British Columbia Archives

Bartier Bros. Cerqueira Vineyard Merlot Okanagan Valley 2015

By Sean Mitchell / February 25, 2018

I expect this label will not be imported into Australia, but it shows what is being done with merlot elsewhere […]

By Sean Mitchell / April 9, 2017

This is a sound cool climate merlot from Poplar Grove in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia in Canada. Perhaps

By Sean Mitchell / April 9, 2017

“Meritage” is not a word seen on Australian labels, but refers in a North American context to Bordeaux blend style

By Sean Mitchell / March 22, 2016

I quite liked the 2013 Mission Hill reserve cabernet sauvignon. A touch more than the 2011 (see my review here) but

By Sean Mitchell / March 22, 2016

Here’s one the last Okanagan Valley reviews. It’s from Stag’s Hollow and is a Bordeaux blend, this time 49% merlot,

By Sean Mitchell / March 18, 2016

Forgive my continuing North American theme (I promise I will attend to the growing mountain of new arrivals from Australia

By Sean Mitchell / March 8, 2016

You don’t see too many blends of merlot and cabernet franc in Australia. This one’s also from the new world,