines are to clear customs, be received and processed by the liquor boards, and then finally released. Members in British Columbia and Alberta should expect to start receiving wines as early as next week, and Ontario members approximately a …

Online Wine Tasting

Please join us for our online wine tasting at hemisphereswineguild.ca/periodical. Marcus will be posting new information every day on our most recent offering from Rioja Spain from Monday September 12 – Thursday September 15. Come and join the discussion to add a full or half case of wine to you cellar. Make a comment or ask a question to be …

Offering Updates – June 28, 2011

Hope everyone is gearing up for a great Canada Day long weekend! Our wines from Spain are all on the water and en-route to Canadian soil. The wines coming to Ontario and those going to Western Canada take very different routes from Spain. For the wines coming to Ontario, they depart from Barcelona and head straight across the Atlantic until …